MPM Flooring Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Tahmuras (G) B Grade 1 hurdles winner who opened chase account at Aintree on Boxing Day 2023. Now 7 lb below that winning mark but this 9-y-o has a fair bit to prove having failed to complete on each of his last 4 …	4PP-PP2	Freddie Keighley P F Nicholls	9	76.2kg	23 22/1
—	2	—	Westerninthepark (G) Pulled Up Bumper/dual-hurdles winner who made a successful start in this sphere at Stratford last season. Largely creditable efforts in defeat thereafter and he's of strong interest back down in trip here havi…	0-47PU4	S Bowen O Murphy	8	75.3kg	5.50 9/2
8th	3	—	Gericault Roque (G) T Boasts some solid form in this sphere, not least his cracking second of 24 in the Ultima at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival. Proved that ability remains intact in 2 runs following a monster absence last…	53/30-82	H Cobden D Pipe	10	75.3kg	12 11/1
6th	4	—	Margaret's Legacy (G) H Positive start for Warren Greatrex last term, bagging handicaps chases at Southwell and Haydock (both at around 2½m). Good start to this campaign when runner-up at Bangor and while he wasn't in the s…	11-2460	James Bowen W Greatrex	9	74.8kg	5 4/1
9th	5	—	Storminhome (G) Posted several creditable efforts in defeat for Ben Pauling during 2023/24 campaign and didn't do much wrong when a close third starting out for this yard on sole run last season. However, he presuma…	323/592-	Kielan Woods D Skelton	9	71.2kg	34 33/1
5th	6	—	Hold Up La Colmine (G) Ended last season on a downer but put that behind him when opening chase account with a wide-margin success over 2½m here in November, despite some shoddy jumping. Decent third over hurdles since and…	3P-1353	Callum Pritchard P Hobbs & J White	9	71.2kg	9.50 17/2
3rd	7	—	Aviation (G) P Made up into a fairly useful winning hurdler last term and has shaped with promise on back of a wind op this term, second of 9 in a Newbury handicap chase (19.8f, good to soft) last time. Remains ope…	1P2-623	Tom Cannon L Wadham	7	70.3kg	7 6/1
4th	8	—	As The Fella Says (G) FAV Winning pointer who displayed fairly useful form when runner-up on his first two appearances in maiden hurdles last winter. Similarly, he has put in good shifts both starts switched to fences this se…	F-23412	N de Boinville N J Henderson	7	69.9kg	4.50 7/2
—	9	—	Sheldon (G) NON RUNNER.	5-43232	Non Runner J W Mullins	10	69.4kg	26 25/1
—	10	—	Impatient (G) T Looked better than ever when doubling his tally over fences with a decisive victory at Huntingdon (23.6f, soft) in the run-up to Christmas. Now 7 lb higher in a tougher race and consistency hasn't al…	425124-	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. J & A O'Neill	8	69.4kg	9 8/1
7th	11	—	Joe Cotton (G) V Not the most straightforward of types but proved consistent last term and it's hard to pick too many holes in this season's efforts, most recently finishing second in a decent handicap here (20.2f, g…	3-23327	Lorcan Williams J Scott	8	68kg	6.50 11/2
1st	12	—	Officer Of State (G) Dual winner over hurdles including at Fontwell on penultimate start, and he showed an aptitude for this discipline when last of 3 in minor event chase at Lingfield (2m, good) on debut over fences las…	822-131	Caoilin Quinn G & J Moore	7	65.8kg	26 25/1

Betting forecast: As The Fella Says (7/2), Margaret's Legacy (4/1), Westerninthepark (9/2), Joe Cotton (11/2), Aviation (6/1), Impatient (8/1), Hold Up La Colmine (17/2), Gericault Roque (11/1), Tahmuras (22/1), Officer Of State (25/1), Sheldon (25/1), Storminhome (33/1)