3.30 2m. 4f. 216yds. 7 Declared. Racing Partnership Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5 ) of £10,150.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €5,528.00 2nd - €2,547.00 3rd - €1,273.00 4th - €637.00
Formscan - An emphatic winner over 3m at Market Rasen earlier this month, the vote goes to CHIEF BLACK ROBE. Fergal O'Brien's seven-year-old has to shoulder a 7lb penalty for that success, but that looks unlikely to stop him following up from a 27-length success during the aforementioned run. Imprevu Du Large makes his chasing debut for powerful connections and is feared most, while Swapped is another reverting to bigger obstacles and completes the shortlist.