Persimmon Homes Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: Chester Williams| OR: 122| D

Won 4 times in 2025 for Olly Murphy. Has lost his way and pulled hard on his return for new yard over hurdles although potentially well handicapped back over fences if building on that in a first-time hood.

Form: 6074-P5

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Centara^t⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Jay Tidball⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 122| CD

9/4

Bold-jumping front runner who made hay over fences last summer, with 4 of his 5 wins coming over C&D under this rider. Disappointing this time around but drops in class now and is on a tempting mark with Jay Tidball back up.

Form: 1P-6453

Opening Bid^p,t1¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 118| CD

3/1

Good record here, notching up a fourth course success in 21f handicap chase in May 2025 (final start for Chris Down). Absent 17 months but made encouraging return over hurdles for in-form new yard at Chepstow 3 weeks ago and should be up to exploiting lenient mark back chasing. Tongue tie goes on.

Form: 194/21-4

Mo Ghille Mar^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 113

11/1

Dual winner over hurdles this year and ran close to that form second time up in this sphere in 2m Fairyhouse beginners chase 3 weeks ago. More on her plate back handicapping.

Form: 774153

Klic Boum²⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: Mrs C Williams| OR: 94

10/3

Fair maiden hurdler who drops significantly back down in trip for chase debut and doesn't have a great record fresh, so others preferred.

Form: 3/05325-

Non-Runners

Sinchi Roca¹⁹⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: S Hosie J: Charlie Deutsch

Forecasts

Opening Bid (3/1), Sinchi Roca (4/1), Klic Boum (4/1), Centara (9/2), The Four Sixes (5/1), Mo Ghille Mar (7/1)

OPENING BID is approaching 12 but was better than the result on his recent comeback over hurdles at Chepstow for the red-hot Tizzard stable and should be up to exploiting a lenient chase mark if building on that. Centara is a 4-time C&D winner under Jay Tidball and is very interesting back under him for the first time in a while. The Four Sixes is another to note.