14:35
Dooley Insurance Group Cross Country Chase
3m 1f
Going: Yielding to Soft
Surface: Turf
Draw Advantage: NoneWith nine of these having run in the La Touche Cup on Thursday, it may be worth siding with SHADY OPERATOR, who missed the marathon contest and arrives fresher for this. He was well beaten at Cheltenham but is better suited to good ground, stays well and has won twice over these banks. Call It Magic won this race last year but finished eighth behind the selection last November. Tout Est Permis was pulled up at Cheltenham, having finished behind the selection in February but was a one-time smart chaser. 137-rated chaser Sompteux is a notable addition to banks racing and could run well, while Stand Up And Fight, who comes here fresh, was third in last year's La Touche and while well held in the recent Foxhunters at Aintree, had plenty of horses behind him.
With nine of these having run in the La Touche Cup on Thursday, it may be worth siding with SHADY OPERATOR, who missed the marathon contest and arrives fresher for this. He was well beaten at Cheltenham but is better suited to good ground, stays well and has won twice over these banks. Call It Magic won this race last year but finished eighth behind the selection last November. Tout Est Permis was pulled up at Cheltenham, having finished behind the selection in February but was a one-time smart chaser. 137-rated chaser Sompteux is a notable addition to banks racing and could run well, while Stand Up And Fight, who comes here fresh, was third in last year's La Touche and while well held in the recent Foxhunters at Aintree, had plenty of horses behind him.