Racecards
14:55 Uttoxeter
Signal 2 Breakfast With Dave Johnson Novices' Chase (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 214y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £13,100 added
- Winner: £7,343
- 2nd: £2,156
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £539
- Form 31/722-1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
disputed lead until definite advantage 4th, shaken up and went clear 3 out, driven out flat
- Form 4222F0-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up 3rd, left 2nd 7th, weakened approaching last
- Form 143504-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Alain Cawley
held up and behind, headway 8th, ridden and chased winner after 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on under pressure towards finish
- Form 337131-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey C Gethings
keen early, disputed lead to 4th, jumped right 5th, 2 lengths 2nd when fell 7th
In depth
Verdict
SOLOMON GREY jumped much better than sole rival Black Mischief here at the start of the month and was an easy winner. This will be more a test of his potential as he giving weight to three potentially useful novices but Dan Skelton’s charge may be up to the task. Lungarno Palace has developed into a decent handicapper over hurdles but is Flat bred so fences may be a challenge. River Bray should make a chaser, however, and is preferred to Cause Toujours.
Formwatch
Solomon Grey (FR) 1-2fav (11-0) Made most from sole rival, stumbled on landing and headed briefly after 4th, went on 5 out, well clear next, in no danger after, unextended, won at Uttoxeter 2m (3) gd in May beating Black Mischief (11-0) by 13l, 2 ran.
Cause Toujours (FR) 20-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders in 5th on inside, headway to lead approaching 2 out until 2 out, lost 2nd between last 2, chased leaders, weakened approaching last, 10th of 15, 15 3/4l behind Getaway Trump (11-12) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Lungarno Palace (USA) 10-1 (10-6) Slightly reluctant, whipped round to the right and slowly away, held up in rear, headway after 3 out on outside, ridden and pressing leaders last bend, hung left before last where left 3rd, kept on same pace, lost 3rd flat, 4th of 15, 7 1/4l behind Le Patriote (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
River Bray (IRE) 3-1 (11-6) Made all, clear 2 out, driven out, unchallenged, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) gd in Apr beating Powerful Society (10-2) by 6l, 8 ran.