2.07 3m. 1f. 188yds. 12 Declared. BoyleSports Becher Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (National Course) (Class 1 ) of £135,000.00 6-y-o plus
1st - €75,776.00 2nd - €28,498.00 3rd - €14,242.00 4th - €7,114.00 5th - €3,578.00 6th - €1,782.00 7th - €918.00 8th - €486.00 9th - €270.00 10th - €135.00
Formscan - King Turgeon (first) got the better of Gaboriot (third) when the pair met in the Grand Sefton here last month and although the latter is 2lb better off with that rival this time, the former was well on top on that occasion and he gets the vote to confirm his superiority over that rival. That said, CHIANTI CLASSICO is fancied to come out on top. Kim Bailey's Cheltenham Festival winner scored comfortably despite jumping left over 3m in an Ascot handicap on his seasonal reappearance recently and, returning to a left-handed track off 5lb higher, he can mark himself down as a bona fide Grand National hope here.