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14:20 Haydock Park

32red.com Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 37.70s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green, White sleeves, Red stars, Red cap
  • Form 5-8F351
  • Age 8
  • Weight 12-1
  • Official Rating 123

always behind

2
Silk - Red, Yellow and Blue hoop, Red sleeves, Red and Blue hooped cap
11/1
  • Form 301271
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 117

chased leaders, mistake 12th, soon weakened

3
Silk - Dark green, yellow cross belts, yellow sleeves, dark green stars, red cap
  • Form 204-511
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 115

held up, headway 12th, hit 4 out, ridden after 2 out, weakened last

4
Silk - Red, Black diamond, Red sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Black cap, Red diamonds

Lord Brock

294 BF
16/1
  • Form 12215P-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 110

held up, headway 12th, led 2 out, driven clear flat

5
Silk - DARK GREEN, YELLOW sash
  • Form 27-12PP
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 105

led to 2nd, led again after 5th to 7th, led again 10th to 13th, jumped left 4 out, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened 2 out

6
Silk - Yellow, Maroon star, sleeves and star on cap
50/1
  • Form 7-16P55
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 102

mid-division, mistake 8th, ridden 10th, weakened before next

7
Silk - BEIGE and PURPLE diamonds
  • Form P/P-3FU2
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 98

held up, headway 10th, led 13th, ridden and headed 2 out, hung left and weakened flat

8
Silk - Pink, Light Blue Cross of Lorraine

Point

17
11/1
  • Form 46-P834
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 95

behind, blundered 2nd, pulled up after next

9
Silk - White, Maroon hoops, sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 79-4337
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 95

led 2nd, headed after 5th, led again 7th to 10th, weakened 14th

10
Silk - Black, Light Blue hoops, Red sleeves, Light Blue cap
10/1
  • Form 235-P87
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 94

in touch, lost place 14th, stayed on flat

In depth

Verdict

In this handicap, Another Native gets the vote, with his biggest dangers reckoned to be Victory Gunner and Koumba. Another Native is on a roll, having won his last two and, having looked progressive along the way, he can defy a further rise in the ratings. Raised nine pounds for his Boxing Day success, Victory Gunner will find this a bit tougher, especially off topweight, while a nine-pounds rise for his Newbury win will test Koumba, progressive that he might be. Lord Brock looked very promising in 2003/4 but has an absence to overcome, while you could build a case for Special Conquest based on his novice form, but he will have to build on this season's form - including when being pulled up behind Koumba at Newbury - to get into the shake-up. Of course, Valleymore remains well-weighted based on his 2003 winning form, but more recent form is patchy. All of which returns us to the selection, which is Another Native.

Formwatch

Victory Gunner (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Jumped slowly, headway 10th, ridden approaching 3 out, led 2 out, driven out, won at Market Rasen 3m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (D) gs in Dec beating Fin Bec (10-5) by 7l, 11 ran.

Koumba (FR) 25-1 (11-3) Always prominent, led 9th to 10th, led again 11th, ridden 3 out, drew clear approaching last, stayed on well, won at Newbury 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (D) gd in Nov beating King of Gothland (10-10) by 7l, 12 ran.

Another Native (IRE) 15-8fav (10-13) Held up, headway after 7th, led on bit 3 out, cheekily, won at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (D) hvy in Dec beating Major Benefit (11-5) by a nk, 6 ran.

Lord Brock 7-2jt-fav (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up 3 out in race won by Alagon (10-13) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gd in Mar, 10 ran.

Special Conquest 25-1 (11-4) Led to 2nd, prominent until 11th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Koumba (11-3) at Newbury 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (D) gd in Nov, 12 ran.

Bannister Lane 40-1 (11-2) Held up, pushed along 10th, weakened next, 5th of 6, 30l behind Nadover (10-7) at Bangor 2m 4f nov chs (D) hvy in Dec.

Toon Trooper (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Held up, headway and mistake 9th, ridden after 3 out, kept on to go 2nd at last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 7l behind Lost In Normandy (10-0) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (E) hvy in Dec.

Point 20-1 (11-12) Held up, not fluent 2nd, blundered 11th, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, weakened approaching last, 4th of 16, 6l behind Moscow Gold (9-13) at Ludlow 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (F) gd in Dec.

Valleymore (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) In touch, lost place 6th, behind when hampered 9th, tailed off, 7th of 10, well behind Another Native (10-9) at Haydock 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (D) sft in Dec.

Ironside (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Led to 2nd, chased leaders until approaching 9th, 7th of 15, well behind Moustique de L'Isle (11-2) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (E) hvy in Dec.