16.55
HeavyPar Inn Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £10156.78
- 3m 1f 170y
- Class 3
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
Abandoned
Form: 3/P2/1
Last run: 119 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
8th Nov 2024 Good 3m 0f 54y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Very capable off this sort of mark when with Paul Nicholls; still only a 9yo and he won a hunter chase in Ireland this summer before pulling up in last month's Velka Pardubicka, which horses tend to either love or loathe; others appeal more but wouldn't put a line through him. |
40/1 |
|
3 |
8th Nov 2024 Good 3m 0f 54y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Very capable off this sort of mark when with Paul Nicholls; still only a 9yo and he won a hunter chase in Ireland this summer before pulling up in last month's Velka Pardubicka, which horses tend to either love or loathe; others appeal more but wouldn't put a line through him. |
40/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 2P-171 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 13lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 2 |
11th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Didn't run badly when third of five in Newton Abbot chase (3m2f, good) in May and today's switch back to hurdling won't be a problem but his record in recent years is mixed; others preferred. |
14/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
28th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Often leads; has five wins and five seconds to show from 12 previous visits to this track, including a win in this 12 months ago (on soft); returns off a 3lb lower mark and latest 12l defeat here was on good ground that would have been on the lively side; every chance with rain forecast. |
11/4 |
|
3rd 2 |
28th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Often leads; has five wins and five seconds to show from 12 previous visits to this track, including a win in this 12 months ago (on soft); returns off a 3lb lower mark and latest 12l defeat here was on good ground that would have been on the lively side; every chance with rain forecast. |
11/4 |
Abandoned
Form: 0/623-
Last run: 275 days
W: 11st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
17th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 177y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
led, headed 14th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out |
10/1 |
|
4 |
17th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 177y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
No win since January 2022; shaped reasonably well when third at Uttoxeter (3m, soft) in December but lesser efforts at Haydock and Plumpton since temper enthusiasm; first run since January. |
10/1 |
|
4th 1 |
27th Jan 2025 Soft 3m 1f 152y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Returned to form when keeping on for third at Uttoxeter (3m, soft) in early December but failed to really build on that when a well-held fourth at Haydock three weeks later, albeit in a higher grade; hasn't won for three years but he's plied his trade at a higher level for some time and could find life easier contesting a class 4 with a capable 7lb-claiming amateur booked. |
9/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 41351-
Last run: 170 days
W: 11st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
27th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 7f 136y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Not one to rely upon heavily and doesn't always look wildly enthusiastic but didn't run badly when fourth at Uttoxeter (3m heavy) last month and this track suits him well; on a good mark; can't be ruled out. |
14/1 |
|
7th 6 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 3m 1f 60y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Best run during a fairly light campaign last season when second to progressive rival at Lingfield (2m7f, heavy) in February; contender if judged on that and Sean Bowen is booked today but this 10yo has not been seen since a lesser effort in March and he's too inconsistent to rely upon. |
7/1 |
|
7th 6 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 3m 1f 60y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Best run during a fairly light campaign last season when second to progressive rival at Lingfield (2m7f, heavy) in February; contender if judged on that and Sean Bowen is booked today but this 10yo has not been seen since a lesser effort in March and he's too inconsistent to rely upon. |
7/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 541111 CD
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
4th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 38y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Made all in three-runner contest at Ascot (3m, good) in March and arguably bettered that form when close/clear second at Haydock (3m1f, good to soft) last month; might be a shade vulnerable off new mark but at least we know he's in excellent nick. |
5/2 |
|
2nd 8 |
15th Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 125y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
Did well in the autumn and won again last month at Ascot (3m, good) where he dominated his two rivals from the front; there's a suspicion that his two rivals underperformed and he's 5lb higher here, but still considered. |
7/2 |
|
1st 4 |
29th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 185y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
Won at Ludlow (3m) in October and creditable fourth off this mark at Chepstow (3m2f, again good to firm) four days later, both under Callum Pritchard; recent Taunton run ended in an unseat before push came to shove but he's a big player judged on that autumn form. |
4/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 51/32-
Last run: 495 days
W: 10st 5lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 |
30th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 3m 2f 57y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
held up in rear, slow jump 2nd, headway 13th, weakened before 3 out |
20/1 |
|
7th 5 |
30th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 3m 2f 57y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
held up in rear, slow jump 2nd, headway 13th, weakened before 3 out |
20/1 |
|
7 |
22nd Dec 2024 Good To Soft 3m 5f 24y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
Returned from long absence with fairly encouraging run at Fontwell (3m2f, good to soft) in October but has looked out of sorts since and has a lot more to prove than some of these. |
33/1 |
Verdict
A fascinating contest in which four of the six declarations won their most recent start. INVESTMENT MANAGER goes in the ground and is in top form at present and he is selected ahead of Bells Of Peterboro who relishes the ground but whose fitness is taken on trust. Hold Your Fort (up 43lb since landing his first chase win) is on a five-timer over C&D but unproven on the ground, while Jeremy Pass could be interesting if he is ready to do himself justice. [Andrew Bladen]
Selections
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