Paul Barber Memorial Handicap Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Hell Hound (G) Pulled Up T Fair hurdler who won a maiden in 2024 before fourth of 10 in 19f handicap hurdle at Ascot (3/1 fav) 467 days ago, matched previous form and likely to do better when faced with a greater test of stami…	1134/P1-	C O'Farrell N P Mulholland	7	76.2kg	5 4/1
—	2	—	Jongleur D'etoiles (G) Fell PT Progressive hurdles winner who has made a promising start to his chase career. Second of 10 in handicap chase at this C&D (25/1) 44 days ago, didn't settle fully but kept on gradually to show form cl…	U2FP2-8	R P McLernon N P Mulholland	7	75.7kg	11 10/1
2nd	3	—	Bataillon (G) Didn't see out the race on his debut over fences on return at Catterick in December. Got off the mark when winning 14-runner handicap chase at this C&D (12/1) 26 days ago, going prominent 4 out and d…	2-64124	Mr Jack Stenhouse P Hobbs & J White	8	75.3kg	4.50 7/2
—	4	—	Call Me Arthur (G) Fell Improved on second start since returning from a lengthy absence, won over fences for the first time at Huntingdon (7/2) 3 weeks ago, jumping better than previously and winning in clear-cut fashion. U…	2/19-41F	Stan Sheppard T Lacey	7	75.3kg	5.50 9/2
4th	5	—	The Blueberry One (G) P Showed promise when second over hurdles on handicap bow in January last year but unable to justify support when sixth of 7 in handicap chase at Wincanton (11/2) 14 days ago on chasing debut after 11 …	67/29-64	Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	7	74.8kg	34 33/1
—	6	—	Another Day Out (M) Pulled Up B Three-time winner over fences last season. Reached the frame on his first 3 outings of this campaign but fifth of 9 in handicap chase at Leicester (14/1) 23 days ago where she led before weakening fr…	4F5P1-F	James Best M Keighley	8	73.9kg	23 22/1
3rd	7	—	Gingerbred (G) Left Philip Hobbs & Johnson White's yard last November and shaped as if in good form when second at Taunton the following month. Pulled up in 16-runner handicap chase at Windsor (33/1) 25 days ago, l…	22P346	James Davies C J Gray	8	73.5kg	23 22/1
—	8	—	Shot Boii (G) Pulled Up B Winless in 15 and two pulled-up efforts in last three starts, most recently as 2/1 favourite in handicap chase at Ludlow 28 days ago when his race was essentially over at the first (all but came down…	34-P2PP	Rian Corcoran D Pipe	9	71.7kg	17 16/1
5th	9	—	School For Scandal (G) Veteran who won at Windsor in November but was then tailed off before fourth of 14 in C&D handicap chase (22/1) 26 days ago, ran respectably to make the frame for second year running. Reliability rem…	745P3-P	Taylor Fisher J Tickle	11	65.8kg	26 25/1
1st	10	—	Ted The Thief (G) FAV Much better chaser than hurdler, with creditable efforts at Wincanton and here recently. Second of 14 in handicap chase at this course and distance (11/8 fav) 26 days ago, matched his Wincanton form …	4-84321	Harry Kimber R Walford	6	64.4kg	3.50 5/2

Betting forecast: Ted The Thief (5/2), Bataillon (7/2), Hell Hound (4/1), Call Me Arthur (9/2), Jongleur D'etoiles (10/1), Shot Boii (16/1), Gingerbred (22/1), Another Day Out (22/1), School For Scandal (25/1), The Blueberry One (33/1)