MansionBet Summer Of Lovely Offers Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 5m 5.1s

Generation Gap^p⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 112

11/4

Back to form when making the most of a reduced mark at Exeter (19f) last time, battling well having cut out the running. Still fairly treated on past exploits, so warrants respect.

Form: 645F91-

Da Vinci Hand^t⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Coltherd| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 111

16/1

Flat winner in Italy in 2017 and successful in French 4-y-o hurdles in 2019. Suspect two runs over hurdles for this yard haven't got to the bottom of him and could do better chasing back up in trip.

Form: P81/55-

Black Buble¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Bannister| T: A W Carroll| OR: 109| D

10/3

Fairly useful over hurdles/fences, running creditably to finish placed on his last 3 outings. Ought to be thereabouts again.

Form: U4P3-32

Diamond Fort^b1¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Liam Harrison⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 108| D

9/2

Is well over 3 years without a win and it's hard to draw too many positives from his recent hurdle exploits. First-time blinkers need to help now back chasing.

Form: 56P76-7

Cremant³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 107

9/4

Gained breakthrough hurdling win at Stratford in November. Off 6 months, showed an aptitude for chasing when fourth of 7 at Worcester 35 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 42310-4

Non-Runners

Gennady¹⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: S England J: Jonathan England

Forecasts

Cremant (9/4), Generation Gap (11/4), Black Buble (10/3), Diamond Fort (9/2), Da Vinci Hand (16/1), Gennady (20/1)

CREMANT gets the nod to build on a quite encouraging start to his chase career at Worcester last month. Exeter-winner Generation Gap is perhaps the chief threat, although Gennady is worth monitoring in the betting having caught the eye a bit on his Cartmel chase debut.