Racecards
15:50 Market Rasen
Bet Now At 188Bet Novices' Chase (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 191y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £13,800 added
- Winner: £7,798
- 2nd: £2,290
- 3rd: £1,145
- 4th: £572
- Form 3F-6114
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
made virtually all, not fluent and went left 8th, shaken up after 4 out, ridden before next, hard pressed 2 out, battled gamely when joined flat, found extra near finish
- Form 42-1F12
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer Henry Oliver
- Jockey R Johnson
not fluent 1st, tracked leaders in 4th, disputed 2nd from 7th, not fluent and hampered next, not fluent again 10th, tracked front pair, close up 3 out, almost upsides next, every chance until ridden and no impression with front pair flat
Militarian
350- Form 31/9744-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Andrew Martin
- Jockey J Martin
mostly tracked winner, effort 2 out, soon ridden, upsides and every chance flat, kept on, held near finish
- Form 6U553P
- Age 11
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Alison Clarke
disputed 2nd to 6th, lost touch next, tailed off when blundered and unseated rider 12th
- Form 44/3-PPP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer V Thompson
- Jockey Alex Chadwick
always in rear, lost touch 7th, tailed off when pulled up 11th
In depth
Verdict
CAPTAIN CHAOS had his limitations exposed in the Towton at Wetherby at the start of the month but had beaten small fields at Aintree and Wetherby before that and should have too much class for these if the tricky fences don’t catch him out. Ozzy Thomas has improved for the step up in trip but would have been getting 7lb in a handicap and prefers a quicker surface. Militarian has a point-to-point background so the switch to fences should bring about some improvement and he is readily preferred to The Society Man and Trust Me I'm A Dr.
Formwatch
Captain Chaos (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, left 2nd 9th, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 4th of 6, 36 3/4l behind Ballyoptic (11-3) at Wetherby 3m (1) hvy in Feb.
Ozzy Thomas (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, steady headway chasing leaders after 11th, went 2nd 3 out, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 13, 7l behind Braqueur D'or (11-4) at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) gf in Oct.
Militarian 11-2 (11-4) Chased clear leader (winner), close up 3 out, soon outpaced, no impression in 4th from next, 4th of 11, 21l behind Azzuri (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (4) sft in Mar.
The Society Man (IRE) 66-1 (10-3) Behind most of way, tailed off 4 out, pulled up next, at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Trust Me I'm A Dr (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) In rear, struggling before halfway, tailed off, pulled up, at Ayr 2m 4f mdn (5) hvy in Feb.