Timeform Daily: Friday, Newbury 14:05

Dynaste was a very smart hurdler last year

Timeform examine all of the runners in an interesting Grade 2 novices' chase at Newbury...

Benefficient won the Grade 1 Deloitte Novices' Hurdle at Leopardstown in February and confirmed debut promise over fences when easily winning 2m maiden at Down Royal earlier this month. Engaged 2.05 here Thursday

Dynaste is a very smart hurdler who looks set to take very high rank among this season's novice chasers judged on a striking chase debut at Cheltenham recently (2m). Will take all the beating.

Theatre Guide is very much a chaser on looks, and immediately left hurdles form behind when a taking winner of a 2m novice at Exeter earlier this month (tongue tied). Hard to rule ot further improvement.

There's No Panic made the perfect start to his chasing career with a brace of soft-ground novice wins at Fontwell and Fakenham at up to 2m last month. Disappointing in handicap company upped to 3m last time.

Court In Motion was a smart novice hurdler up to 3m in 2010/11, and returned from 19 months off with a very encouraging third in a Grade 2 novice at Wincanton (21f) on chase debut. Sure to do better over fences.

Valmari was a maiden hurdle winner and already looks better over fences, winning 21f Uttoxeter event in October and similar form behind Houblon des Obeaux (winner since) in Worcester novice (23f) 17 days later.

Swincombe Flame won over timber at Exeter, Wincanton and Kempton (Lanzarote Hurdle) in 2011/12. Mistakes when well held in maiden at Ascot on chasing debut earlier this month, and this no easier.

Timeform 1-2-3:
1. Dynaste
2. Court In Motion
3. Theatre guide

Timeform View: All eyes will be on Dynaste, who can enhance his claims as one of the leading novice chasers this season, probably at the main expense of Court In Motion and Theatre Guide.

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