2024 Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase Tips
Blow Your Wad should be able to run a big race at Cheltenham on Saturday, with the six-year-old able to claim a victory at Kempton Park on Boxing day. The win in this handicap chase was achieved by one and a half lengths, with the horse previously finishing second out of four runners at Sandown following the same runner-up appearance at Chepstow.
Ginny’s Destiny has been seen at Cheltenham on three successive occasions, with the horse claiming a ten-length win in a handicap chase over two miles and four furlongs in November. There was previously a novices’ chase success when narrowly obliging at betting odds of 5/2, with Paul Nicholls hoping for a bold run from his charge.
Es Perfecto is a nine-year-old who finished third to Blow Your Wad after finishing second to Ginny’s Destiny in a previous showing. It’s been a long while since the horse was last able to notch a victory, with Persian Time more recently in the winners’ enclosure. This was a victory by over three lengths when beating three rivals in a handicap chase at Ascot.
Henry’s Friend and Ballycoose come next in the betting, with the former a seven-year-old who landed the spoils at Newbury at the end of the year. This was achieved by a slender margin and the Ben Pauling-trained runner is one for the shortlist, while the latter won at Ayr at the beginning of the year and there could be more to come.