1.50 2m. 54yds. 4 Declared. Arnold Thomson Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 4 ) of £9,750.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €5,149.00 2nd - €2,369.00 3rd - €1,185.00 4th - €593.00 5th - €295.00
Formscan - All four declared runners are making their chase debuts and have all got decent hurdling form in the book. However, CRYSTAL DAYS is 2-2 at this track and that swings the vote her way because she won her bumper here on good ground and underfoot conditions were the same when she bolted up in a maiden hurdle here in May. Expected to have been well schooled at home ahead of her fencing introduction, the Ben Pauling inmate gets the nod ahead of Fresh Perspective, who was tried in the Listed Sidney Banks over hurdles and represents another top yard. Soldier's Leap and Adonedeal couldn't be ruled out with any confidence either.