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13:30 Southwell

grandnational2017.com Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 153y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £4,549
  • 2nd: £1,336
  • 3rd: £668
  • 4th: £334
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 26.30s
  • Off Time: 13:30:10
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Light Blue and White diabolo, White sleeves, Light Blue cap, White diamonds
  • Form 33-2241
  • Age 6
  • Weight 12-5
  • Official Rating 108

held up in touch, tracked leaders 8th, went 2nd after 5 out, challenged after next, led 3 out, drew clear from next, comfortably

2
Silk - Pink and Dark Blue stripes, Dark Blue and Pink diabolo on sleeves, Pink cap

Trapper Peak (IRE)

7 bt CDCD
11/2
  • Form 512482
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 106

tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off

3
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue hoop, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars
11/1
  • Form 1PU1-1F
  • Age 15
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 104

held up in touch, struggling 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off

4
Silk - Dark Green, Red sleeves, Dark Green and Red hooped cap

Elkstone

36 ht
7/1
  • Form 454-F6F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 101

pressed leader, led after 3rd, joined after 4 out, headed next, soon ridden and no chance with winner, lost 2nd 2 out, weakened last

5
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow epaulets, Yellow and Royal Blue halved sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form P55-FP2
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 99

jumped right, led to after 3rd, in touch, driven to chase front pair after 4 out, ridden after next, stayed on to take 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner

6
Silk - Yellow, black seams, black and yellow diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
22/1
  • Form 3-99475
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 92

raced wide, chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, weakened next, tailed off

7
NR
  • Form 353461
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 84

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

Trapper Peak hasn’t run over fences since last summer but did win over course and distance in April when only 4lb lower. Texas Forever ran his best race so far under Rules last month when second at Hereford. Bally Lagan had dropped to a lenient mark when scoring at Leicester earlier this month but is 9lb higher here. UN PROPHETE took a while to get going at Ludlow last week but won easily in the end and should have more to offer - a 7lb penalty may not prevent a follow-up. The veteran Working Title tends to win when he completes but suffered a heavy fall at Hereford last time.

Formwatch

Un Prophete (FR) 5-2fav (10-10) Held up in last pair, headway on outside into 3rd before 4 out, left disputing lead and hampered 3 out, soon outright leader, clear 2 out, easily, won at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gs in Jan beating Nefyn Bay (11-1) by 16l, 8 ran.

Trapper Peak (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 3, soon ridden, no impression flat, 2nd of 12, 6l behind Master Vintage (11-4) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.

Working Title (IRE) 15-8fav (12-5) Led, fell 2nd, at Hereford 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.

Elkstone 5-1 (11-13) Tracked leader, every chance 3 out, ridden when fell next, at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gs in Dec.

Texas Forever (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, 2nd 7th, driven after 2 out, held by winner last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 14, 4l behind Caprice D'anglais (10-2) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.

Polarbrook (IRE) 33-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, outpaced before 6th, plugged on before last, no impression, 5th of 12, 22 1/2l behind G'day Aussie (10-12) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.

Bally Lagan (IRE) 9-2 (10-2) Mid-division, headway 5 out, led 4 out, kept on well from last, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jan beating Tommy The Rascal (10-4) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.