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14:00 Uttoxeter

Lucia Farmer And Friends Of The Variety Club Novices' Chase (For The Royal Lancastrian & Mercian Yeomanry Challenge Cup) (Class E)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 0.10s
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk -
7/2

    1
    Silk - Dark Blue and White check, diabolo on sleeves

    Papua

    43 b
    7/2
    • Form 3/32P14
    • Age 9
    • Weight 11-5

    tracked leader, led 6th until next, led again 4 out, ridden clear approaching 2 out, eased flat

    2
    Silk - YELLOW, MAROON and YELLOW hooped sleeves, quartered cap
    • Form P3-51P1
    • Age 7
    • Weight 11-5

    led until 6th, led again next until headed 4 out, ridden and blundered 3 out, soon weakened

    3
    Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow hoop, White sleeves, Black cap
    • Form 5P25-PP
    • Age 10
    • Weight 10-12

    chased clear leaders after 5th, went 2nd approaching last, no chance with winner

    4
    Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue diabolo, diamonds on sleeves, Emerald Green cap
    • Form 12P1-53
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-12

    behind, jumped slowly, never able to challenge

    5
    Silk - Red, Yellow seams, halved sleeves, quartered cap
    100/1
    • Form P0FP-PP
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-7

    mistake 2nd, chased clear leaders until after 5th, tailed off from next, blundered badly 3 out, pulled up before next

    In depth

    Verdict

    A small field goes to post for this novices chase and the ones to concentrate on look to be Tactful Remark, Papua and Celtic Vision and the confident vote goes to Tactful Remark. The gelding from the Martin Pipe yard made a pleasing start to his chasing career when defeating Kety Star by eight lengths. He is sure to have learnt from the experience and is taken to score again despite his penalty with conditions again in his favour. Papua won a poor contest a couple of runs ago but was firmly put in his place by Arabian Moon last time and he needs to improve again to beat the selection. Celtic Star is the only other runner that can be seriously be considered but his best form over hurdles was with much more cut in the ground and he did not look to let him self down on fast ground when third behind Persian King last time out so the confident vote goes to the likely favourite Tactful Remark.