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15:40 Uttoxeter

Betfred Double Delight Beginners' Chase (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,200 added
  • Winner: £3,379
  • 2nd: £992
  • 3rd: £496
  • 4th: £248
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 56.00s
  • Off Time: 15:40:26
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -
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Silk - Royal Blue, White cross belts, chevrons on sleeves, White cap
14/1
  • Form 1/46-P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

held up in touch, took keen hold, every chance approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace before last

2
Silk - Red, yellow and red halved sleeves, black and yellow striped cap
11/2
  • Form 5PP-5F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leader, reminder after 7th, led after 4 out, driven out

3
Silk - White, Red epaulets, White sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Emerald Green cap
25/1
  • Form 4340-07
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 93

led, not fluent 5th, hit 4 out, soon headed and ridden, stayed on same pace flat

4
Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green and Emerald Green quartered cap
  • Form 141-2F0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leaders, fell 3rd

In depth

Verdict

TONIC MELLYSSE is a cut above today's opposition and will probably start odds-on to register his first win over fences. He raced a bit free when falling on his chasing bow at Warwick and will most likely have a bit more respect for the fences now. Noble Legend also came a cropper on his first start over the larger obstacles, though he makes more appeal than Autumn Haze, who was pulled-up at Chepstow on his chasing debut. Sonic Anthem has been kept to hurdles without success since being pulled-up on his only attempt at fencing back in 2008 and is hard to fancy.

Formwatch

Autumn Haze 50-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, struggling after 11th, weakened before 5 out, pulled up approaching 2 out, in a race won by Cristal Bonus (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f beg chase (4) hvy in Jan, 6 ran.

Noble Legend 7-1 (10-13) Held up, headway 7th, close up when fell 8th, in a race won by Relax (11-0) at Leicester 2m 4f mdn chs (5) gs, 7 ran.

Sonic Anthem (USA) 25-1 (10-5) Raced freely, led, headed 4th, chased leader until approaching 4 out, weakened 3 out, 7th of 9, 15l behind Endeavor (10-8) at Huntingdon 2m ldys hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.

Tonic Mellysse (FR) 33-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, lost place after 3 out, 15th of 16, 20l behind Raya Star (10-1) at Ascot 2m Listed hcp hdl (1) sft in Dec.