William Hill Half A Mill Classic Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	L'Homme Presse (G) Classy chaser who added to his tally when taking the Grade 2 Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham (25.2f, soft) last January. Appeared to be struggling at halfway before staying on to finish a good second in…	31P-222	Charlie Deutsch Miss V Williams	11	76.2kg	5 4/1
—	2	—	Mr Vango (G) PT Won all 3 starts last term, including the Peter Marsh at Haydock and 4¼m Midlands National at Uttoxeter. Upped his game again when narrowly denied in the Becher at Aintree on return last month, for w…	111-2PP	Jack Tudor S Bradstock	10	73kg	4.33 10/3
—	3	—	Resplendent Grey (G) P Ended last season with a win in bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown and backed that up with a reappearance success in 2½m Carlisle listed chase. Wasn't at his best in another major handicap at Newbury last ti…	41-1020	S Bowen O Murphy	8	71.7kg	6.50 11/2
—	4	—	Nassalam (G) B Wide-margin winner of 2023 Welsh National off this mark but subsequent form figures make for disconcerting viewing (pulled up 5 times from 6 starts since that Chepstow victory). Has undergone a wind …	0/PP-PPP	Caoilin Quinn G & J Moore	9	68.5kg	21 20/1
—	5	—	Myretown (G) Coped extremely well with the demands of a big-field handicap when landing the Ultima in good style at last season's Cheltenham Festival (25f, good to soft). Fell at around the halfway point on retur…	11-F4P0	D R Fox L Russell & M Scudamore	9	67.1kg	3.75 11/4
—	6	—	Destroytheevidence (G) V Hasn't added to last season's Chepstow chase debut success in 7 subsequent starts in this sphere but placed on several occasions, including when runner-up at Ludlow (23.8f, soft) last time. Now tried…	2-9323P	C Gethings K Bailey & M Nicholls	8	64.4kg	13 12/1
—	7	—	Joyeux Machin (G) P Some good efforts in defeat over hurdles last term, including when going close in a valuable race at Uttoxeter during the spring. Wasn't entirely disgraced returned to this sphere at Doncaster (3m, g…	784F91-	Harry Atkins D Skelton	9	64.4kg	13 12/1
—	8	—	Torn And Frayed (G) Jumping never been his strong suit but, somewhat ironically, he capitalised on a rival's bad mistake to notch a second victory in veterans' company at Aintree in October. Has remained in good form si…	69-3122	Non Runner N & W Twiston-Davies	12	64.4kg	26 25/1
—	9	—	Val Dancer (G) P Scaled new heights last term, scoring on return at Carlisle before winning the Welsh National at Chepstow. No show on seasonal reappearance but back on track when third in the Becher at Aintree (25.8…	12-9344	Charlie Hammond Mrs M Rowley	9	64.4kg	9 8/1

Betting forecast: Myretown (11/4), Mr Vango (10/3), L'Homme Presse (4/1), Resplendent Grey (11/2), Val Dancer (8/1), Joyeux Machin (12/1), Destroytheevidence (12/1), Nassalam (20/1), Torn And Frayed (25/1)