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Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Racing Club Novices’ Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £3406.24
  • 3m 1f 44y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Racing Club Novices’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

13/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £2.10

Form: -451U4

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Fair hurdler; 14l winner of an ordinary novice handicap chase off 5lb lower at Market Rasen in August (2m5f, good, six fences omitted) and fair run over 3m on same course last time; each-way chance.
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6th

7

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

16:32 Perth

Cant Beat History

11st 10lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Henry Oliver

Progressive 9yo who returned from a break with small-field win at Warwick (3m1f, good) in April and also ran well when second to a course specialist at Market Rasen (3m, good) last month; significant rain will dent his appeal here but otherwise he may still have more improvement to come.

4/1

2nd

5

9th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 3

15:50 Market Rasen

Cant Beat History

11st 3lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Henry Oliver

took keen hold, in rear but in touch with leaders

11/8

2nd

5

9th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 3

15:50 Market Rasen

Cant Beat History

11st 3lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Henry Oliver

took keen hold, in rear but in touch with leaders

11/8

6/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: -524F2

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Dead-heated with Frankie Faulkner in a point in April 2022; fair form over fences this year, including when close second at Market Rasen last time (3m, good, Can't Beat History 6l back in fourth); a possible.
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9

25th Jul 2025

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 5

14:37 Uttoxeter

Deadly Missile

10st 6lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Rosemary Gasson

Winning pointer who was making it 17th-time lucky under rules when beating Zoffalee over C&D (good) nine days ago; 1lb wrong there so 6lb higher under his penalty, but even so with conditions likely to be similar he has to make the shortlist.

8/1

11

16th Jul 2025

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 5

14:38 Uttoxeter

Deadly Missile

10st 2lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Rosemary Gasson

On a good mark and the signs were more encouraging when fourth over 2m7f at Worcester three weeks ago (behind McGregors Charge); seems to be running into form after an absence.

12/1

14

25th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

14:33 Worcester

Deadly Missile

10st 2lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Rosemary Gasson

Sole win remains a dead-heat in a Welsh maiden point in 2022, but second in this race in 2023 and there was some encouragement to take from this month's Warwick fourth on his second outing following a sizeable layoff.

25/1

Form: /31332

Last run: 25 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Winning pointer/hurdler; three fair runs in small field novice handicaps over fences, last time finishing a short-head second at Newton Abbot (3m2f, heavy) despite his saddle slipping; this looks stronger.
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7th

10

6th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

18:42 Fontwell

Frankie Faulkner

10st 8lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Mrs C Williams

Maiden hurdle winner; 0-11 over fences but placed a good few times and his backward step last time was over hurdles; cheekpieces return with a tongue-tie added.

8/1

7th

9

1st Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

15:00 Ffos Las

Frankie Faulkner

10st 3lb

J: Isabel Williams

T: Evan Williams

Won a maiden over hurdles but tailed off in his two handicaps and chasing is more his game these days; has been running well in that discipline, though, so couldn't put a line through him.

9/1

3rd

4

1st Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

13:47 Market Rasen

Frankie Faulkner

11st 1lb

J: Isabel Williams

T: Evan Williams

0-10 over fences but returned from long absence with two good seconds in the autumn, the latter at Southwell (3m, good to soft; cheekpieces refitted); remains well handicapped on older form and today's slightly slower ground ought to suit; a possible.

100/30

Form: P13PP1

Last run: 34 days

W: 10st 8lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Has won two small-field chases at Uttoxeter this season, the latest a two-finisher event last month (3m, good to soft, first-time tongue tie); some modest efforts in between; this looks stronger.
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9

6th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:50 Uttoxeter

Talkingthetalk

10st 5lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Dual course winner, including over C&D last September, when 1lb lower; well below that level since, including when 50-1 and tailed off on last month's reappearance; bit to prove.

25/1

11

13th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

15:35 Hereford

Talkingthetalk

10st 2lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Won two four-runner Uttoxeter chases (2m4f/3m) in early part of last season but looked out of sorts when last seen in the autumn and is 7lb out of the weights here; seems best on good/good to soft ground.

33/1

11

13th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

15:35 Hereford

Talkingthetalk

10st 2lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Won two four-runner Uttoxeter chases (2m4f/3m) in early part of last season but looked out of sorts when last seen in the autumn and is 7lb out of the weights here; seems best on good/good to soft ground.

33/1

Form: 545405

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Dual winner on the Flat; 17-race maiden over jumps and recent chase efforts uninspiring; others stronger.
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5th

7

17th Oct 2023

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

15:00 Hereford

Dynali

10st 7lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Dual winner on the Flat; 17-race maiden over jumps and recent chase efforts uninspiring; others stronger.

33/1

5th

7

4th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

14:05 Bangor-on-Dee

Dynali

10st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

took keen hold, led, headed but prominent before 7th, outpaced and lost position before 4 out, weakened from 3 out

66/1

11th

12

13th Sep 2023

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

17:20 Uttoxeter

Dynali

10st 7lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Gave fairly good account when fifth at Bangor (2m7f, good) last month, but was below that form there three weeks ago and is now 0-16 over hurdles.

33/1

Form: 44-491

Last run: 5 days

W: 10st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Off the mark on second chase start when a 10l winner of a handicap at Worcester last week (3m, good to soft) despite running from 10lb out of the handicap; 3lb well in with his penalty so clearly of interest if handling this quicker ground.
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9

26th Jul 2024

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 5

17:35 Uttoxeter

Meechlands Magic

10st 13lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Debra Hamer

Came good with 10l win at Worcester (2m7f, good to soft; refitted cheekpieces) in October and ran another big race when third at Ludlow (3m, good to soft) the following month but has fitness to prove after 242-day break and the headgear is missing today.

10/1

3rd

6

27th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 5

13:40 Ludlow

Meechlands Magic

10st 13lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Debra Hamer

disputed lead, led before 3rd

5/1

Form: 7-6665

Last run: 5 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
11-race maiden over jumps and hard to fancy after finishing 43l behind Meechlands Magic at Worcester (3m, good to soft) last week.
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7th

8

27th Mar 2025

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 5

14:57 Warwick

Newtonian

10st 9lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Matt Sheppard

Only win came on good ground off 2lb higher here last May (3m1f); has run well since then but form has taken a turn for the worse this year and should have run better only 19 days ago at Hereford when back on good ground.

10/1

4th

9

8th Mar 2025

Good

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

13:30 Hereford

Newtonian

10st 11lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Matt Sheppard

Only win came on good ground off this mark at Warwick last May (3m1f); was knocking on the door in the autumn (on good and good to soft) and a softer surface has perhaps found him out the last twice; better expected.

7/1

10th

10

21st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 2f 0y

Class 5

13:40 Warwick

Newtonian

10st 4lb

J: Mrs Izzie Hill

T: Matt Sheppard

in touch with leaders, towards rear with one circuit to go, not fluent 3 out, soon struggling

10/1

Non-runners

Regarde, Dukehill, Sadie Hill

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £17.60
Straight Forecast £19.78
Tricast £70.37
Trifecta £64.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Meechlands Magic

LAMBOURN:

Regarde

POSTDATA:

Frankie Faulkner

Daily Mail:

Dukehill

WEST COUNTRY:

Dynali

RP RATINGS:

Meechlands Magic

The Times:

Meechlands Magic

Telegraph:

Meechlands Magic

The Guardian:

Meechlands Magic

D Express:

Meechlands Magic

Daily Mirror:

Meechlands Magic

The Sun:

Meechlands Magic

The Star:

Meechlands Magic

Daily Record:

Meechlands Magic