3.00 2m. 3f. 164yds. 6 Declared. Tie The Knot Wedding Catering Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3 ) of £23,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €12,146.00 2nd - €5,589.00 3rd - €2,794.00 4th - €1,398.00 5th - €697.00
Formscan - It wasn't to be for Tap Tap Boom, who unseated his rider at Leicester in December when going in search of a hat-trick. A return to form isn't out of the question granted a clean round of jumping, but it's difficult to oppose the progressive GLOIRE D'ATHON, who beat a couple of subsequent winners at Sandown on his latest outing, and a 3lb rise for that victory could prove lenient. Sheldon might not be far away either.