Winner of a handicap chase off a 7lb lower mark over 2m at Cheltenham (good) in November and finished runner-up at the same track subsequently. Well held since including at big prices the last twice and this looks a more realistic target.
Successful by a neck in a handicap chase over an extended 2m at Doncaster (soft) in November but well held over C&D a month later. Worth a check in the market on his return from a break.
Running well in the main this year and beaten just 1L over an extended 1m7f at Ayr (good-to-soft) last month. Likely to find this a tougher test off a 2lb higher mark today.
Finished second the last twice including by 9L in a four runner contest at Doncaster (good-to-soft) last time out. Won off a 1lb higher mark in a first time hood at Huntingdon in May 2016 and interesting here.
Put a couple of below par runs here in late 2016 behind him when finishing runner-up over C&D on good ground last month. Has been dropped 2lb for that effort and likely to go close if repeating that effort today.
Winner of a handicap chase over C&D on good-to-soft ground in February. Well beaten twice since and races off a 13lb higher mark than for that success today.
Finished in the first two in each of her last five starts. Beaten ½L into second over 2m1f at Market Rasen (good) a month ago and interesting following a 1lb rise in the handicap for this.
Non-Runners
8
River Purple3
Weight: 10-0| Age: 10
T: Lady S Brooke J: Non Runner
NR
Forecasts
Noche De Reyes (5/2), Nicolas Chauvin (7/2), Deadly Approach (5/1), Thankyou Very Much (6/1), Festive Affair (7/1), Fair Loch (9/1), Un Beau Roman (10/1), River Purple (12/1)
THANKYOU VERY MUCH can take advantage of her light weight in this contest. The selection registered a double in late 2016 and ran well when finishing second last time out and she is taken to register a third chase success at the chief expense of Nicolas Chauvin who returns from a break here having finished runner-up on his two most recent starts. Of the remainder Un Beau Roman is interesting dropping in grade here having contested Graded events the last twice.