15:40 Perth

Monday 7 September 2020

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Keep Your Social Distance Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 5m 2.28s

Caius Marcius^p³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 146| C

9/2

Useful hurdler who matched that level when rattling off a novice chase hat-trick at around 2m last summer. As good as ever upon returning over timber of late and respected returned to chasing.

Form: 1114-32

Royal Village^p⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams| OR: 139| CD

15/2

Progressed well last summer, scoring at Uttoxeter and Southwell. Fell at Cheltenham Festival in March and likely he'll strip fitter for his return effort in the Summer Plate in July.

Form: 4213F-6

Cracking Destiny²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: A C Whillans| OR: 132| D

7/1

Chase/hurdles winner upon joining this yard during 2019/20 season and he arrives here on the back of a good second in a C&D event last month. Should go well again.

Form: 221-U42

Tidal Watch²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 130

12/1

Quickly made into a useful chaser last season and good in-frame efforts upon returning in July. However, bounce back called for on the back of below par display at Southwell latest.

Form: F24-434

Tonto's Spirit^p¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 127

28/1

Front runner who took well to chasing, winning 3 races in the north last season. Disappointing of late though, running a moody race faced with competition for the lead at Cartmel last time.

Form: 124F-68

Solar Impulse²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Dave Crosse| T: Ian Williams| OR: 127

11/1

Quirky sort who shaped encouragingly when third on return at Uttoxeter and confirmed promise of that run when back to winning ways at Southwel (15.8f) last month. Respected.

Form: 5254-31

Get Out The Gate⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Callum Bewley| T: A M Thomson| OR: 126| C

10/1

Winning hurdler/chaser for Jim Goldie who failed to make an impact either start for Gordon Elliott (reportedly bled final start). Market should guide having changed hands again.

Form: 9P63-60

Oleg⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 126| BF

6/4

Low-mileage, versatile sort who added pair of Flat wins to his hurdle/chase victories this summer. Remains unexposed over fences and likely he has more to offer moving forward.

Form: 212/1P-

Voix D'Eau^p,t²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 125| D

16/1

Well handicapped judged on 2018 form (successful off 14 lb higher mark at Southwell in August of that year). Looked rusty on back of an absence over C&D last month and this should reveal more.

Form: 750U/2-4

Forecasts

Oleg (6/4), Caius Marcius (9/2), Cracking Destiny (7/1), Royal Village (15/2), Get Out The Gate (10/1), Solar Impulse (11/1), Tidal Watch (12/1), Voix D'Eau (16/1), Tonto's Spirit (28/1)

A winner from a 6 lb lower mark over fences, OLEG clearly wasn't 100% when beaten at short odds at Kempton last autumn. Progressive on the level subsequently, he's worth chancing to get back on the up over the longest trip he's faced in this sphere. Cracking Destiny and Caius Marcius are others fancied to feature, along with Solar Impulse.