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Come Racing New Year's Day Beginners' Chase (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 51y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £4,549
  • 2nd: £1,336
  • 3rd: £668
  • 4th: £334
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 55.06s
  • Off Time: 15:00:55
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Divine Spear (IRE)

8/11

    2
    Silk -

    Alzammaar (USA)

    6/4

      1
      Silk - Emerald green, royal blue disc, emerald green sleeves, royal blue stars, royal blue cap

      Alzammaar (USA)

      11 D
      6/4
      • Form 70250-2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 136

      with leader until before 3 out, chased winner after last, kept on and well held by winner

      2
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Divine Spear (IRE)

      219 BF
      8/11
      • Form 8/13225-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 133

      in touch, chased leaders 4 out, went 2nd before 3 out, led before 2 out, kept on well

      3
      Silk - Beige, grey epaulets

      Ramonex (GER)

      14
      20/1
      • Form 6F51-25
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 120

      led to 9th, led again 10th, headed before 2 out, no extra and lost 2nd place after last

      4
      Silk - Dark Green, Yellow diamond on body and cap, Yellow sleeves, Dark Green armlets

      Top Cat Dj (IRE)

      16 t
      250/1
      • Form P-PPP04
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 68

      held up in touch, lost place from 4 out

      5
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue braces, hooped sleeves

      Valgor Du Ronceray (FR)

      6
      18/1
      • Form F2U31U
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 124

      tracked leaders, led 9th, headed 10th, blundered next and soon lost place, rallied before 3 out, one pace and no impression

      Previous results

      2016
      Silk -

      Laissez Dire (FR)

      5/6
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-8

      2015
      Silk -

      Stilletto (IRE)

      6/4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-0

      2014
      Silk -

      Grate Fella (IRE)

      10/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      ALZAMMAAR, three times a winner on the level, made a very satisfactory start over fences when beaten a short-head at Carlisle and this slightly longer trip is in his favour. DIVINE SPEAR won a Class 3 Fontwell handicap over hurdles in December and raced exclusively at a higher level subsequently and was placed in three of his four starts. His pedigree is all about jumping fences and this can prove a winning start. Valgor Du Ronceray, a winning bumper and hurdler in Ireland, didn't get far on his chasing bow at Wetherby while Ramonex, a novice hurdle winner at Perth in April, was beaten a very long way on his chasing bow at Warwick.

      Formwatch

      Alzammaar (USA) 11-1 (11-2) Led, jumped left 4 out, headed 3 out, ridden and every chance last until just held post, 2nd of 5, shd behind Brio Conti (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 4f (3) sft in Nov.

      Divine Spear (IRE) 5-4fav (11-2) Led until 2nd, tracked leader until 5th, pushed along after 3 out, outpaced before last, no extra flat, 5th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Political Quiz (10-3) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.

      Ramonex (GER) 66-1 (11-1) Held up in 4th, outpaced when blundered badly and lost place 7th, no chance after, continued tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Ozzie The Oscar (11-1) at Warwick 2m (3) gs in Nov.

      Top Cat Dj (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden after 5 out, soon outpaced, went modest 4th and kept on from 2 out, never threatened leaders, 4th of 8, 18 1/4l behind Mullaghmurphy Blue (11-5) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.

      Valgor Du Ronceray (FR) 16-1 (11-0) In touch in 4th place, mistake 4th, mistake and unseated rider 6th, at Wetherby 1m 7f (4) gs in Nov.