Gieves & Hawkes Novices' Handicap Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	—	Streamsforth Lad (G) FAV TP Backed up his runner-up finish over C&D with a close second at Hexham 5 days ago, despite losing all momentum at the last, and a similar performance may see him get off the mark.	3UUF22	G Sheehan G Hanmer	8	76.2kg	2.63 13/8
9th	2	—	Atlanta Brave (G) P Having fallen a long way in the weights, ran better than for a while when third on return at Hereford, and he could be in the mix if building on that with cheekpieces refitted.	P8539-5	C O'Farrell Kerry Lee	8	76.2kg	21 20/1
4th	3	—	Subtle Fortune (M) Dual point winner who immediately surpassed hurdles achievements when scoring on chase debut at Hereford in February and again looked all about stamina when third of 10 over C&D last time.	1-44143	Mr D Andrews Mrs M Rowley	8	75.7kg	8 7/1
10th	4	—	Siege Of Acres (G) H Made the frame both starts in Irish points and having finished much closer than previously when third on chase debut, looked set to fill the same position when falling (jumps low) at Sedgefield last …	6463F0-	Theo Gillard D McCain Jnr	5	75.7kg	26 25/1
—	5	—	El Rojo Grande (G) Pulled Up Thrived on his racing in recent months, making it 4 wins from previous 6 starts (close second the other twice) when successful at Warwick last time. However, he's largely untested over this trip and …	111221	Shane Quinlan Katy Price	9	73.9kg	11 10/1
5th	6	—	Sandscape (G) P Having split a pair of next-time-out winners on reappearance, he went the wrong way over hurdles before jumping poorly when fourth of 8 on chase debut at Ludlow in February. Market expected better th…	423554	Harry Bannister H D Daly	6	73.9kg	13 12/1
2nd	7	—	Peckforton Hills (G) TP Carlisle bumper winner didn't look the hardiest when again finding one too good at Southwell (3m) last time, though his pedigree suggests he should make a chaser.	067322	Toby Wynne O Greenall & J Guerriero	6	73kg	9 8/1
—	8	—	Black Occ (G) Pulled Up Maiden left his chase debut form behind when second to a subsequent winner at Hereford last time, though didn't totally convince with his stamina on sole try over a staying trip as a hurdler.	PP32P-3	Callum Pritchard Sheila Lewis	7	71.7kg	11 10/1
8th	9	—	Kapamazov (G) Maiden has plenty of creditable placed form, and having been a tad close to a sound pace when (15/8) third of 6 at Hereford last time, he could be interesting if the money comes again on second start…	723338-	Lee Edwards A W Carroll	9	70.3kg	17 16/1
6th	10	—	Rockvale (G) Lightly-raced sort placed on each of his three starts in points, and while never involved on chase debut last season, there was a modicum of promise in his hurdle reappearance (in first-time hood). N…	9/86-2P4	Thomas Bellamy S Allwood	7	68.5kg	13 12/1
—	11	—	Shuile Warrior (G) Pulled Up Point winner (out of a dam from a smart staying family) has achieved little under Rules but at least warrants a market check upped significantly in trip for this quick switch to handicaps/fences.	1/2595P-	Murray Dodd Simon Edwards	8	67.6kg	29 28/1
—	12	—	Tory Hill (G) Pulled Up TP Runner-up all 4 completed starts in Irish points and went as close as he has under Rules when runner-up at Carlisle latest, first-time cheekpieces/less testing conditions both likely catalysts for th…	87-PP52	Jonathon Bewley G Bewley	8	66.2kg	21 20/1
7th	13	—	Harksman (G) P Made more impact than previously (in first-time cheekpieces) when sixth of 9 in a handicap at Stratford last time, though he'll need to jump more fluently to be competitive on chase debut.	506667-	James Best M Keighley	6	66.2kg	41 40/1
1st	14	—	Huckleberry Sting (G) TH Won sole start in points after leaving Dan Skelton at the end of 2023/24 and having showed he retains ability over hurdles for current yard this season, needs a close look in the betting now sent cha…	771-231	Jack Andrews T Ellis	7	65.8kg	13 12/1

Betting forecast: Streamsforth Lad (13/8), Subtle Fortune (7/1), Peckforton Hills (8/1), Black Occ (10/1), El Rojo Grande (10/1), Huckleberry Sting (12/1), Sandscape (12/1), Rockvale (12/1), Kapamazov (16/1), Atlanta Brave (20/1), Tory Hill (20/1), Siege Of Acres (25/1), Shuile Warrior (28/1), Harksman (40/1)