MansionBet Faller Insurance Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 6m 56.90s

Coningsby^b²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 133| D

7/2

Ended last season on a positive note when scoring by 13L at Exeter (3m½f, good to soft); things haven't gone according to plan so far this season - unseated rider early on at Ascot and competed in a void race at Sandown.

Form: P31-UV8

Shanroe Santos^b⁵³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: D A Jacob| T: L Wadham| OR: 131| D

6/1

Went close in a four-runner affair at Carlisle (3m2f, heavy) on his penultimate start and remains below his last winning mark (Fontwell, Nov 2018); was always in rear in a veterans' race at Sandown latest; swiftly re-routed from Newcastle (Sat).

Form: 74-4V29

Commodore²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 130| D

2/1

Given a fine forcing ride (by Hugh Nugent) when scoring at Sandown (3m, soft) last March; in deep this season, including in the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury; fourth to Worthy Farm (Coningsby behind) at Wincanton (3m1f, soft) four weeks ago.

Form: 11-50P4

Get On The Yager^p,t³⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 128| C| D

11/4

Now rated 5lb lower than when finishing 15L third to Potters Corner in the 2019 Midlands National at Uttoxeter (4m2f, heavy); was just starting to feel the pinch when stumbling badly three out at Ascot (3m, heavy) last month; this is easier.

Form: 693-PV5

Final Nudge^t³⁷⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: David Dennis| OR: 127| D

7/1

Attractively weighted on peak form (finished third to Raz de Maree in the 2018 Welsh Grand National at Chepstow (3m5½f, heavy)) but is advancing in terms of years; fell at the Canal Turn in the 2018 Grand National.

Form: 59F/0P8-

Forecasts

Commodore (2/1), Get On The Yager (11/4), Coningsby (7/2), Shanroe Santos (6/1), Final Nudge (7/1)

Get On The Yager was just starting to feel the pinch when stumbling badly three out (lost all chance thereafter) at Ascot last month, but will undoubtedly find this race an easier option. However, he isn't the easiest of horses to win with nowadays and the suspicion is that the Venetia Williams-trained COMMODORE will seek to take a firm grasp on this small-field affair from the outset, making the most of a slowly easing handicap mark (admittedly still 8lb above his last winning mark).