C1 | 5+
Winner GBP £85,425 - 13 runners
3m
Going: Good to Soft
Surface: T
KATATE DORI (7) lost out by 0. 5L finishing runner-up contesting a Cheltenham handicap chase New Years Day. Won this course and distance contest by 15L last year. Leading contender. HOE JOLY SMOKE (9) failed to turn two placed efforts into a win after finishing fifth in the December Gold Cup Premier Handicap Chase at Cheltenham. Wears first time cheekpieces. Can bounce back. THE DOYEN CHIEF (5) improved on a fifth at Cheltenham before scoring by a neck a track and trip handicap chase. May double up. LOOKAWAY (6) cannot be discounted after a 24L victory at this venue providing most recent appearance.