Pertemps Commercial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 4m 17.90s

Duca De Thaix^t¹⁸⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 145| D

33/1

Very useful 2m chaser at his best but has gone the wrong way and offered little after 7 months off when last of 7 at Wexford in August on his final run for Gordon Elliott. Lots to prove for new yard.

Form: 54396-7

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Destrier^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton| OR: 140| D

8/1

A smart 2m novice chaser in 2018-19 but yet to strike from after 11 months off in handicaps at Warwick and Sandown this term. Mark is falling but he still needs to show a lot more.

Form: 3/365-45

Funambule Sivola³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 133| BF| D

5/4

Has taken really well to chasing, scoring at Wetherby and Newbury before excellent second back at Newbury (2m) last month. Good jumper who has more to offer, so he should take plenty of beating.

Form: 55-1512

Vienna Court¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 129| D

9/2

Fairly useful 2m hurdler. Promising chase debut at Bangor on return but failed to complete both starts after. Fair fifth in Kempton jumpers bumper last time but has bit to prove back chasing.

Form: 38-3UP5

Arian^p,t⁷⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 129| CD

10/3

Improved model for new yard this season, winning handicaps at Newton Abbot and Warwick in the autumn. Every chance when fell heavily 2 out at Cheltenham in December. Should go well after her break.

Form: 33F-11F

Zambezi Fix³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 126| D

13/2

Fairly useful ex-Irish hurdler who has bettered that form in three runs over fences for his new yard, good second of 4 in 2m3f handicap here last month. His jumping is still a concern though.

Form: 51-03U2

Forecasts

Funambule Sivola (5/4), Arian (10/3), Vienna Court (9/2), Zambezi Fix (13/2), Destrier (8/1), Duca De Thaix (33/1)

FUNAMBULE SIVOLA is a young chaser very much on the up so is strongly fancied to get back to winning ways and record victory number three for the season. Arian has also enjoyed a productive campaign over fences this term so Philip Hobbs's mare rates the obvious threat to Venetia Williams' 6-y-o, with Zambezi Fix not dismissed either if he brushes up his jumping.