Biowave Pain Management Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 4m 56.04s

Stratagem^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 145

4/1

Fairly useful hurdles winner who got off the mark at third attempt over fences when landing 3-runner Doncaster maiden (20.5f) in January. Run best excused when pulled up on Sandown handicap bow since.

Form: 1-62F1P

Le Cameleon²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: David Noonan| T: Nick Williams| OR: 130| BF| CD

85/40

Opened account over fences in small-field novice over C&D in January, jumping well. Going well when falling heavily eleventh at Wincanton next time, so remains with potential if none the worse.

Form: 1-6321F

Collooney^t⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 130| D

9/2

Back to winning ways in 19.2f Fontwell handicap hurdle in the mud on return, readily coming clear. Not seen to best effect since, including on chasing bow last time, and remains capable of better.

Form: 3/62-1PP

Zambezi Fix²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 128

7/2

Fairly useful ex-Irish hurdler who has bettered that form in four runs over fences for his new yard, good second of 8 in 2m handicap here last month. His jumping is still a concern, though.

Form: 1-03U22

Arian^p,t²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 128| C

15/2

Improved model for new yard this season, winning a brace of handicaps in the autumn. Every chance when falling 2 out at Cheltenham and probably needed the run back from a break here last time.

Form: 3F-11F3

Duc De Beauchene^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 123

14/1

Fairly useful winner at 21f over hurdles, but held back by his attitude when well beaten last of 4 in handicap chase at Fontwell (19.5f, soft, 6/1) 3 weeks ago.

Form: 74-2754

Forecasts

Le Cameleon (85/40), Zambezi Fix (7/2), Stratagem (4/1), Collooney (9/2), Arian (15/2), Duc De Beauchene (14/1)

LE CAMELEON has essentially made a good start over fences and was still going well when falling heavily at the eleventh at Wincanton last time. If none the worse he can again compensation. Arian is entitled to come on for her recent run here and is feared most.