6.00 2m. 2f. 11 Declared. Amazing Sri Lanka Handicap Chase (Class 3 ) of £18,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €9,506.00 2nd - €4,374.00 3rd - €2,187.00 4th - €1,094.00 5th - €545.00
Formscan - After being pulled up in the Grand Annual at Cheltenham, FRERE D'ARMES ran well for a long way when a respectable third off 1lb higher in a valuable handicap at Ascot last time (second has won since) and Dan Skelton's C&D winner has strong claims now eased in class. Fringill Dike fell when bidding to make it four wins from four over fences in October, but he was progressing well before that and warrants the utmost respect on his return. Duhallow Tommy was going for a four-timer of his own when runner-up at Newbury last month, but a further 2lb rise for that doesn't help.