Happy 30th Birthday Jack Dormand Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

4YO plus | Class 3 | 2m 75y | 4 Runners | Turf

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Moveit Like Minnie^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N A Twiston-Davies| OR: 124| D

1/1

Fairly useful handicap hurdler around 2m and justified good support on debut over fences at Stratford (17f, good) earlier this month. Won back-to-back races last autumn and could have more to offer up 6 lb.

Form: 1499P-1

Inca De Lafayette^t²²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 121| D

9/4

Fairly useful handicap hurdler last season, successful twice at up to 19f, including on return. No surprise if he featured on chase debut for top yard.

Form: P4/1P12-

Home Free^t1¹⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 115| BF| DWS

3/1

Scored over hurdles in 2m heavy-ground novice at Lingfield in March and made an encouraging start over fences when second of 7 in handicap chase at Hexham in May. Can progress and will relish testing conditions on return. Good shout in first-time tongue tie.

Form: 3/3215-2

Lock Out^p²⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 84| C| D

25/1

Point winner who also won course bumper/Newbury novice hurdle on his first 2 starts under Rules. Hasn't kicked on from that (mainly over fences) and up against it from miles out of the weights on return.

Form: 4/50745-

Forecasts

Moveit Like Minnie (1/1), Inca De Lafayette (9/4), Home Free (3/1), Lock Out (25/1)

HOME FREE made an encouraging start over fences at Hexham in the spring and goes well when the mud is flying, so with improvement expected he can see off the penalised Moveit Like Minnie. A good showing from Inca de Lafayette first time up in this sphere could be forthcoming. Lock Out looks firmly up against it.