16:20 Taunton

Sunday 5 February 2017

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Bathwick Tyres Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 6m 1.8s

Chill Factor^b,t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: David Noonan⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 138

16/1

Winner of two of his last four outings over fences, well held on his seasonal debut at Kempton last month and would probably prefer better ground than he is likely to encounter here..

Form: 6P0/13-1

Sir Ivan^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: N P Madden| T: H Fry| OR: 137

7/1

Winner over hurdles in 2015 and finished runner-up at Cheltenham in that sphere back in april. Stepped up on his previous performances this season when last seen in action at Newbury in december when not without a chance when coming down two out and chances if that fall hasn't left its mark.

Form: 7PF43F-

Warriors Tale^t1⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 131

7/2

Registered a double around this time of year in 2015 but sole success since came when justifying odds-on favouritism at Perth in a 3m novice chase in may. Disappointing since returning from a break but comes from a top yard with a good jockey in the plate here.

Form: 05-1325

Sykes⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 129

7/1

Winner of his penultimate outing at Chepstow in early december, disappointed at the same venue three weeks later but yard have a 26% strike rate of late and interesting to see if he can improve on that here.

Form: 427-F82

Marcilhac²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: L Treadwell| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 126

5/2

Chase winner in France but disappointing in the main since switched to his yard, signs of promise when not beaten far at Sandown last time out and rated 4lbs lower than for his short head defeat in a valuable hurdle at Kempton in march 2014. Steps up in trip here.

Form: 6212/96-

Fergal Mael Duin^p²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 126

17/2

Winner at Fontwell in october and runner-up over 3m3f at the same track subsequently. Disappointed the last twice including at Wincanton a month ago but yard took this last year and has to be respected.

Form: 2/16F-12

Abracadabra Sivola^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 124

7/2

Winner on heavy ground at Leicester in march, upped 2lbs for his most recent effort when runner-up over further than this at Wincanton last month and now racing off 1lb lower mark than for that Leicester success.

Form: 218P1P-

Non-Runners

Always On The Run²²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: T R George J: Adrian Heskin

Hedley Lamarr²⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: J & A O'Neill J: Aidan Coleman

Forecasts

Marcilhac (5/2), Abracadabra Sivola (7/2), Warriors Tale (7/2), Sir Ivan (7/1), Sykes (7/1), Hedley Lamarr (7/1), Always On The Run (7/1), Fergal Mael Duin (17/2), Chill Factor (16/1)

MARCILHAC can register a first success in over two years upped in trip here, the gelding ran as if he was returning to form when fourth at Sandown last time and competes here off a 4lb lower mark than that which saw him finish runner-up in a valuable handicap hurdle at Kempton nearly 2 years ago. Sykes hails from an in form yard and can take second while dour stayer Fergal Mael Duin can take the third placing here. 1. Marcilhac 2. Sykes 3. Fergal Mael Duin