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16:00 Uttoxeter

Totesport.Com Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 2)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 51.20s
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Emerald Green and Yellow hooped cap
9/2
  • Form U34112
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 136

with leaders, hung left from 11th, weakened 4 out, behind when pulled up before 3 out

2
Silk - Black, Orange chevron, hooped sleeves
12/1
  • Form 1-41F3P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 127

with leaders, led 11th, hit next, ridden 2 out, headed, hung left and weakened flat

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue stars, diamonds on sleeves
10/1
  • Form 1FF213
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 126

mistakes, in touch, blundered 6th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up after 10th

5
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
11/2
  • Form 331478
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 124

held up, hit 13th, headway 14th, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, weakened last

6
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap, Yellow star
  • Form U22132
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 120

held up, headway 4th, hit 11th, ridden 12th, hit 4 out, hard ridden and every chance when fell 2 out

7
Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, checked sleeves and cap
  • Form 1P-56P1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 119

in touch, mistake 8th, hit 11th, weakened 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

8
Silk - Maroon, Pale Blue spots, Maroon sleeves, Pale Blue cap, Maroon spots

Simon

23 BF
14/1
  • Form 3-43412
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 114

mid-division, headway 6th, mistake 10th, blundered 12th, soon outpaced, hit 3 out, rallied 2 out, led flat, stayed on

9
Silk - MAROON and GREY (quartered), MAROON sleeves, GREY armlets
  • Form 112312
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 108

led, hit 5th, pushed along 10th, headed 11th, hit 13th, one pace when hampered 2 out

10
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, BLACK and YELLOW hooped sleeves, RED cap
7/1
  • Form 11-F542
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 108

mid-division, mistake 2nd, lost place 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 10th

4
NR
  • Form 59-F161
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 125

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

In what is a most competitive looking affair on paper, only a narrow vote goes to King Killone over a whole host of challengers including He's The Guv'nor, Bob Bob Bobbin and Lord Olympia. King Killone has been brought along steadily through the ranks, and ran against useful opposition over hurdles before embarking on a chase career at Market Rasen in November. He ran well that day before falling at the last, but showed that his confidence was not dented by going on to win two of his next three outings. Sandwiched in between was a run in the 'Dipper' at Cheltenham on New Years Day, in which subsequent Festival winner Star De Mohaison was third, and Harry Hogarth has every faith that his six-year-old has the brightest of futures. The ground will not phase him and he is the pick. He's The Guvnor won over the course-and-distance in December but has since been put in his place by Bob Bob Bobbin at Chepstow, and the latter has himself been turned over at Lingfield. Trainer Colin Tizzard resisted the temptation of running Bob Bob Bobbin in the Royal & SunAlliance Chase, and while that was a good move, his penalty here makes him no good thing. Lord Olympia let his supporters down at Towcester and sometimes puts in the odd poor jump but he still makes more appeal than those at the bottom end of the handicap. The one with more to offer than most though is King Killone and he can continue on an upward curve here.

Formwatch

Bob Bob Bobbin 6-1 (11-8) Led, jumped slowly 5th, narrowly headed 7th, left in clear lead 10th, hard pressed from 12th, narrowly headed well before 3 out, beaten when pecked badly 2 out, jumped left last, 2nd of 5, 11l behind Montgermont (11-4) at Lingfield 3m nov.

Mount Clerigo (IRE) 5-1jt-fav (11-12) Always behind and pulled up 3 out in race won by Eric's Charm (11-12) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft, 13 ran.

Lord Olympia (IRE) 8-11fav (11-10) Chased leader, hit 5th, hit 3 out, soon led, hit and headed 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 5, 16l behind Waltzing Beau (10-3) at Towcester 2m 3f nov chs (3) hvy.

Lost Time (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders on inner, 5th halfway, 6th 4 out, kept on same pace from next, 8th of 12, 9l behind Solar System (10-9) at Leopardstown 2m 3f lst hcp chs (1) gs in Jan.

He's The Guv'nor (IRE) 8-1 (10-4) Mid-division, hit 6th, headway 9th, mistake 10th, chased winner 4 out, ridden when blundered 2 out, kept on flat, 2nd of 13, 4l behind Our Armageddon (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp chs (2) hvy in Feb.

Lord Rodney (IRE) 33-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, led 5 out, clear from next, won at Southwell 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Feb beating Twenty Degrees (10-11) by a distance, 14 ran.

Simon 4-1co-fav (11-6) Led 2nd to 5th, with winner until outpaced 3 out, 2nd of 6, 14l behind Bannister Lane (10-3) at Haydock 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy in Feb.

Precious Bane (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Led to 17th, led again and mistake last, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Calvic (11-8) at Bangor 3m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Feb.

Rowley Hill 15-8 (11-3) With winner, hit 4th, ridden and hit 3 out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 3, 7l behind Nadover (10-13) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov chs (3) hvy in Jan.

King Killone (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) In touch, joined leader 11th, led 4 out, ridden 2 out, hard pressed when left alone last, won at Newcastle 3m nov chs (2) hvy in Feb beating Wild Cane Ridge (11-12) by a , 5 ran.