November 24 / 13.25 Uttoxeter

13.25

Good To Soft

Pektron Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £6178.77
  • 3m 0f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Pektron Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £7.50
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 21-112

Last run: 52 days

W: 10st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Others in here had more striking form over hurdles but he would probably be 2-2 as a chaser had he got his skates on a bit earlier at Warwick (2m4f, good; 3lb lower); can win races off current mark but this should be stronger than last time.
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3

13th Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 37y

Class 3

15:05 Sandown

Roccovango

12st 5lb

J: Miss Brodie Hampson

T: Olly Murphy

9yo who is lightly raced for his age and made it four wins from his last five starts, and 2-3 over fences, when scoring at Uttoxeter (3m, soft) in November; has a progressive profile and could play another leading role.

2/1

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4/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 114- BF

Last run: 230 days

W: 10st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Won a point and connections eager not to spend too much time over hurdles despite winning two of his three starts in that division (at up to 2m5f); brother to smart staying chaser Highland Lodge and this mark looks potentially lenient.
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4

7th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 91y

Class 3

15:55 Newbury

Toss Of A Coin

11st 3lb

J: Jay Tidball

T: Alan Jones

Failed to complete his final two starts for Paul Nicholls but won narrowly after a wind operation on stable debut at Chepstow (2m7f, good to soft); 17-2 to defy this 5lb higher mark at Exeter but he unseated at the start in a race won by Silver Thorn.

16/1

6

8th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 7f 86y

Class 3

16:10 Newbury

Toss Of A Coin

11st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

led, raced in second 3rd

8/1

6

8th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 7f 86y

Class 3

16:10 Newbury

Toss Of A Coin

11st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

led, raced in second 3rd, lost position 8th

8/1

Form: 1134-

Last run: 243 days

W: 10st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Won a point and then his first two hurdles, at 2m4f and 2m5f (heavy/soft); offered little on his last two runs when tongue tied, finishing well behind in a 3m Grade 2 and 2m4f handicap; still retains plenty of potential now sent chasing for which he's bred; 4lb out of the weights.
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7

23rd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 20y

Class 2

15:10 Perth

Inox Allen

10st 7lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Easily made all in first-time visor over C&D (good to soft) last April; hard to fancy on his three runs this term but, given his previous reaction to new headgear, it's possible cheekpieces will garner a positive response.

9/1

7th

2

31st Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 138y

Class 3

16:11 Musselburgh

Inox Allen

11st 6lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Easily made all in first-time visor (retained since) at Perth (2m4f, good to soft) last April and he stays this far; however, pulled up/tailed off on his two outings this season and needs to turn things around.

14/1

Form: 5226-P

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
0-5 over fences so has some experience, and he gave the subsequent Scottish National runner-up Surrey Quest a proper race at Newbury last December (3m2f, soft); last two runs have been nothing like so good and he was one of the first in trouble at Cheltenham a month ago; 2lb out of the weights.
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9th

2

18th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

13:52 Bangor-on-Dee

Atlanta Brave

12st 0lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Kerry Lee

Has become bitterly disappointing but handicapped accordingly and his third at Hereford was better (3m1f, good); cheekpieces are back on but they'd done little for him previously.

10/1

3rd

2

18th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

17:00 Hereford

Atlanta Brave

12st 0lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Kerry Lee

Thrown in on his old form but last win was in January 2023 and he was out of sorts over fences and hurdles last year; has lots to prove back from a break and he's failed to complete in his last three chase runs.

8/1

6

28th Oct 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:58 Ffos Las

Atlanta Brave

11st 11lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Kerry Lee

Dual novice hurdle winner at up to 2m5f (both soft); has struggled since finishing second in Newbury's Mandarin Chase in December 2023, sliding 19lb since; failed to complete in his two starts since wind surgery and returns to hurdles with a fair bit to prove.

14/1

Form: 114- D

Last run: 226 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 134

Form & Verdict
Bought for £200,000 after point win; managed to win a Grade 2 at Cheltenham (3m, soft) on just his second run over hurdles and that despite the muddling gallop doing him no favours; had to bypass the Festival with his yard under a cloud and wasn't at his best at Aintree; makes chase debut in a handicap but the potential is there to be top drawer.
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4th

5

15th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 5

15:27 Ludlow

Shanagh Bob

12st 6lb

J: Mr Nick Oliver

T: Henry Oliver

C&D match last May (good, RPR 128) gave him his only chase win to date; habit of jumping right too great to ignore since, including when twice second in points lately, so a return to a clockwise track is timely.

14/1

9th

3

27th Jul 2025

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 2

15:07 Uttoxeter

Shanagh Bob

11st 4lb

J: David Noonan

T: Henry Oliver

Didn't reach the heights he once promised for Nicky Henderson but still fetched £43,000 at the sales and made a reasonable debut for this yard at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good; first-time cheekpieces) when behind Art Of Diplomacy; clearly needs to find something on that run.

12/1

1

13th Jun 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

18:45 Newton Abbot

Shanagh Bob

11st 10lb

J: David Noonan

T: Henry Oliver

Arguably didn't fulfil his potential for Nicky Henderson, having won a Grade 2 novice hurdle in 2023, and was sold for £43,000 after winning two-runner chase at Ludlow (3m, good) last month; remains on a workable mark for this stable debut, though, and might be aided by the new tongue-tie.

3/1

Non-runners

Hillcrest

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £17.40
Straight Forecast £21.44
Trifecta £53.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Shanagh Bob

RP RATINGS:

Atlanta Brave

WEST COUNTRY:

Toss Of A Coin

POSTDATA:

Roccovango

Daily Mirror:

Hillcrest

LAMBOURN:

Shanagh Bob

The Times:

Shanagh Bob

Telegraph:

Shanagh Bob

D Express:

Shanagh Bob

The Sun:

Shanagh Bob

The Star:

Shanagh Bob

Daily Record:

Shanagh Bob

TOPSPEED:

Atlanta Brave