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Sticky Toffee Pudding Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 5/P75-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey R McGrath
in touch, weakened after last
- Form F33-843
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey P Merrigan
chased leader, mistake and led 3rd, hit and headed 8th, weakened approaching 3 out
Dalriath
6- Form P44-U12
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey L Vickers
in rear, headway approaching 7th, led after last, ridden and soon headed, regained lead briefly flat, no extra when headed towards finish
- Form P/4P56P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Mrs L Williamson
- Jockey T Messenger
chased leaders, led 8th, headed after last, ridden and soon regained lead, headed briefly flat, stayed on gamely to lead towards finish
Jupiter Jo
237- Form 366236-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J B Walton
- Jockey P Buchanan
chased leaders, weakened approaching 4 out
- Form 06P4P-1
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J C Haynes
- Jockey M J McAlister
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 3 out, hit next, stayed on flat
- Form 76275-4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey W McCarthy
led to 3rd, weakened 8th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form PPPPP-P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey K Mercer
held up, tailed off from 6th, pulled up after 8th
- Form PU3484/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey P Kinsella
Nonrunner
- Form 68880-5
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Stephen Craine
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Upswing, Dalriath and Silver Dagger are the three for the shortlist here and preference is for Upswing to make it two on the bounce. Dalriath won at Fakenham and was a close second of a seven pound higher mark at Market Rasen last time. She is in good heart at the moment and looks sure to go well. After some disappointing efforts, Silver Dagger returned from a lay off to score at Market Rasen last time. He saddles a seven pound penalty here and it may be best waiting to see if Silver Dagger is capable of reproducing that improved effort. Richard Guest's Upswing had shown ability on a couple of occasions before springing a minor surprise at Wetherby last time and only had to be pushed out to score. That win will have been a confidence booster, and is taken to defy an eight pound rise up the weights to score again. Upswing can lead them home.
Formwatch
Perfect Punch 18-1 (10-12) Held up, dropped to rear 5th, outpaced when hampered 8th, no further progress, 4th of 5, 11l behind Yes Sir (10-12) at Kelso 2m 1f nov chs (3) gf.
Assumetheposition (FR) 5-1 (11-7) Chased leader, led 2nd to 4 out, weakening when hit 3 out, 3rd of 7, well behind Green 'n' Gold (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy.
Upswing 9-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, headway after 4 out, led last, pushed out, won at Hexham 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf beating Magic Box (10-12) by 2l, 10 ran.
Dalriath 11-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, headway 4th, ridden to chase winner approaching last, kept on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Toulouse Express (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.
Jupiter Jo 5-1 (9-8) Towards rear, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, 6th of 10, 10l behind Snowy (11-12) at Kelso 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-100 (E) gf in Oct.
Silver Dagger 50-1 (9-13) Held up, headway approaching 4 out, led approaching 3 out, driven clear from last, won at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft beating Be Telling (11-6) by 11l, 12 ran.
Kinkeel (IRE) 9-1 (9-11) Dwelt start, led 2nd, ridden and headed 4 out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, well behind John Foley (10-9) at Wincanton 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf.
Clifford T Ward 10-1 (10-8) Not fluent towards rear, outpaced 3 out, 5th of 10, 25l behind Bargain Hunt (10-12) at Hexham 2m sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf.