Drywall Contracts Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Get Up Mush (G) Took really well to fences in 2024, winning 3 of his 5 starts in this sphere, culminating in an impressive display upped to 25.4f at Warwick (good) when last seen in September of that year. Subsequen…	41-7P56	Tristan Durrell D Skelton	7	77.1kg	3.25 9/4
2nd	2	—	Doyouknowwhatimean (G) In fine form for Dan Skelton during the spring, winning at Chepstow and Worcester (both around 2m) prior to finishing a creditable third a Class 2 handicap chase here in June. Good run of form came t…	4P-P364	Benjamin Macey G Hanmer	8	77.1kg	7 6/1
—	3	—	Tune In A Box (G) Winner of 4 of his 14 starts over hurdles, but hasn't offered much in a couple of runs over fences since returning to action in October.	255732-	Stan Sheppard T Lacey	6	76.7kg	11 10/1
—	4	—	Lively Citizen (G) Pulled Up P Followed January's Ayr handicap chase success with a string of below-par performances, but back in the groove when scoring in decisive fashion at Ffos Las in May. Solid second over hurdles at Aintree…	12PP5-5	Kielan Woods D J Jeffreys	10	75.7kg	29 28/1
—	5	—	Il Va De Soi (G) P Fairly useful dual hurdle winner who made a satisfactory start over fences when third in a 9-runner Bangor handicap (20.3f, heavy) last month. That was his first run for 7 months, so he's entitled to…	P758-11	Non Runner Harry Derham	7	75.7kg	11 10/1
—	6	—	Taras Halls (G) B Sported cheekpieces when opening chase account in good style over C&D on New Year's Eve last year. Added to that in first-time blinkers with a cosy victory at Newcastle on penultimate start, but he's…	P-P1P2P	Non Runner J Parkinson & S Smith	7	75.3kg	8 7/1
—	7	—	Politacus (M) Pulled Up T Was in good form during spring 2024, winning mares' handicap hurdles at Huntingdon and Hereford prior to going down narrowly in her hat-trick bid at Kelso. Understandably failed to land a blow back f…	P623-62	J J Burke F O'Brien	7	73.9kg	6.50 11/2
3rd	8	—	Better Off Alone (G) P Runner-up in a Lingfield maiden hurdle in January, but pulled up both starts switched to fences this season (undergone a wind op since latest run here at the end of October) and now has a fair bit to…	72-PP34	Freddie Keighley M Keighley	6	69.4kg	3.25 9/4
1st	9	—	Largy Force (M) FAV Still a maiden, but this Irish point winner has been placed in all but one of her 8 completed starts over hurdles/fences. Good start for this yard when runner-up on return in a handicap chase at Warw…	5/21212-	S Bowen O Murphy	7	68.9kg	2.10 11/10

Betting forecast: Largy Force (11/10), Better Off Alone (9/4), Get Up Mush (9/4), Politacus (11/2), Doyouknowwhatimean (6/1), Taras Halls (7/1), Il Va De Soi (10/1), Tune In A Box (10/1), Lively Citizen (28/1)