Ladies Day On Saturday 23rd May Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 14.68s

Pigeon House⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Todd| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 120

16/1

Signed off for Jennie Candlish with 2m Catterick claiming hurdle win but last of 9 for new yard in Flat handicap at Southwell (11f) 44 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 253/521-

Is This For Real⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam Harrison| T: F O'Brien| OR: 118| D

10/3

Point winner who gained a second success over hurdles in 8-runner novice at Huntingdon (2m) last month. Interesting chasing debutant.

Form: 1/441P1-

Park Annonciade^t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: R P McLernon| T: Mrs S J Humphrey| OR: 117

9/2

Gained a deserved breakthrough win over fences at Huntingdon in April and backed it up with a good second of 4 in handicap chase at Stratford (17f) 27 days ago. A likely player nudged up 1 lb.

Form: 4P3212-

Ice In The Veins^h⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 115| BF

5/4

Won a pair of small-field novice hurdles in November. Run below that level in trio of handicaps since but easy to overlook his latest effort having had little chance from his position. Not out of things switched to chasing.

Form: 411749-

Hudson¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: M Bowen| OR: 108

8/1

A fair maiden hurdler for Ellmarie Holden in Ireland. Posted a solid fourth for new yard at Exeter (2m) but only seventh in 23f handicap at Market Rasen since. Goes chasing now.

Form: 843247-

King Ulanda^p,t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Toby Wynne| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 108| D

9/1

A fairly useful winning hurdler at his best but only sixth of 8 at Huntingdon (2m) last month. Sent over fences now.

Form: 242PF6-

Non-Runners

Nibras Gold²³¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: James Owen J: Stan Sheppard

Forecasts

Ice In The Veins (5/4), Is This For Real (10/3), Park Annonciade (9/2), Nibras Gold (7/1), Hudson (8/1), King Ulanda (9/1), Pigeon House (16/1)

Not an easy race to assess and it could rest between chasing newcomers IS THIS FOR REAL and Ice In The Veins to fight it out with narrow preference for Fergal O'Brien's point scorer over Dan Skelton's winning hurdler. Park Annonciade is also well in the mix.