March 08 / 13.20 Catterick

13.20

Good

Racing To School Novices’ Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £8169
  • 3m 1f 54y
  • Class 3
  • 2 runners
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Racing To School Novices’ Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 2 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 4-2361

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 6lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 150

Form & Verdict
Grade 2 winner over hurdles and he got off the mark over fences with a game win in a Class 3 handicap at Ayr (3m, soft; RPR 149) last month; still unexposed in this sphere and this should be a stroll in the park back in a novice event.
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2

13th Jan 2024

Soft

3m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:35 Warwick

Thomas Darby

11st 12lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Olly Murphy

Made his name over hurdles but he's 2-6 over fences and 3m on soft ground is right up his alley; it was quite comfortable when he accounted for Mill Green and Aye Right over C&D in November and a 4lb rise is not the end of the world; he's not your typical veteran chaser being so lightly raced in this discipline.

8/1

1st

2

22nd Nov 2023

Heavy

3m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:15 Warwick

Thomas Darby

11st 11lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

prominent, led 4th

5/1

OUR TIP

Form: 666P

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner last February but he's shown very little at increasingly big prices in his four runs over hurdles; now goes chasing at this new trip but this looks an impossible assignment against a smart rival.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7

15th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

17:27 Hexham

Artic Breeze

10st 12lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Lucinda Russell

Irish point winner (soft ground); placed on good to soft in both a 2m novice hurdle and a 3m novices' handicap chase at Market Rasen; well beaten and pulled up in two further starts; still early days and not written off from a workable mark.

16/1

6

21st May 2024

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

19:28 Hexham

Artic Breeze

11st 0lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell

Eight-race rules maiden who needs to jump much better than when down the field at Ayr in February last time out; however, prior to that he was a fairly encouraging second on his chase and stable debut at Market Rasen on Boxing Day and he's not ruled out.

8/1

6

21st May 2024

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

19:28 Hexham

Artic Breeze

11st 0lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell

Eight-race rules maiden who needs to jump much better than when down the field at Ayr in February last time out; however, prior to that he was a fairly encouraging second on his chase and stable debut at Market Rasen on Boxing Day and he's not ruled out.

8/1

Verdict

The smart hurdler THOMAS DARBY made it third time lucky over fences with a game win in a Class 3 handicap at Ayr last month and this should be a stroll in the park against his sole rival back in a novice event.[David Moon]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Thomas Darby

RP Ratings:

Thomas Darby

TOPSPEED:

Thomas Darby

POSTDATA:

Thomas Darby

The Times:

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Telegraph:

Thomas Darby

The Guardian:

Thomas Darby

Daily Mail:

Thomas Darby

D Express:

Thomas Darby

Daily Mirror:

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The Sun:

Thomas Darby

The Star:

Thomas Darby

Daily Record:

Thomas Darby