3.25 2m. 3f. 187yds. 3 Declared. Focus Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3 ) of £18,150.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €9,585.00 2nd - €4,410.00 3rd - €2,205.00 4th - €1,104.00 5th - €550.00
Formscan - Herbiers took a big step forward from his chasing bow when just denied at Kempton and the six-year-old, a winner here over timber in November, commands plenty of respect. Brief Times is capable of better following wind surgery, but the vote goes to NOTHIN TO ASK. The combination of soft ground and stepping up in trip may have been his undoing when pulled up here on New Year's Eve and it would be no surprise to see him return to form.