February 24 / 16.20 Leicester

16.20

Heavy

Quorn Novices’ Hunters’ Chase

  • Prize money: £3079.8
  • 2m 4f 25y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Quorn Novices’ Hunters’ Chase

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hunter Chase

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

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2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £1.34
  • Place: £1.02

Form: 7/P-21 C

Last run: 12 days

W: 12st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Took well to first-time cheekpieces in similar event (2m6f, heavy) at the last Leicester fixture, opening his chase account; solid effort on penultimate start; commands respect in the retained headgear.
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14

13th Mar 2026

Good

3m 2f 70y

Class 2

16:40 Cheltenham

Paul Marvel

12st 0lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: J J O’Shea

Beaten 6l by Golden Son at Warwick in January and his subsequent wins (in the new cheekpieces) were races he was entitled to win at odds-on; lacks Cheltenham experience; opposable.

66/1

1st

1

24th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 25y

Class 5

16:20 Leicester

Paul Marvel

12st 4lb

J: Mr Henry Crow

T: J J O’Shea

Took well to first-time cheekpieces in similar event (2m6f, heavy) at the last Leicester fixture, opening his chase account; solid effort on penultimate start; commands respect in the retained headgear.

2/1

1st

6

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

16:25 Leicester

Paul Marvel

12st 0lb

J: Mr Henry Crow

T: J J O’Shea

Maiden hurdle and two-time point winner (including on heavy ground) who was runner-up in a hunter chase at Warwick (3m, good to soft) three weeks ago; that performance reads well in today's context and he's a key player in first-time cheekpieces.

11/10

Form: 6/784-

Last run: 328 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Successful in points on last two starts, taking record in cheekpieces to 3-4; faces a difficult task on ratings back under rules but may do better still in the retained headgear; not ruled out.
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1st

1

1st May 2026

Good

3m 1f 100y

Class 4

18:15 Warwick

Corporal Jackjones

12st 1lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: Miss Poppy Skipper

More than 5l too good in a Stratford novice hunter in March (2m5f, soft) despite whacking the last, and no shame since when second at Lower Machen giving the prolific Fumet d'Oudairies 3lb; could argue he's marginally more compelling at sub-3m trips, but among the likeliest even so.

2/1

1st

2

9th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 205y

Class 5

17:20 Stratford

Corporal Jackjones

11st 12lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: Miss Poppy Skipper

Dual bumper winner; has won three points, two of them this season; has since finished runner-up to a 1-3 shot in a Leicester hunter chase (2m4f, soft; first two well clear); chance.

10/11

Form: 2133-P D

Last run: 12 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Bumper/hurdle winner for Paul Nicholls; had an excuse (made a respiratory noise) when running below expectations at Leicester on chase/stable/seasonal debut; open to improvement with tongue-tie fitted.
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3rd

4

24th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 25y

Class 5

16:20 Leicester

Just Lucky Sivola

12st 0lb

J: Mr James King

T: Luca Morgan

Bumper/hurdle winner for Paul Nicholls; had an excuse (made a respiratory noise) when running below expectations at Leicester on chase/stable/seasonal debut; open to improvement with tongue-tie fitted.

8/1

4

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

16:25 Leicester

Just Lucky Sivola

12st 0lb

J: Mr James King

T: Luca Morgan

Lightly raced 7yo who won a bumper (heavy) and novice hurdle (2m3f, good to soft) for Paul Nicholls; changed hands for £5,000 last May; something to find on his stable and chase debut but it's possible he'll improve for fences, and Luca Morgan and James King combined to win this last year.

11/4

3rd

4

1st Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 3f 173y

Class 3

13:25 Sandown

Just Lucky Sivola

11st 9lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, not fluent 3 out

5/1

Form: /P/7/U

Last run: 20 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 124

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9 yo Gelding

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Straight Forecast £3.49
Trifecta £5.60

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