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16:10 Hereford

Paddypower.com Novices' Chase (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,650 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 52.40s
  • Off Time: 16:19:40
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Deep Purple

4/9

    2
    Silk -

    Divine Gift

    4/1

      1
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE diamond and diamond on cap

      Deep Purple

      9 D
      4/9
      • Form 9-411P2
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-8

      made all, always travelling smoothly, clear last, easily

      2
      Silk - ORANGE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, armlets and cap

      Orrezzo (GER)

      264 D
      28/1
      • Form 5-11437
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-8

      held up in 4th, not fluent 5th (water), not fluent next, lost touch from 7th, went poor 3rd before last

      4
      Silk - PINK, EMERALD GREEN cross belts, armlets and spots on cap

      Divine Gift

      17 D
      4/1
      • Form 297231
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 120

      held up in 3rd, chased winner before 3 out, soon ridden, no impression from 2 out

      5
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue triple diamond and armlets, Royal Blue and Yellow quartered cap

      Opera de Coeur (FR)

      25 D
      11/2
      • Form 0/4P-104
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 123

      chased winner until pushed along before 3 out when not fluent, weakened before 2 out

      6
      Silk - Orange, Brown disc, Brown cap, Orange spots

      Kayceecee (IRE)

      7 D
      100/1
      • Form 5/25U6-P
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-12

      refused to race, took no part

      3
      NR

      Pret A Thou (FR)

      19 CD
      • Form 138416
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 112

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      DEEP PURPLE gets the nomination ahead of Divine Gift in what is a decent novices' chase for the track. The Evan Williams-trained selection is clearly the best of these on what he has achieved thus far over fences, winning two of his five races and running with plenty of credit at Sandown last time. This trip and ground look ideal for the eight-year-old and he can win again. Divine Gift has also gone well in all three of his chases to date, including when breaking his duck at Fakenham last time. He goes well on this ground and should be thereabouts. Opera De Couer is the top rated of those in the race to have been assessed over fences and is respected, although he would ideally want softer ground, expecially over this minimum trip. The others should be readily swept aside and the hope is that Deep Purple is the one to do it.

      Formwatch

      Deep Purple 15-8 (11-8) Led, not fluent 1st, blundered 4th, hit 7th and 4 out, ridden after 3 out, driven and kept on well after 2out until headed and not pace of winner flat, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Song of Songs (11-4) at Sandown 2m nov chs (3) gd.

      Orrezzo (GER) 12-1 (11-2) Held up, headway after 8th, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out, stayed 3 out, 7th of 8, 33l behind Lord Jay Jay (11-7) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Jun.

      Divine Gift 3-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, went 3rd 8th, led 3 out, clear next, stayed on flat, won at Fakenham 2m nov chs (3) gs in Feb beating Black Beauty (11-0) by 3l, 5 ran.

      Opera de Coeur (FR) 15-2 (11-4) Led, headed after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 6, 16l behind Pasco (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m nov chs (3) gs in Feb.

      Kayceecee (IRE) 33-1 (10-7) Held up in 4th, took keen hold, not fluent 5th, weakened approaching 4 out, mistake 3 out, tailed of when pulled up 3 out in race won by Isn't That Lucky (11-0) at Stratford 2m 5f beg chs (4) gs, 4 ran.

      Pret A Thou (FR) 7-1 (11-1) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last, 6th of 10, 24l behind Or d'Oudairies (11-9) at Bangor 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.