bettingsites.co.uk Best Betting Sites Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 5m 11.85s

Good Friday Fairy^p²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 122| CD

3/1

Likeable type who followed up his successful Exeter return with a solid third in higher grade there. Likely paid the price for chasing clear leader over 3m at Newbury last time and should run his race back down in trip/grade.

Form: 112-134

Hold Up La Colmine⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Callum Pritchard⁽³⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 118

10/3

Fairly useful performance when wide-margin winner under positive ride at Windsor on reappearance and better than the result both starts since, for all his jumping frailties resurfaced on return to fences last time. The one they have to beat if putting it all together.

Form: 53P-135

Mon Champion^p1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Freddie Gingell| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 116

7/4

Fairly useful ex-French hurdler who got off the mark over fences in testing conditions at Hereford in January (third and fourth won next time). Not in same form at Newbury last time on the back of a fall but refitting of headgear looks a sensible move.

Form: 6261F7

Rip Wheeler^p1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: G & J Moore| OR: 108

18/5

Progressive over hurdles without winning but has developed a fine strike rate over fences, notching his third win from 5 starts at Leicester last month. Cheekpieces added now(previously disappointed in blinkers), though this looks a stronger 4-runner handicap than last time.

Form: 2-11P41

Forecasts

Mon Champion (7/4), Good Friday Fairy (3/1), Hold Up La Colmine (10/3), Rip Wheeler (18/5)

HOLD UP LA COLMINE gets the vote in a tight handicap having shaped better than the beaten distances suggest since winning emphatically at Windsor. The reapplication of headgear could help Mon Champion, whose Hereford form looks solid.