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13:45 Leicester

Join Racing TV Now Novices' Chase (Class 3)

  • 3 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 201y
  • Going: Soft to Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £13,800 added
  • Winner: £8,058
  • 2nd: £2,366
  • 3rd: £1,183
  • 4th: £591
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Silk - Light blue, red braces, white sleeves, red armlets, light blue and red quartered cap

Rouge Vif (FR)

25 D
  • Form 113-142
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 150

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Silk - Light blue, red braces, white sleeves, red armlets, yellow and dark blue quartered cap

Indietir (FR)

901 t
  • Form 129013/
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12

3
Silk - Yellow, black chevrons, striped cap

Leskinfere (IRE)

24
  • Form P7-2432
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 101

Previous results

2019
Silk -

Clondaw Castle (IRE)

6/4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

2018
Silk -

Optimus Prime (FR)

2/9
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

2017
Silk -

Romain De Senam (FR)

1/20
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

In depth

Verdict

Harry Whittington should complete an opening race double via ROUGE VIF. A Grade 2 winning hurdler, he made a successful chasing debut at Market Rasen and was only beaten just over a length in the Grade 2 Wayward Lad at Kempton last month. Indietir has won four times over hurdles in France but hasn't run since September 2017 and makes his chasing bow. Leskinfere has never won in a dozen starts and was beaten a long way in a three-horse field here last time.

Formwatch

Rouge Vif (FR) 11-2 (11-2) Chased winner throughout, challenged 3 out, every chance 2 out, no extra and held before the last, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Global Citizen (11-2) at Kempton 2m (1) sft in Dec.

Indietir (FR) (10-13) 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Bonne Eleve (10-8) at Vichy 2m 3f sft in Aug.

Leskinfere (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Chased winner, well held 4 out, weakened next, 2nd of 3, 26l behind Itchy Feet (11-0) at Leicester 2m 4f (3) sft in Dec.