Saturday 15 January · Warwick, England

15:00 Agetur UK Ltd Classic Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Distance: 3m 5f 54y
Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
Class: 1
Prize: GBP 100000
Runners: 15

Race preview

GERICAULT ROQUE finished his races well over slightly shorter trips the last twice and David Pipe's charge could really come into his own over this marathon distance. Notachance runs off the same mark as when landing this prize 12 months ago and is considered, though he isn't in the same form as last year, while Padleyourowncanoe ran a cracking race on his debut for Dan Skelton when third over timber at Haydock and could flourish back over the larger obstacles. Last-time-out winners Minella Encore and Head To The Stars also have claims, as does Achille following his excellent fourth in the Welsh Grand National.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Eclair Surf	1418-F3	Thomas Bellamy	Miss E C Lavelle	11 3	11-1
2	Gericault Roque	131-322	T Scudamore	D Pipe	11 3	7-2
3	Chirico Vallis	1262-51	R P McLernon	N P Mulholland	11 5	33-1
4	Corach Rambler	161-311	D R Fox	Miss Lucinda V Russell	11 12	11-2
5	Jerrysback	3/3PP-F3	Aidan Coleman	P Hobbs & J White	11 6	22-1
6	Head To The Stars	PP1P-31	Hugh Nugent	H D Daly	11 3	50-1
7	Achille	2/226-54	Charlie Deutsch	Miss V Williams	11 8	11-1
8	Notachance	11PP-P6	Tom Cannon	A King	11 9	14-1
-	The Hollow Ginge	4UPP-29	Sam Twiston-Davies	N & W Twiston-Davies	11 11	22-1
-	Minella Encore	258-1P1	Charlie Hammond	Dr R D P Newland	11 7	20-1
-	Padleyourowncanoe	14/443-3	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	11 5	15-2
-	Grace A Vous Enki	163-25F	Bryony Le Clerc	P F Nicholls	11 1	12-1
-	No Rematch	F412/1-P	Adam Wedge	Evan Williams	10 9	12-1
-	Captain Tommy	35634U	P J Brennan	D G Bridgwater	10 4	12-1
-	Game Line	31-1283	Ben Jones	P & M Bowen	10 0	28-1