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Birchall Trust Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Cartmel · Wed 27th May 2026 · 20:08

📏 2m5f34y 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 GOOD (GoingStick: 7.3) (Watering) 🏟️ Turf 💰 £6,686 🐎 Chase

2nd

Caughtinyourtrance

6/4

Charlotte Jones

1st

Off The Jury

11/10F

James Bowen

3rd

Hostile Hotelier

9/2

Sean Quinlan

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Class

Class 3

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Distance

2m5f34y

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Going

GOOD (GoingStick: 7.3) (Watering)

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Surface

Turf

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Prize

£6,686

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Runners

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Weather

Cloudy

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Type

Chase

📊 Betting Forecast

11/10 Off The Jury, 6/4 Caughtinyourtrance, 100/30 Hostile Hotelier

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
🥇 1st	Off The Jury Form: 322P2-	7y 164 lbs	James Bowen Mickey Bowen	124	11/10F
🥈 2nd	Caughtinyourtrance Form: 623P-2	7y 161 lbs	Charlotte Jones James Moffatt	121	6/4
2	Pony Soprano Form: 3533-1	7y 164 lbs	Dan Skelton	124	–
🥉 3rd	Hostile Hotelier Form: 122F-4	8y 146 lbs	Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	106	9/2
4	Akimos Form: /25P5-	6y 153 lbs	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	113	–
6	Lord Of All Saints Form: /077P-	6y 143 lbs	Harriet Dickin	103	–

Mickey Bowen's OFF THE JURY had a touch of class over hurdles and this winning pointer can make a successful chase debut.

Racing Post Pick

Off The Jury

Our Expert Tip

The outsider of the three runners appeals as the value selection here, particularly with the weight allowance received from the other two contenders. Conditions are expected to suit and there is a strong feeling the improved ground will play to the strengths of HOSTILE HOTELIER. For that reason, HOSTILE HOTELIER gets the vote.

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

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Westerton

J : Lewis Stones(3)

T : Jennie Candlish

17:00

Age: 6

Form: 559/82

Weight: 165 lbs

OR:

Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.

19:10 RiponFinished 3rd

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Barley

J : David Allan

T : Tim Easterby

19:10

Age: 7

Form: 7-8062

Weight: 131 lbs

OR:

ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.