Turners Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	L'Homme Presse (G) Classy chaser who has to concede plenty of weight all round, but last run in a handicap was when winning the 2022 Rehearsal Chase off a 2 lb higher mark. Made it 3-4 at Cheltenham when landing the Co…	31P-222	Charlie Deutsch Miss V Williams	10	76.2kg	6 5/1
8th	2	—	Henry's Friend (G) P Proved better than ever when landing a big pot on his seasonal reappearance at Ascot (23.8f, good) last month. Nudged up just 3 lb for that and while he has struggled on his 2 previous visits to this…	88-1869	Ben Jones B Pauling	8	68.9kg	7 6/1
7th	3	—	Gowel Road (G) PT Cleeve Hurdle winner here last winter and bettered his low-key reappearance display when third in 3m handicap hurdle here last time. Not seen out over fences since winning a small-field handicap at A…	037442	Sam Twiston-Davies N & W Twiston-Davies	9	68.9kg	10 9/1
—	4	—	Cruz Control (G) Pulled Up T Won 3 times over fences last season, culminating in a decisive victory in valuable Aintree handicap, a race he also captured in 2024. Reappearance run at Newcastle was probably needed, but it's likel…	7P1/6P5-	Stan Sheppard T Lacey	8	67.1kg	23 22/1
5th	5	—	The Doyen Chief (G) On the up with 3m handicap wins at Kempton and Warwick in March and shaped well when second on return at Bangor. Didn't end up taking part after going to post for a major Newbury handicap recently (p…	2P5129	Thomas Bellamy A King	8	66.2kg	13 12/1
6th	6	—	King Turgeon (G) PT Took his form to a new level last season, winning first 3 starts of the campaign, including this race off a 3 lb lower mark 12 months ago. Ended that campaign on a downer, but reappearance sixth in t…	13PP-66	Jack Tudor D Pipe	7	64.4kg	9 8/1
1st	7	—	Blaze The Way (G) Fairly useful chaser who put his underwhelming reappearance behind him when second in a Sligo maiden (17.5, good to soft) in October. Wasn't disgraced in Grade 3 company next time and moving back up …	624157	Danny Mullins Ms M Mullins	7	64.4kg	8.50 15/2
3rd	8	—	The Short Go (G) FAV HT Mixed record last season, but performed with credit both visits here during that campaign and again when fourth in another valuable handicap at this course (25f, good) towards the end of October. Sti…	F5P430/	Darragh O'Keeffe H De Bromhead	8	64.4kg	5 4/1
4th	9	—	Herakles Westwood (G) FAV Improved switched to fences last season, winning at Newbury at Windsor, and wasn't entirely disgraced in the big festivals here and at Punchestown during the spring. Kick-started present campaign wit…	75-2410	S Bowen W Greatrex	8	64.4kg	5 4/1

Betting forecast: The Short Go (4/1), Herakles Westwood (4/1), L'Homme Presse (5/1), Henry's Friend (6/1), Blaze The Way (15/2), King Turgeon (8/1), Gowel Road (9/1), The Doyen Chief (12/1), Cruz Control (22/1)