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Play Skybet Vegas On Sky Interactive Tv Novices' Handicap Chase (Class D)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 151P0-6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
track leaders, mistake 7th, lost place, dropped rear 9th, weakened 12th, soon tailed off
- Form 000-425
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey K Renwick
held up towards rear, headway 9th to track leaders, effort 4 out, outpaced next
Longshanks
12- Form 2P2-1P1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey J P McNamara
made all, hard pressed from 3 out, until left clear last
Eyze (IRE)
16- Form 322231
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer B Mactaggart
- Jockey A Dempsey
track winner, mistake 8th, challenged 3 out and next, 1 length down when fell last, remounted
- Form 232131
- Age 7
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey B P Harding
held up in rear, headed 5 out, effort when mistake 3 out, one pace when left 2nd last
- Form 443-254
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs J McGregor
- Jockey D C Costello
held up towards rear, headway 8th and in touch, weakened 12th, soon lost touch
Double You Cubed
183- Form P5U-U4P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey R McGrath
held up in touch, dropped rear 6 out, soon tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Longshanks, Sunday Rain and Eyez look the ones to concentratte on in this novices handicap chase and the confident vote goers to Longshanks. The gelding from the Kim Bailey yard was very impressive when winning at Haydock under similar conditions and although he has risen in the weights he is taken to score again as he still looks ahead of the handicapper. Sunday Rain rates the main danger he was second behind Salvage last time and a reproduction of that effort would give him definite place claims. Eyze won a novices chase in good style last time when defeating Loy's Lad but this looks much more competitive. Of the remainder Rose d'April is from a yard in form but did not look a natural fencer last time so the confident vote goes to Longshanks.