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20:10 Stratford

Weatherbys Chase Champion Novices' Hunters' Chase

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 4f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 7m 16.40s
  • 16 Ran
3
Silk -
20/1

    1
    Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow braces, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap
    28/1
    • Form 5242-23
    • Age 8
    • Weight 12-0

    held up in touch, lost place 12th, headway 5 out, not fluent 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out

    2
    Silk - Dark blue and emerald green diabolo, emerald green sleeves and cap
    11/1
    • Form 1211F-1
    • Age 6
    • Weight 12-0

    mid-division, fell 5th

    3
    Silk - Gold, two black chevrons and diamond on cap
    11/2
    • Form 1/12215-
    • Age 7
    • Weight 12-0

    mistakes, chased leaders, lost place approaching 13th, well behind when pulled up after 5 out

    4
    Silk - Emerald Green, Light Blue cross belts, striped sleeves

    Don Royal

    14 C
    100/1
    • Form 5/4P13-3
    • Age 11
    • Weight 12-0
    • Official Rating 92

    prominent until after 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

    5
    Silk - Orange, Orange and Black diabolo on sleeves
    11/1
    • Form F11/4U-1
    • Age 8
    • Weight 12-0

    mid-division, headway approaching 5 out, went 4th 2 out, no impression

    6
    Silk - BLACK and WHITE (halved), RED sleeves and cap
    • Form 1P1/11-
    • Age 6
    • Weight 12-0

    held up in mid-division, not fluent 8th, headway and mistake 9th, blundered 5 out, weakened 2 out, pulled up before last

    7
    Silk - Red, Black stripe, Black and Red halved sleeves
    13/2
    • Form 4P1/121-
    • Age 9
    • Weight 12-0

    tracked leaders, mistake 2 out, led approaching last, pressed flat, driven out

    8
    Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green chevrons and armlets, quartered cap
    33/1
    • Form 1212-56
    • Age 10
    • Weight 12-0

    always towards rear, pulled before 14th

    9
    Silk - Brown, Emerald Green sash, Beige sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Brown spots

    Raregem

    17
    33/1
    • Form 1/221-F2
    • Age 7
    • Weight 12-0

    held up in rear, not fluent 8th, headway 5 out, close up when fell 3 out

    10
    Silk - Brown and Yellow (quartered), Brown sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap
    10/1
    • Form 1S212-R
    • Age 9
    • Weight 12-0

    tended to jump right, chased leaders, blundered 4 out, hampered 3 out, soon pulled up

    11
    Silk - Maroon, Royal Blue cross belts and sleeves
    33/1
    • Form P4132-1
    • Age 8
    • Weight 12-0

    held up, ridden 9th, well behind when pulled up before 4 out

    12
    Silk - Light Blue, Yellow chevron, armlets and cap
    14/1
    • Form 23111-1
    • Age 8
    • Weight 12-0

    led, hit 13th, headed next, still close up when blundered 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

    13
    Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue sash, sleeves and cap
    • Form 11/51-41
    • Age 8
    • Weight 12-0

    prominent, mistake 10th, weakening when fell 12th

    14
    Silk - Black, Red hoop, armlets and cap
    20/1
    • Form PP23-12
    • Age 10
    • Weight 11-7

    held up, headway 5 out, hampered and lost ground 3 out, headway to go 3rd after 2 out, no extra after last

    15
    Silk - White, Royal Blue stars, Red sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap, White star
    • Form P474-81
    • Age 10
    • Weight 11-7

    always behind, pulled up before 14th

    16
    Silk - Yellow, Blue sleeves and collar, halved cap
    50/1
    • Form 654/2-32
    • Age 9
    • Weight 11-7
    • Official Rating 81

    chased leader, led 14th, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on flat until no extra near finish

    In depth

    Verdict

    Lord Anner can come out on top here, with Denvale, Lord Beau and Vinnie Boy just a few in with claims as well. Paul Nicholls already has a useful hunter chaser in Sleeping Night, and in Lord Anner he has another one to follow in this sphere judged on latest efforts. The six-year-old won all three completed points before making a successful hunter-chase debut at Exeter in April, and has plenty of stamina in his make-up. He could well be a future National horse who knows, and is taken to win this decent prize tonight. Denvale was let down by his jumping when sent off favourite at Cheltenham last time, but was progressive beforehand so Caroline bailey's challenger must not be discounted. Lord Beau did nothing wrong at Newton Abbot last time and deserves his place in the line-up, while Vinnie Boy showed bags of stamina at Huntingdon on his latest start. Point winner Classify hails from a top yard and Uncle Neil has the assistance of leading rider Richard Burton, and it all adds for a decent renewal, with Lord Anner the answer.