2.50 2m. 4f. 35yds. 6 Declared. Chard Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5 ) of £9,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €4,753.00 2nd - €2,187.00 3rd - €1,094.00 4th - €547.00 5th - €273.00
Formscan - Doubts can be cast over all of these for one reason or another and, with that in mind, it might be worth chancing that HARD FROST can cope with a 4lb higher mark which was dished out after his near-miss at Market Rasen last month. The gelding handled an extended 2m5f well enough when he posted another good second at Fontwell three starts back, which bodes well for today's test. Begin The Luck and Ithaka look the pick of the rest.