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13:30 Hexham

Book Your Cheltenham Raceday Package Today Novices' Chase (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 133y
  • Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,800 added
  • Winner: £7,408
  • 2nd: £2,175
  • 3rd: £1,088
  • 4th: £544
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 20.30s
  • Off Time: 13:31:37
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Niven (IRE)

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Bulkov (FR)

    11/4

      1
      Silk - Red and black check, pink sleeves, black armlets, hooped cap

      Bulkov (FR)

      23 p
      11/4
      • Form 2211-86
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 127

      made most, not fluent 3rd (water), mistake and headed briefly 5th, joined 2 out, ridden and headed between last 2, kept on same pace, no chance with winner

      2
      Silk - Black and pink stripes, black sleeves and cap

      Niven (IRE)

      32 pt D
      9/4
      • Form 332425
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 129

      in touch, pressed leader before 7th, almost upsides 2 out, led between last 2, clear before last, driven out, stayed on well

      3
      Silk - Emerald green, red seams, hooped sleeves, emerald green cap

      Paddocks Lounge (IRE)

      9 D
      50/1
      • Form 646-P34
      • Age 11
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 92

      tracked leader, led briefly 5th, lost place before 7th, outpaced after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off

      4
      Silk - GOLD, RED sash, sleeves and cap with GOLD hoop

      Catchamat

      11
      16/1
      • Form 50666-4
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-7
      • Official Rating 112

      soon behind, reminder after 8th, stayed on to take modest 3rd flat, no chance with clear pair

      5
      Silk - Black and white stripes, chevrons on sleeves

      Kelka

      244 DCD
      Evs
      • Form 514/239-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-7
      • Official Rating 123

      tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, raced wide before 8th, outpaced by clear pair 3 out, no danger after, lost modest 3rd flat

      In depth

      Verdict

      Heavy going suits Donald McCain’s mare Kelka and she has every chance of a first success over the larger obstacles. The ground is something of an unknown for NIVEN but his close second to subsequent Grade 1 winner Delta Work is the stand-out form in this contest and he can make a winning start for new connections ahead of Bulkov, who is tried in cheekpieces after a couple of below-par efforts so far over fences. The other pair look out of their depth.

      Formwatch

      Bulkov (FR) 8-1 (11-8) Led, headed before 5th, lost place 9th, not fluent and well beaten 3 out, last of 6, 23 1/2l behind Midnight Chill (10-5) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov.

      Niven (IRE) 5-1 (10-13) Mid-division, slight mistake 1st, progress into 4th entering straight, ridden behind leaders 3 out, no impression in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 10 1/2l behind All The Answers (10-6) at Cork 2m 1f hcp Yielding in Nov.

      Paddocks Lounge (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Led, jumped right 7th, headed 4 out, went right and no impression 2 out, lost 2nd and weakened last, 4th of 9, 14 1/4l behind Cougar's Gold (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Dec.

      Catchamat 28-1 (10-8) Never better than mid-division, behind and struggling 12th, left remote 4th 3 out, 4th of 8, 23 1/2l behind Donna's Diamond (11-1) at Kelso 2m 7f (3) gs in Dec.

      Kelka 20-1 (11-12) Held up behind, headway into mid-division on outside after 3rd, lost place 3 out, weakened from next, 9th of 14, 19 1/4l behind Dino Velvet (11-3) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr.