Gracchus De Balme
'Poor last time but a repeat of his Haydock second would see him competitive'
'Poor last time but a repeat of his Haydock second would see him competitive'
'Behind My Drogo at Haydock where a late mistake didn't cost him the race'
'Classy operator who has form over these fences and won his last two points easily'
'Grade 1-winning hurdler and rolled back the years with recent hunter chase win at Haydock'
'Unable to lay a glove on Joker De Mai at Taunton last month; very opposable'
'Formerly smart but he'll need to find plenty on his recent hunter chase exploits'
'Made it 2-2 in hunter chases last time at Down Royal and this 6yo could be improving'
'Second to Bennys King last time and he needs slower ground at this sort of trip'
'Poor last time but has a good record over these fences so can't be dismissed'
'Fast-improving 7yo who stayed on well to reach the frame at Cheltenham last month'
'Runner-up in this for the last two years and got his head back in front last time out'
'Even Cheltenham's extended 3m2f seemed too sharp a test last month'
'Others have more impressive CVs and he made a quiet stable debut'
'Placed in a Grand Sefton and a Topham; easily won his latest point; could play a part'
'He has form figures of 33237 in handicaps over the Grand National fences'
'33-1 when never a factor in this two years ago and a similar scenario seems likely'
'Held by Bennys King and Autonomous Cloud on their Leicester clash in February'
'His fifth defeat in hunter chases when beaten in a small field at Fakenham 20 days ago'
'Ran out a comfortable winner of this two years ago and everything again looks ideal'
'Recent defeats at the hands of Bardenstown Lad and Captain Tommy do not bode well'
'Beaten in recent hunter chases won by Bardenstown Lad and Captain Tommy'
'Has a modest rules strike-rate for one of his ability and looks a declining force'
'At 66-1 he offered little in the hunter chase at Cheltenham last month'
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'Recent win was over 2m and others will probably be stronger stayers at this distance'
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'This demands a career best by some margin; blinkers replace cheekpieces'
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'There's nothing on his CV that entitles him to trouble the best of these'
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'On the balance of this season's form he has no more than place aspirations'
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'Knows how to win but he's still well down the pecking order in a race this competitive'
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'Won two hunter chases last year but those wins were in much easier races'
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'Ran at Kempton on Tuesday when remote second behind a runaway winner; non-runner.'
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