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14:15 Catterick

Racing To School Novices' Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)

  • 3 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 51y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £13,500 added
  • Winner: £7,352
  • 2nd: £3,387
  • 3rd: £1,693
  • 4th: £848
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 48.49s
  • Off Time: 14:15:13
  • 3 Ran
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Silk -
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Silk - Dark blue, white star, white and dark blue diabolo on sleeves, dark blue cap, white star

Mortlach

9 t D
10/11
  • Form 223321
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 132

chased leader, pushed along and weakened approaching 6 out, mistake and unseated rider 5 out

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Silk - White, dark blue star, chevrons on sleeves

Fusain (FR)

12 pt
9/2
  • Form 4-65241
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 118

made all, jumped well throughout, increased tempo from 5 out, well clear 2 out, very easily

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Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine, armlets and cap

Stag Horn

45 p C
13/8
  • Form 11P8-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

held up, not fluent 1st, pushed along and outpaced from 5 out, plugged on in distant 2nd thereafter

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

STAG HORN, five-times a winner on the Flat and a Grade 2 winner over hurdles just over a year ago, receives weight from his two rivals on his chasing debut though has questions to answer after a poor run in the Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton last month. However, the 10lb he gets from Mortlach, five-times a winner over fences mainly in small fields like this, should be enough to make a successful chasing bow. Fusain only had one to beat at Newcastle but did it nicely enough.

Formwatch

Mortlach 11-10fav (11-9) Led until hit 1st and headed, led again after 3rd until 5th, not fluent 7th, challenged 5 out, led narrowly next, going best from 2 out, stayed on and well on top at the elbow, won at Newbury 2m hcp (2) gf in Feb beating Fast Buck (11-8) by 4 3/4l, 3 ran.

Fusain (FR) 6-5 (10-5) Jumped well, made all, 2 lengths clear 4 out, ridden to maintain advantage 3 out, 4 lengths clear 2 out, good jump last, stayed on well run-in, won at Newcastle 2m hcp (3) gd in Feb beating Arthur's Quay (11-2) by 7l, 2 ran.

Stag Horn 16-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, tracked leader 2nd until before 6th, weakened quickly tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Jan.