Belhaven Brewery Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:18 | Winning time: 6m 54.5s

Dieu Vivant^t¹³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 117

11/4

Fairly useful operator who wasn't at his best in hunter chases in the spring but has been given a chance by the handicapper following a break (runner-up off 7 lb higher at Ludlow in February).

Form: 3P254-8

Flying Verse^b,t³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: B S Hughes| T: David Dennis| OR: 113| BF| D

3/1

Made a winning start back with David Dennis in 3m Bangor handicap chase last month, finding more than has sometimes been the case. Excuses back over hurdles since so could well bounce back.

Form: 484716

Prince Dundee^p,t³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 105

5/2

Bagged his third win at Hexham in May but down the field off revised mark both starts since.

Form: P/33-169

Definite Wisdom^v²⁰⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 104

5/2

Back on-song when bagging an 8-runner handicap chase at Musselburgh (3m) in December. Not disgraced back there 2 weeks later but didn't get very far at Newcastle when last seen in March.

Form: 1P/716F-

Forecasts

Prince Dundee (5/2), Definite Wisdom (5/2), Dieu Vivant (11/4), Flying Verse (3/1)

DIEU VIVANT disappointed in hunter chases in the spring but he finished second off 7 lb higher at Ludlow when last seen in a handicap in February so is potentially well treated. Flying Verse had excuses over hurdles last time so could emerge as the main threat.