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13:15 Newbury

Stan James Mandarin Handicap Chase (Class D )

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 7.20s
  • 17 Ran
1
Silk - BEIGE and EMERALD GREEN check, BEIGE sleeves
7/1
  • Form 315-212
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 125

not fluent, behind, mistake 3rd, driven and in touch 14th, stayed on under pressure from next, never going pace to reach leaders

2
Silk - Maroon, Emerald Green epaulets and armlets, Maroon cap
16/1
  • Form 1F3152
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 124

held up in mid-division, smooth headway from 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, led narrowly last, hard ridden run-in, headed final strides

3
Silk - Red, Yellow hoop and armlets, Red cap
  • Form 1F21-04
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 121

always behind

4
Silk - Light Green, Brown hoops, Light Green and Light Blue hooped sleeves
  • Form 141U-02
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 121

behind, headway under pressure and close up 14th, driven approaching 4 out, steadily weakened

5
Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap, DARK BLUE star
14/1
  • Form 21242-2
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 120

always behind, mistake 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

6
Silk - Orange, Black triple diamond, Black and Orange diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap, Black diamond
  • Form 312-P25
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 120

prominent, went 2nd 12th, led after 14th, headed 4 out, chased leader to 2 out, one pace before last

7
Silk - WHITE, GREEN sleeves and collar, CLARET cap
  • Form 5P31-2P
  • Age 14
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 120

tracked leader, led 5th, narrowly headed after 14th, weakening when blundered 2 out

8
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue triple diamond and armlets, Royal Blue and Yellow quartered cap
  • Form 1P16P-4
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 119

close up, ridden 10th, soon lost place, jumped right 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

9
Silk - Red, Emerald Green epaulets, Red and Emerald Green striped sleeves, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 122322
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 118

held up towards rear, steady headway to tracked leaders from 11th, led narrowly 4 out, not fluent and narrowly headed last, rider soon dropped whip, chased leader under pressure until not quicken towards finish

10
Silk - MAROON and RED check, RED sleeves and cap
  • Form 134/31-0
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 117

mid-division until blundered and unseated rider 9th

11
Silk - Maroon, White star, stars on sleeves, White cap Maroon star
  • Form 0/P22-P6
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 116

chased leaders until weakened before 2 out

12
Silk - Emerald Green, Purple star, hooped sleeves, Purple cap

Ulusaba

21
9/1
  • Form 6-P0112
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 112

held up towards rear, steady headway from 13th, effort to chase leading pair when rider dropped whip soon after last, pushed along and ran on to lead final strides

14
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow spots
  • Form 2-P42R2
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 109

always behind, ridden and no impression from 4 out

15
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Yellow cap
40/1
  • Form P-12610
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 108

in touch, outpaced and behind from 14th, no chance when mistake next

16
Silk - White, Emerald Green star, halved sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green star
16/1
  • Form 432/1F1-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 102

blundered 3rd, always behind, under pressure 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th

17
Silk - Yellow, black chevrons, striped cap
  • Form 02152P
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 100

chased leaders until weakened after 14th

18
Silk - Yellow, Red triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap
  • Form 0-30630
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 98

led to 5th, stayed chasing leader to 12th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off

13
NR
  • Form 31P-PU1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 111

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

This is a very open renewal of the Mandarin Chase and so the tentative selection is Christopher, with Lou du Moulin Mas and Ulusaba put forward as the main rivals. The Phillip Hobbs trained seven-year-old was successful over the two and a half mile trip at Aintree last month. He stayed on resolutely under a penalty to chase home You're Special at Cheltenham next and should be suited by the extra distance today. Lou du Moulin Mas will have no problems with the trip having finished a close second behind Lord Of Illusion over course and distance last time, and must be in the shake up again. Ulusaba travels down from the North in great form having won a couple of modest events before making Parsons Legacy pull out all the stops in a decent contest at Leicester. Meanwhile Sir Talbot ran a cracker on his seasonal debut and should be thereabouts, but Christopher has as good a chance as any and is the sporting choice.