November 11 / 13.15 Kempton

13.15

Good

racingtv.com Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5703.48
  • 2m 4f 110y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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racingtv.com Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 74-236

Last run: 41 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Seven-race maiden who ran promisingly at Stratford (2m3f) on debut over fences; has failed to build on that effort in two subsequent outings (well held latest) but can't be written off yet; in good hands and has a useful pedigree, so looks the type to win a race at some stage.
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4th

2

20th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

14:05 Market Rasen

Climbing

11st 4lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Inconsistent over fences since last summer but won over 2m4f in the autumn and went very close over 3m1f in April (also on good ground); taken off his feet in a strongly run race last time and now reverts to hurdling in first-time cheekpieces; big player if on a going day.

6/4

4th

5

18th May 2025

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

15:20 Stratford

Climbing

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Quite lightly raced 7yo who has pretty solid record in good-ground contests over fences; scored at Kempton (2m4f) in the autumn and ran big race in defeat at Hereford (3m1f) last month, after a break; also suited by this track; good chance.

9/4

4th

5

18th May 2025

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

15:20 Stratford

Climbing

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Quite lightly raced 7yo who has pretty solid record in good-ground contests over fences; scored at Kempton (2m4f) in the autumn and ran big race in defeat at Hereford (3m1f) last month, after a break; also suited by this track; good chance.

9/4

13/2

  • Place: £3.80

Form: 55-150

Last run: 106 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish 6yo who is only 1-11 over fences, the win gained at Ffos Las (2m3f; stable debut) in May; has failed to back up that form in two subsequent starts (had further wind surgery since latest) and looks more exposed than these rivals.
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2nd

2

11th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

Class 4

13:15 Kempton

Steppenwolf

11st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Ex-Irish 6yo who is only 1-11 over fences, the win gained at Ffos Las (2m3f; stable debut) in May; has failed to back up that form in two subsequent starts (had further wind surgery since latest) and looks more exposed than these rivals.

13/2

2nd

2

11th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

Class 4

13:15 Kempton

Steppenwolf

11st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Ex-Irish 6yo who is only 1-11 over fences, the win gained at Ffos Las (2m3f; stable debut) in May; has failed to back up that form in two subsequent starts (had further wind surgery since latest) and looks more exposed than these rivals.

13/2

11th

7

28th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:25 Uttoxeter

Steppenwolf

11st 11lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Ex-Irish 6yo who was given a wind op before winning quite stylishly on stable debut at Ffos Las (2m3f, good) in May; disappointed when favourite to follow up at Bangor last month but could plausibly still have more improvement to come for this stable; swaps cheekpieces for first-time blinkers.

9/1

100/30

Form: 5323-3

Last run: 134 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Closely related to a six-time winner for his yard; low-mileage maiden who is proving consistent, having been placed in all four hurdles starts, most recently third off this mark at Uttoxeter (2m4f) in June; may be capable of improvement over fences and holds solid claims.
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4

1st Apr 2026

Good

3m 1f 30y

Class 4

15:20 Wincanton

Muskoka

11st 12lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

Runner-up behind Broomfields Cave over C&D in December but his form has slumped in two subsequent runs (2m7f/3m5f); overall record is now 1-18 and he has something to prove again.

6/1

5

8th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 5f 54y

Class 3

16:48 Warwick

Muskoka

11st 9lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

Record is only 1-17, the success over 3m1f, but he is largely consistent having made the frame in most starts; chance of doubling his tally partly depends on whether the new trip sparks a new level of form.

8/1

4th

2

14th Jan 2026

Good

2m 7f 91y

Class 4

14:05 Newbury

Muskoka

11st 13lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

Just one win from his 16 starts but he's consistent and has been runner-up in this visor on his last two outings (3m, good/good to soft); there's every chance he'll be bang there.

13/2

OUR TIP

Form: 4231-F D

Last run: 192 days

W: 12st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Had wind surgery since his early fall at Punchestown in May (final hurdles start) and now goes in a hood; comfortably off the mark at Hereford (2m3f) the time before and this half-brother to Altior remains open to further progress; respected chase debutant.
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6th

6

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 4f 165y

20:00 Downpatrick

Montecam

12st 0lb

J: Mr J W Hendrick

T: W J Codd

Useful hurdler up to last season ran his best race in three points when third in an open race at Toomebridge last time; ran well enough on sole chase start in 2024 but has to do more.

6/1

14

24th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

13:15 Cheltenham

Montecam

10st 13lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Half-brother to Altior; didn't make the progress that might have been expected for Nicky Henderson season but bettered his underwhelming stable debut when second of 13 at Bellewstown (2m4f, good) in August and may improve again for John McConnell.

20/1

Form: 3512-8

Last run: 187 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Raced only at about 2m; chase debutante who isn't guaranteed to jump well, having lacked fluency in last two attempts over hurdles, but she made no errors when scoring comfortably at Hereford in February; pedigree suggests she'll stay the new trip.
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3rd

2

7th Mar 2025

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 4

15:55 Leicester

Mighty Moth

11st 12lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Noel Williams

A winner over hurdles and off the mark as a chaser at the fourth attempt when breezing clear for a very comfortable win at Lingfield (2m4f, soft), beating Fortunefavorsdbold who runs earlier on the card; hit with an 8lb rise but the cheekpieces were new last time.

11/8

Form: 2/65P- D

Last run: 234 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Regressed sharply last term and has undergone further wind surgery since folding tamely at Newbury on final hurdles run; should make a chaser and has possibilities if tapping back into her early promise, which featured point/hurdle wins; still has low mileage.
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15th

8

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 4

14:38 Doncaster

Ah Whisht

11st 7lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Tom Symonds

midfield

25/1

15th

8

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 4

14:38 Doncaster

Ah Whisht

11st 7lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Tom Symonds

midfield

25/1

11

21st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 44y

Class 3

13:38 Hereford

Ah Whisht

10st 5lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Tom Symonds

Still unexposed after only six rules starts but was well beaten in all three handicap hurdles last season and fell on her chasing debut six weeks ago; others have much more obvious claims.

20/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £46.10
Straight Forecast £47.52
Trifecta £127.20

Selections

LAMBOURN:

Montecam

SPOTLIGHT:

Muskoka

TOPSPEED:

Climbing

The Times:

Mighty Moth

WEST COUNTRY:

Steppenwolf

POSTDATA:

Climbing

Daily Mail:

Montecam

Daily Mirror:

Montecam

The Star:

Montecam

Daily Record:

Montecam

D Express:

Mighty Moth

Telegraph:

Muskoka

The Guardian:

Muskoka

The Sun:

Muskoka