Sam Hindle Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 100

Runner-up sole start in points and immediately stepped up on modest hurdles exploits when dead-heating for second place in 21.6f Fontwell handicap on chase debut 76 days ago. Entitled to build on that so player with headgear on.

Form: 9346-72

Galidam^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Callum Bewley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 98

Fair hurdler in France. Modest form at best for current yard, though some promise switched to fences last 2 starts.

Form: 15P-633

Copper Cove²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: R T Dunne| T: Dominic Elsworth| OR: 93| BF

Made more impact than for a while off reduced mark when second at Ffos Las 23 days ago, no match for rejuvenated winner but pulled clear of remainder. Back over fences now (didn't show much on previous 2 starts in this sphere).

Form: 34-P4P2

Athair Mor^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Ryan Mania| T: Paul Robson| OR: 92| BF

Has taken well to fences this season, runner-up last 3 starts, including over this C&D the last twice, and shouldn't be long before he goes one better.

Form: 64-6222

King Of Cong^b1³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: S England| OR: 92| D

Ex-Irish who posted his best effort over fences when second at Hexham but form has been regressive since. Change of headgear.

Form: 0P2430

Ahanaglogh¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 85

Placed both starts in points. Mid-field only start in bumpers and well held in 3 novice hurdles. Switches straight to fences for handicap debut.

Form: 23/5-008

Westerdale³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 75

Poor form over hurdles. Makes chase debut.

Form: 556P-00

Forecasts

Bank On Frank (2/1), Athair Mor (9/4), Copper Cove (5/1), Ahanaglogh (13/2), Galidam (13/2), Westerdale (25/1), King Of Cong (25/1)

ATHAIR MOR arrives on the back of a sequence of sound efforts and is preferred to Bank On Frank, who made a decent start in this sphere when second at Fontwell.