UBS Wealth Management Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 3m 57.1s

Tree Of Liberty³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J E Moore| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 145| BF| D

10/1

Victorious in a three runner contest at Leicester (2m, soft) in February. suffered a shock defeat at Ludlow (2m, good-to-soft) subsequently but remains of interest off a 7lb higher than for his latest success.

Form: 1P-1212

Ozzie The Oscar¹³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 142| BF| CD

5/2

Winner of a novice chase at Warwick (2m, good-to-soft) in November. Unraced since finishing runner-up at Hereford (2m, soft) the following month and making his handicap debut in this contest.

Form: 30-5132

Tommy Silver^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 142| D

9/2

Winner over fences at Leicester (2m, good-to-firm) in November and finished second and third in small fields since. Pulled up in a highly competitive contest on handicap debut at Aintree (2m, soft) last time out however.

Form: 21232P

Space Oddity^h¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Kieron Edgar⁽³⁾| T: H Fry| OR: 136| BF| D

8/1

Placed over fences at Taunton (2m, soft) in January but unseated early on in a match race subsequently and held at Ludlow (2m, good-to-soft) earlier this month.

Form: 4272U5

Sister Sibyl⁷^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: T J O'Brien| T: H Morrison| OR: 114| D

11/8

Justified favouritism in a good ground mares contest over 2m at Cheltenham recently. Penalised for that success and she is one for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 0-34F21

Forecasts

Sister Sibyl (11/8), Ozzie The Oscar (5/2), Tommy Silver (9/2), Space Oddity (8/1), Tree Of Liberty (10/1)

TREE OF LIBERTY can put a surprise defeat last time out behind him by taking this novices' handicap chase. The selection won off a 7lb lower mark in February and looks capable of getting the better of the mare Sister Sibyl who was a winner on good ground recently. Tommy Silver drops in grade here having contested a Grade 3 last time out and he can claim third int his contest.