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14:20 Carlisle

Gordon W. Richards Memorial Novices' Chase (Class D)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 19.60s
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Blue and White diamonds, White sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 521122-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5

led, headed 8th, mistake next, badly bumped and lost place 10th, weakened after 4 out

2
Silk - Emerald Green, Pink hooped sleeves, Pink cap

Bens Big

196
50/1
  • Form PUP-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5

tracked leader, led 8th, headed 10th, soon ridden and weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

3
Silk - Royal Blue, large Pink spots, Royal Blue sleeves, Pink spots and spots on cap
9/2
  • Form 6/31416-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5

held up towards rear, headway 8th, close up 10th, led 3 out, comfortably

4
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
16/1
  • Form 14U-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5

always behind

5
Silk - Dark Blue, Maroon epaulets and armlets
  • Form U2FF4-3
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5

in touch, mistake 6th, headway and close up 8th, led 10th, ridden and headed 3 out, one-paced under pressure

6
Silk - Dark Green, White disc, White sleeves, Dark Green spots, Black cap, White spots
50/1
  • Form 23P33-6
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-5

tracked leaders, lost place 8th, lost touch after 4 out

7
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap

My Baton

185
7/1
  • Form P42222-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5

held up in touch, headway and close up 10th, every chance 4 out, disp close 2nd when sprawled on landing and unseated rider 3 out

8
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW sash and star on cap
7/2
  • Form 13222P-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5

held up in rear, mistake 1st, headway to chase leaders 10th, ridden and effort approaching 2 out, kept on to chase winner flat

9
Silk - Purple and Pink check, Purple sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form 5131PP-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5

mid-division, struggling 10th, never dangerous

10
Silk - White, Dark Blue sleeves, White armlets, Red cap
  • Form PPP-P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

towards rear, reminders 4th, weakened 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

11
Silk - Red, Royal Blue epaulets and sleeves, quartered cap
9/1
  • Form 331212-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

not fluent, held up in rear, pushed along 4 out, stayed on same from 2 out, not trouble leaders

In depth

Verdict

Bold Investor has the best hurdle form of those on show here and with his stable doing well at this track he is the TEAMtalk selection to translate that form to the larger obstacles. Behavingbadly should give the selection most to do having shown progressive form last season culminating in a good second at the Perth Festival at the backend of last season. The ground and trip are both ideal. My Baton has the best chase from of these contestants though the trip here could be on the short side for him these days. Tee Jay was well regarded last season and has some useful form. If he can translate that form he should run well at a price.