Racecards
15:10 Chepstow
Letheby & Christopher Novices' Chase (Class E)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Heavy
Polar Red
42- Form P000-21
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
made all, quickened approaching 8th, soon clear, mistake 2 out, very easily
- Form 505-P24
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs N Smith
- Jockey T Greenway
held up keen, not fluent 3rd, headway after 7th to track winner, ridden 4 out, hampered 2 out, kept on for 2nd falt
Grandee Line
653- Form 01P/
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
with winner till after 7th, ridden to chase winner after 3 out, jump left 2 out, no impression
- Form 00050P/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A Whitehead
- Jockey James Davies
behind leader, ridden 5 out, no extra
In depth
Verdict
Polar Red looks to have been found a good opportunity to continue on the upward curve over fences. The gelding from the Martin Pipe yard won well at this course last time when defeating Noisetine . That form has since been franked and with conditions again in his favour he will be hard to beat. Lou de Moulin Mas showed a little ability in the french Provence on very soft ground and gets all the weight for age allowances but he will need to improve to defeat the selection. General is another that could go well but his best form is over a longer trip and for that reason he is opposed. The remainder have shown very little and are readily opposed so for the winner we return to Polar Red.