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HeavyVickers.Bet Independent Family Owned Bookmaker Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £10562
- 3m 1f 210y
- Class 3
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Abandoned
Form: 15-111 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 12 |
29th Apr 2023 Good 3m 4f 146y Class 1 |
10st 3lb |
Out of his depth in Grade 2 novice at Cheltenham Festival; 5-5 over rules fences otherwise, most recently beating Revels Hill by 1l at Exeter (3m6f, good to soft; pair well clear); highly progressive in handicaps, no ground worries, stays well and may not have reached his ceiling yet; shortlisted. |
14/1 |
|
1st 3 |
26th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 3m 6f 153y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Bit off more than he could chew in the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham but had been going great guns with four successive wins from 2m7f to 3m3f (three at Fontwell); this is nothing like so demanding as at the Festival but it's still a step up from the grade in which he was winning; respected nonetheless. |
8/1 |
|
2 |
14th Mar 2023 Soft 3m 5f 201y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Big improvement switched to chasing, with one win at Lingfield and three at Fontwell; 19l and 17l were the last two winning margins, the latest over 3m4f (good to soft) and he goes well in the mud; that handicap form leaves him with a lot to find but he's certainly been impressing at that much lower level. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: -21843 CD
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 11lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 |
27th Jun 2023 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Seemingly back in good form at Warwick (3m2f, good) last month, where he battled on well to press Nickelsonthedime in the closing stages, but was last of five when favourite at Fontwell 11 days ago and it's hard to know what to expect from him here. |
11/2 |
|
5th 3 |
16th Jun 2023 Good 3m 1f 166y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
pressed leader, led after 1st, pressed leader when headed 3rd, ridden after 3 out, stayed on until no extra inside final 110yds |
5/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
31st May 2023 Good To Firm 3m 2f 0y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Thorough stayer who was placed in two chases and a hurdle towards end of last season; probably on a good mark over hurdles but needs to bounce back quickly from lacklustre run over fences a fortnight ago; fully effective on good ground; unproven on good to firm. |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: P51-PF D
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 10lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 4 |
30th Dec 2023 Good To Soft 3m 2f 57y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Defied a 17lb higher mark nearly two years ago but has shown precious little in the meantime. |
16/1 |
|
6th 8 |
12th Dec 2023 Soft 3m 1f 30y Class 4 |
10st 9lb |
Has dropped to a mark 12lb lower than when winning at Plumpton in January 2022 but this 10yo has struggled subsequently. |
50/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 63-17P D
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 9lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
13th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 3m 4f 85y Class 3 |
10st 8lb |
Returned from 508-day absence to make winning stable debut at Ffos Las (3m, soft) in November but his form has nosedived since, and it's hard to predict whether he'll warm to the task here. |
33/1 |
|
9 |
3rd Feb 2023 Good To Soft 3m 2f 54y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Became more miss than hit for Nigel Hawke; absent 508 days before winning at Ffos Las (soft; 1lb higher today) in November at his first attempt for new yard but he's taken major backward steps in his two starts since. |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 5-2U24 C
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
18th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 5f 135y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
led but pestered, not fluent 7th, headed but pressed leader after 10th, soon pushed along and lost position, weakened after 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out |
9/2 |
|
3rd 6 |
29th Jan 2023 Good To Soft 3m 3f 149y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Stays 3m5f; three of four wins were on heavy, the other on soft; latest was in January 2021 and although runner-up in two of his three completions this term, he needs to bounce back from a modest show just before Christmas. |
10/1 |
Verdict
This can go to Chris Gordon’s COOLVALLA, who made it 3-3 over fences with his dominant display over C&D last month and is open to more progress in this sphere. The pick of the opposition could be Premier D’troice, who is only 1lb higher than for his last win and took a major step back in the right direction when a staying-on third at Taunton last time.[David Moon]