Racecards
14:35 Kelso
Johnny Jeffreys Nightmare Chapter Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 133y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,511 added
- Winner: £4,614
- 2nd: £1,355
- 3rd: £677
- 4th: £350
- Form 2122/82-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
mostly tracked winner, awkward 1st, mistake and reminder 9th, mistake and lost 2nd 3 out, well beaten from next
- Form 422444
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Alain Cawley
made all, clear briefly 6th, not fluent 8th, clear again 11th, not fluent next, stayed on well, unchallenged
- Form 11UUP1
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
tracked leaders, slow 10th, soon lost place, weakened before 3 out
- Form 445323
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer R Dobbin
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
mid-division, headway 10th, slow 12th, struggling 4 out, well held when mistake 2 out, went 4th after last
- Form 44/FF-66
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
in rear, slow 2nd, well beaten 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 0/77261-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up towards rear, headway 10th, chased winner 3 out, blundered 2 out and no impression,
- Form 556666
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey C O'Farrell
chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until next, well beaten 3rd from 2 out, mistake last
- Form 81/50P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
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In depth
Verdict
Bocasien Desbois made a winning debut over fences at Market Rasen in March and should be capable of better. Always Tipsy won on heavy going over course and distance last month but the second has let the form down since. BLACK JACK ROVER has won a point-to-point, a bumper and a hurdle. He hasn’t raced since a second at Cartmel last August but has likely been waiting for better ground and is unlikely to fail through lack of fitness. Romulus Du Donjon has been placed three times over fences but has gone 5lb up since a couple of runs at Carlisle last month. Free Range would need a first-time visor to have the desired effect and the remainder are even harder to fancy.
Formwatch
Black Jack Rover (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Tracked winner until 6th and again before 8th, mistake 3 out, driven after last, no impression on last bend, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Flying Eagle (11-10) at Cartmel 2m 5f (4) gs in Aug.
Free Range (IRE) 13-2 (11-11) Behind, headway after 2 out, never on terms, 4th of 9, 17 3/4l behind Ulis De Vassy (10-8) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Always Tipsy 14-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4 out, switched inside between last 2, stayed on to lead last, ridden out flat, held on near finish, won at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (4) hvy in Apr beating Beau Sancy (10-6) by 1l, 9 ran.
Romulus Du Donjon (IRE) 6-5fav (11-0) Tracked leader, driven when mistake 3 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 4, 12 3/4l behind Skipping On (11-9) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Robintheaulad (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Mid-division, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 9, 26 3/4l behind Dakota Grey (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Bocasien Desbois (FR) 9-2 (10-12) Towards rear, headway 6 out, went 3rd before 3 out, challenged last, led run-in, kept on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Mar beating Kings Temptation (11-12) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Royal Mandate (IRE) 13-2 (10-3) Led, reminder and went clear after 3rd, ridden 7th, pushed along and headed before 2 out, weakened rapidly, 6th of 7, 22l behind Lord Napier (11-13) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Cherif De L'Isle (FR) 50-1 (11-8) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, dropped to rear 4 out and soon weakened, behind and pulled up before 2 out, at Limerick 3m hcp sft in Dec.