16.05
Good To FirmHR Smith Group Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £7406.56
- 1m 7f 212y
- Class 3
- 4 runners
Runners: 4 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
5/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.20
Form: 344-31 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
23rd Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
disputed lead, led after 1st |
8/1 |
|
5th 6 |
11th Oct 2023 Good 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
in touch with leaders |
10/1 |
|
6th 2 |
6th Sep 2023 Good 2m 0f 48y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Best effort for some time when third at Bangor last month and may be able to build on that; five career wins have come in fields of six or fewer but too well handicapped now to be dismissed. |
5/2 |
11/8
Form: 1P3112 D BF
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
28th Feb 2023 Good 2m 3f 51y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Strike-rate of 5-12 over fences and was highly tried before making the most of a good opportunity at Newbury (2m handicap on good to firm); this looks another good piece of placing even with his penalties. |
11/10 |
|
1st 1 |
19th Feb 2023 Good To Firm 2m 0f 92y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
pressed leader, not fluent 1st, briefly led before 4th, pushed along approaching last, led narrowly after 9th, ridden run-in, went clear final 110yds, kept on well |
6/4 |
|
5 |
11th Feb 2023 Good 2m 0f 92y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Tough and consistent novice chaser; not disgraced behind a very useful rival in match race at Plumpton (2m3f) most recently, though proved no match for the winner; has bits of Grade 2 form but this is a harder task; bottom of this field on ratings. |
50/1 |
100/1
Form: P-P35P
Last run: 120 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
5th Jul 2023 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Maiden; long time since he showed worthwhile form; 9lb out of the weights; this combination of aids used for the first time. |
66/1 |
|
9th 7 |
15th Jun 2023 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Long-standing maiden; tried in blinkers (has run in cheekpieces); others stronger. |
100/1 |
7/2
Form: -11223 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 131
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
29th Jan 2023 Good To Soft 2m 1f 0y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Made all for wide-margin wins in two four-runner handicaps here (2m3f/2m1f, good) last May, those are his only two runs at Sedgefield and he's now 9lb below his last winning mark; switched to visor when there was an upturn in his form on latest outing; tongue-tie (absent since 2021 in his Irish days) returns and 7lb claimer is recruited; of renewed interest. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 7 |
29th Dec 2022 Good 2m 0f 78y Class 3 |
10st 11lb |
Won two in a row over fences at Sedgefield in May but he's finished down the field the last twice; major turnaround is required with a first-time visor replacing cheekpieces. |
25/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
8th Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 0f 75y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Below par at Wetherby last month and has to bounce back, but he won two in a row at Sedgefield (2m3f/2m1f, good) in May and returned from a break with a fair third of four at Kelso (2m1f, good) in October; also effective on good to soft ground and he's not written off. |
9/2 |
Non-runners
Nero Rock
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £1.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £2.44 |
| Trifecta | £2.30 |