12.40 2m. 92yds. 6 Declared. Coral Racing Club Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (For The Fulke Walwyn Trophy) (GBB Race) (Class 3 ) of £21,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €10,926.00 2nd - €5,023.00 3rd - €2,512.00 4th - €1,256.00 5th - €628.00 6th - €313.00
Formscan - DJELO scored on his chasing bow at Aintree last month and that form was franked by the fourth winning at Haydock on Saturday. Despite the lack of fences on that occasion, he jumped fine to beat a rival who had been very impressive at the same venue the time before and a 7lb rise doesn't seem to be insurmountable. The drop back in trip may benefit Persian Time, whose sole victory came just shy of 2m at Ascot on his hurdling debut, and he is preferred by Nico de Boinville over stable companion Russian Ruler, who ended up on the right track last season with victories here and at Kempton. That said, he had his third wind operation in the space of a year during the summer which has to be a concern. Lallygag is another to note on his first go over the larger obstacles.