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15:05 Warwick

Tote Classic Chase (A Handicap) (Class A)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 5f
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 7m 16.20s
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - YELLOW, PURPLE and YELLOW striped sleeves
11/2
  • Form 61150-2
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12

chased leader to16th, ridden next, hit 4 out, 15 lengths down at 3rd and weakening when fell 2 out

2
Silk - MAUVE and PINK check, WHITE sleeves
25/1
  • Form 33U1-66
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-6

behind when fell 4th

3
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue cap
16/1
  • Form 3014-P1
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-10

mistakes, held up in touch, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 16th

4
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE stars, EMERALD GREEN cap, WHITE star
  • Form 406-F21
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-10

held up in touch, lost place 10th, 25 lengths in 3rd when fell last, remounted

5
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
28/1
  • Form 0P6-33P
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-3

in rear when fell 6th

6
Silk - Emerald Green and White check, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets and star on cap
25/1
  • Form P/P25P-3
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-3

held up in touch, weakened after 15th, tailed off

7
Silk - Maroon and Yellow diamonds, halved sleeves, Yellow cap
5/2
  • Form 16P02-F
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-3

behind, some headway 15th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 18th

8
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
  • Form 2000-43
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-1

held up, headway 15th, led 16th, ridden approaching last, soon under pressure, driven out

9
Silk - White, Black seams, Mauve sleeves, Black and Yellow quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 2120-43
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-0

prominent until weakened after 15th

10
Silk - Violet
  • Form 0-2PU4F
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0

held up, raced wide, lost place 5th, not fluent 8th, soon behind, tailed off, pulled up before 17th

11
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
  • Form P13-145
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

mid-division, headway 9th, hit 4 out, ridden and every chance last, no extra towards finish

12
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, red stars, white sleeves, white cap, red stars
  • Form 11P1-11
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0

led, hit and headed 16th, ridden and weakened 3 out, left poor 3rd and hampered 2 out

In depth

Verdict

Southern Star is long overdue a big race victory and he can land this marathon ahead of Behrajan, Take Control and Akarus. The selection is a model of consistency with his only poor run in his last eight races coming in the 2003 Grand National. With the in-form Graham Lee riding and conditions looking ideal he has a massive chance of winning his first race for nearly three years. Behrajan ran a cracking race in defeat at Ascot on his latest start and with his stable flying he looks set to run another big race. Take Control is normally a sound jumper and if he can be forgiven an uncharacteristically poor run last time out behind Bindaree he could go close. Martin Pipe's Akarus is respected with Tony McCoy having to waste to make the light weight but his likely short starting price does not correspond with what he has achieved on the racetrack. Of the rest Ad Hoc, Ardent Scout and Montifault will give punters a run for their money but they will all have to improve to beat the selection Southern Star.