4.05 3m. 1f. 7 Declared. William Hill Extra Places With BOG 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2 ) of £40,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €21,784.00 2nd - €10,036.00 3rd - €5,016.00 4th - €2,512.00
Formscan - Jockey bookings suggest that Pied Piper is probably the pick of Gordon Elliott's two entrants, while Galway winner Intense Approach and Baltic Bird enhance the possibility of an Irish-trained winner emerging. However, LEAVE OF ABSENCE looks a fair prospect for staying events in this discipline and the lightly-raced eight-year-old could be tough to deal with if replicating the dominant effort he posted at Newbury when last seen.