Tom Rowley Simply The Best Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
4th	1	—	Taita Hills (G) P Winning pointer who opened his account over hurdles at Sandown last winter. Promise in defeat over fences this season and the increased stamina test he faces this afternoon should suit. Also wears fi…	319-2F3	Freddie Mitchell G & J Moore	8	76.2kg	12 11/1
2nd	2	—	Largy Force (M) FAV Has made a very good start to life with the Olly Murphy yard, winning handicaps here (2½m, heavy) and at Wetherby (19f, soft) this winter. Has stamina to prove now stepping up in trip but merits resp…	5/21212-	S Bowen O Murphy	8	76.2kg	3.50 5/2
—	3	—	Masters Legacy (G) Pulled Up P Respectable fourth on Ascot reappearance over 3m in November but could only manage a distant fourth at Hereford the following month. Has first-time cheekpieces back from 108 days off.	2/7FP-44	Sean Houlihan P Hobbs & J White	11	76.2kg	41 40/1
—	4	—	The Newest One (G) Fell V Cheltenham winner in October 2024 but much more miss than hit since. Step back in the right direction when second at Warwick (2m) at the end of December but never going in a first-time visor (retaine…	5-7P26F	Toby McCain-Mitchell N & W Twiston-Davies	11	75.7kg	19 18/1
1st	5	—	Inflexible (G) P Improved to get off the mark fitted with cheekpieces in a Wincanton handicap chase (25f) in April 2024. Would have finished a clear second had he not fallen 2 out back at Wincanton in October of that…	331/F-P1	David Bass D Killahena & G McPherson	8	75.3kg	26 25/1
—	6	—	The Long Point (G) Pulled Up P Winner of small-field handicap chases around 3m on soft ground at Doncaster and Wincanton in recent months. Only raised another 3 lb but this is a deeper race and he'll need to pull out more to compl…	25-4511	Jack Tudor Miss E C Lavelle	7	74.4kg	9 8/1
—	7	—	Bank On Frank (G) Pulled Up Runner-up sole start in points and has immediately stepped up on his hurdle form switched to fences, building on his Fontwell second when scoring easily over 3m at Southwell (soft) last month. Even a…	346-721	Ben Jones B Pauling	8	74.4kg	4 3/1
3rd	8	—	Jasmin De Cotte (G) Fairly useful chase winner at his best in Ireland for Paul Nolan. Below that level for Dan Skelton, with his recent 2½m course success coming in very fortuitous circumstances (17 lengths down when le…	709613-	Tristan Durrell D Skelton	7	72.6kg	9 8/1
—	9	—	Bali Body (G) Unseated Rider PT Low mileage 11-y-o who shaped like a non-stayer in 29.5f handicap at Bangor last month on his first outing for Stuart Edmunds. Has had a breathing operation since and also has first-time cheekpieces …	23/P-P5U	Charlie Hammond S Edmunds	11	71.2kg	9.50 17/2
—	10	—	Jo Lescribaa (G) Pulled Up Improved when taking heavy-ground handicaps over C&D and at Chepstow last winter but well held on his course reappearance in November and has been off again since.	6/3113-6	James Bowen Miss V Williams	7	70.8kg	8 7/1

Betting forecast: Largy Force (5/2), Bank On Frank (3/1), Jo Lescribaa (7/1), Jasmin De Cotte (8/1), The Long Point (8/1), Bali Body (17/2), Taita Hills (11/1), The Newest One (18/1), Inflexible (25/1), Masters Legacy (40/1)