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15:05 Newbury

Montpelier Re Novices' Handicap Chase (For The Brown Chamberlin Trophy) (Class D)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 36.60s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Cape Stormer (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Elenas River (IRE)

    8/1

      1
      Silk - RED and YELLOW stripes, halved sleeves, YELLOW cap

      Razer Blade

      15
      3/1
      • Form 2525/3-1
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12

      led, mistake 6th, headed and blundered 4 out, stayed challenging until weakened approaching 2 out

      2
      Silk - Emerald Green, White epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, White seams, White cap

      Chateau Rose (IRE)

      14
      5/1
      • Form 0-43133
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-9

      close 3rd when blundered and unseated rider 9th

      3
      Silk - Emerald Green and Orange (quartered), diamonds on sleeves, Orange cap

      Cape Stormer (IRE)

      22
      3/1
      • Form 121316
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-9

      held up in touch, chased leader approaching 2 out, challenged and led last, driven out flat

      4
      Silk - DARK BLUE, WHITE triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap

      Echo du Lac (FR)

      50
      6/1
      • Form 3-F1P23
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-7

      in touch, jumped slowly 8th, weakened approaching 4 out

      6
      Silk - Yellow, Black spots, Yellow and Black halved sleeves, Yellow cap

      Deoch An Dorais (IRE)

      37
      11/2
      • Form 00-2U22
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-1

      took keen hold, held up until blundered and unseated rider 3rd

      7
      Silk - Emerald Green, Red epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, White stars, White cap

      Elenas River (IRE)

      37
      8/1
      • Form 13-FU40
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-11

      chased leader, narrow leader 4 out, headed last, one pace flat

      5
      NR

      Pharaway Citizen (IRE)

      3
      • Form 2-3PP1P
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-1

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Razer Blade was a fortunate winner at Wincanton on his first run after a long absence. However, he is a notoriously lazy worker at home and is entitled to strip fitter for that run. Nicky Henderson also runs Deoch an Dorais, who has been second in three of his last four runs. He is more than capable of winning from his current mark, even though he tends to find less off the bridle than ideal. Chateau Rose, who at one time held a Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Chase entry, is now five pounds worse off for beating him two lengths at Leicester in January (on soft going). Chateau Rose has only ever raced on going with give in it. Elenas River has shown little recently from a revised mark but, now that the handicapper is starting to relent, can't be entirely ruled out. The lightly raced Pharaway Citizen is only four pounds higher than for his course and distance win and is entitled to go well. The downside with him is that he can hit a few fences and has had his problems. Echo du Lac is nine pounds higher than for his last win and, given that he stays three miles well, might just find one with a bit too much toe for him. Cape Stormer has had a good season, winning twice from four outings, but is four pounds higher than for the most-recent of those. Given that the going has come in his favour and he also comes here a relatively fresh horse, he can continue the good form of Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh and win again.