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14:55 Haydock Park

Philip Leverhulme Memorial Novices' Chase (Class C)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 2.50s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Farmer Jack

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Vol Solitaire (FR)

    Evs

      3
      Silk -

      Sir Storm (IRE)

      16/1

        1
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK epaulets, PINK cap

        Claymore (IRE)

        16
        5/1
        • Form 12P3-31
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-7

        in touch, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression approaching last

        2
        Silk - Light Blue, Red chevrons, halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Farmer Jack

        16
        7/2
        • Form 1420-41
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-7

        tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, led approaching last, kept on well flat

        3
        Silk - Orange, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine

        Sir Storm (IRE)

        14
        16/1
        • Form P2P-212
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-7

        led, headed 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression

        4
        Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN braces, striped sleeves, ORANGE cap

        Burundi (IRE)

        17
        25/1
        • Form 436-130
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-2

        hit 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, no impression

        5
        Silk - N/A

        Hang'em High

        9
        50/1
        • Form 000000
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-2

        held up, hit 3rd, reminders soon after and after next, lost place from 6th

        6
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

        Magnus (FR)

        25
        9/1
        • Form 11150-3
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        held up, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened

        7
        Silk - Orange, Black epaulets, Orange and Black hooped sleeves

        Vol Solitaire (FR)

        18
        Evs
        • Form 125-1F1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-13

        tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden and under pressure from 2 out, headed approaching last, one pace flat

        8
        Silk - Yellow, Red stripe, striped sleeves, Red cap

        Princesse Grec (FR)

        56
        100/1
        • Form 425620
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        always in rear, well behind from 6th

        In depth

        Verdict

        A good novice chase here with a fair standard set by the four-year-old Vol Solitaire. Paul Nicholls' charge has only met with defeat once since his attentions have been switched to chasing, that was when he failed to complete behind the high class Impek at Hereford. He gets the TEAMtalk vote to see off the progressive Claymore, who beat two more than useful rivals in the shape of First Love and Trading Troubles at Uttoxeter. That was only his second outing over fences, so he is open to any amount of improvement and will be a tough nut to crack. Magnus has the unenviable tag of being an expensive flop, so far, but he did shape with promise behind Vol Solitaire's stablemate Joly Bey at Newton Abbot. He looked as though he found the trip beyond him that day and will be much happier over this 2 miles.