Tanners Wines Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 3m 59.9s

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Festive Affair^t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Killian Moore⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 134| CD

12/1

At his best nowadays when able to dictate matters from the front and he faces some competition for those duties here.

Form: 141799

Nicolas Chauvin¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: R Johnson| T: James Moffatt| OR: 127| D

3/1

Struggled off his revised mark against better handicapped rivals last time. Had previously won well under this rider in a strongly run race and this looks as though it will be set up perfectly for him too.

Form: 542413

Ifandbutwhynot^t¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: T D Easterby| OR: 127| CD

10/1

Change of tactics inspired back to back victories in the spring including a valuable C&D prize. Mark looks high enough for now and with his comeback run signifying he is nowhere near his peak.

Form: 7118-U3

Colin's Brother⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Bargary⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 124| CD

9/4

Took this race 12 months ago off 3lb lower. Has been poor on his three starts since, but he has shown an ability to rebound from similar performances in the past.

Form: 9/11P3-U

Vivaccio⁶³²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 119| CD

3/1

Third to Sir Valentino in this in 2015. Yard also had the runner-up last year and have won it on four other occasions. Absent 20 months and without a win for three years, but the trainer obviously likes the race and the jockey booking adds intrigue.

Form: 0PU344/

Truckers Highway^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Lee Edwards| T: J Groucott| OR: 118| CD

13/2

Front-runner scored here in January and again at Worcester in October. Has struggled in more competitive affairs since and this looks even harder.

Form: P-P14F3

Forecasts

Colin's Brother (9/4), Vivaccio (3/1), Nicolas Chauvin (3/1), Truckers Highway (13/2), Ifandbutwhynot (10/1), Festive Affair (12/1)

The presence of three front-runners, Truckers Highway, Ifandbutwhynot and Festive Affair promises a good gallop and that should tee this up nicely for NICOLAS CHAUVIN. The Cumbrian raider took advantage of a patient ride from the champion jockey to win a similarly run contest at Wetherby and, although his mark cannot be described as lenient, he looks too strong for rivals with questions to answer. The three likely pacemakers are hard to recommend anyway on recent efforts, whilst last year's winner Colin's Brother has lost his way since. He is the type who could pop up unexpectedly but a bigger threat may come from Vivaccio. Venetia Williams normally has one ready for this and has won the race four times since 2008. The eight-year-old was third in this two years ago and has only raced twice since.