Leebutty14

Drops back into Class 4 company this time. Just about sneaking into this 0-120 handicap. Shouldering top weight, albeit. His sole chase win to date came off a 1 lb higher mark than this. He won a much better race than this one, beating Rare Edition (now rated 129) by just over 2 lengths. With Bad (now rated 144) a further 4 lengths away in 3rd place, and Riskintheground (now rated 140) a further 16 lengths adrift of 3rd place. He ran a solid race on his sole visit to this course. He ironically shouldered the same weight as today, running in the same grade, over hurdles, albeit. He was beaten just a neck by the winner Legionair, finishing in 2nd place. Most unlucky in defeat. That run came off a 1 lb lower mark than this. His 2nd chase run at Doncaster rates as solid form also. He finished a clear 2nd behind The Kalooki Kid, beaten 5 lengths by the easy winner, with Sea Invasion 10 lengths behind the selection in 3rd place. That form looks good with the winner winning a better race off a 7 lb higher mark. First time cheekpieces go on today..

Makes her handicap debut off bottom weight. She is switching her attention to the larger obstacles this time, having had a couple of novice hurdle outings for this yard. Admittedly, this is quite a competitive mares' handicap chase. I just can't help but think she's thrown in off this mark. The stable have also started to hit some kind of form after a torrid season so far by their own lofty standards, which adds further interest. This French-bred mare was a two-time chase winner for her former stable when trained over in France. Clearly the switch to the larger obstacles won't be an issue here. The fact her former stable also ran her in a Grade 1 and Grade 3 chase in France tells you she's not without ability. A mark of 107 seems very lenient, all things considered.