Book William Hill Christmas Meeting Online Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	—	Fern Hill (G) Recorded a first success since 2022 when making a winning return in an uninspiring 5-runner contest at Uttoxeter prior to following up in a weak veterans' chase at Huntingdon last month. More require…	525423-	Mr Charlie Case B I Case	10	76.2kg	7 6/1
4th	2	—	Visual Impact (M) FAV £100,000 purchase having finished runner-up in sole Irish point. Showed plenty as a novice hurdler and advanced her form on chase debut when third at Ayr (20.5f, soft) last month. Very much a chaser …	22-348F	D R Fox L Russell & M Scudamore	6	76.2kg	4.33 10/3
3rd	3	—	Gold Emery (G) Point/hurdles winner who has shown fair form over fences without winning. Encouraging return when third in a 4-runner chase at Uttoxeter (26f, heavy) last month, travelled well and jumped better than…	334223	Charlie Maggs D McCain Jnr	9	75.3kg	6.50 11/2
—	4	—	Moonlight Flit (G) Pulled Up B Best effort for Nicky Henderson when runner-up in Warwick novice on his hurdle debut in 2021 but left the yard for £11,000 the following year having lost form. Won twice in points for current yard bu…	711/PP4-	Jack Andrews Fiona Needham	9	74.8kg	29 28/1
—	5	—	The Scorpion King (G) Pulled Up P Winner of back-to-back chases at Ffos Las (heavy) last winter. Creditable reappearance over hurdles on return to Ffos Las last month and he should go well back chasing with that run under his belt, e…	1P-4P63	David Bass O Signy	7	74.8kg	7.50 13/2
—	6	—	Pachacuti (G) Pulled Up P Hit-and-miss since recording latest success back in February 2024 but has slipped to an attractive mark as a result and took a step back in the right direction when third in a 9-runner chase at Ffos …	0-P3P25	Tom Cannon D Pipe	8	73.5kg	5.50 9/2
1st	7	—	Express Surprise (G) T Continued his progression when scoring on chase debut at Huntingdon (23.6f, heavy) in January. Has been hindered by his jumping on better ground since, for all he shaped second best on reappearance a…	3-31141	R P McLernon C Boultbee-Brooks	6	69.9kg	5.50 9/2
2nd	8	—	One Last Glance (G) PT Won twice on soft/heavy last season and bled when runner-up on final start last season. In the process of running creditably on second start of the campaign when unseating at Plumpton (25.7f, good) 1…	6U2412	William Maggs T R Gretton	8	68.5kg	10 9/1
—	9	—	Ballylinch (G) Pulled Up PT Two-time winner over fences during 2023/24 but has shown little short-term promise in two starts following an 18-month lay-off. Questions to answer now.	41/2-45P	Callum Bewley Micky Hammond	8	66.2kg	41 40/1

Betting forecast: Visual Impact (10/3), Express Surprise (9/2), Pachacuti (9/2), Gold Emery (11/2), Fern Hill (6/1), The Scorpion King (13/2), One Last Glance (9/1), Moonlight Flit (28/1), Ballylinch (40/1)