Racecards
14:00 Ffos Las
Burns Pet Nutrition Novices' Chase (Class 3)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 177y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £12,225 added
- Winner: £6,756
- 2nd: £1,996
- 3rd: £998
- 4th: £499
Johanos (FR)
12- Form 311/4F-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey Danny Cook
led to 2nd, pressed winner and tended to jump right after, led again after 9th, not fluent and headed 12th, pushed along after 5 out, hit next, soon lost place, weakened 2 out, tailed off
- Form 2/41341-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
tracked leader, led 2nd to after 9th, led again 12th, went right next, not fluent 3 out, soon clear, driven out, readily
- Form 515-5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
tracked rival pair, close up and went 2nd after 4 out, driven and kept on same pace from next, no chance with winner after
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Verdict
A tricky contest despite only three runners. But NEWTIDE comes out best at the weights having ended last season with a convincing 3m victory over hurdles here in April and Kim Bailey’s charge gets the vote in the hope he takes to the larger obstacles. Both of today’s rivals have a recent run under their belts with Johanos going close in a beginners’ chase at Chepstow while Secret Reprieve is upped in trip on the back of last month’s chasing debut over these fences and both have a shout in this.
Formwatch
Johanos (FR) 14-1 (11-4) Chased leader, led 2nd until next, in front again 7th, joined last, narrowly headed run-in, rallied, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Truckers Lodge (11-4) at Chepstow 3m (3) gs in Oct.
Newtide (IRE) 7-2 (11-10) Always prominent, left 2nd at 4th, challenged bypassing omitted 3 out, ridden to lead approaching 2 out where not fluent, clear between last 2, in no danger after, easily, won at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) sft in Apr beating Iwilldoit (11-8) by 9l, 14 ran.
Secret Reprieve (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Held up in touch, pushed along after 3 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Poker Play (11-3) at Ffos Las 2m 5f (3) sft in Oct.