Racecards
14:25 Newbury
Betfred TV Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (For The Hallowe'en Trophy) (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 92y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £7,798
- 2nd: £2,290
- 3rd: £1,145
- 4th: £572
- Form 1271-31
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
raced keenly, tracked leader, awkward 2nd, led 5th, mistake 3 out, ridden after the last, headed and no extra final 150 yards
- Form 32525-2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
raced keenly, tracked leading pair, left 2nd 9th, pushed along before 2 out, no impression when lost 2nd at the last, ridden edged left and and weakened run-in
- Form 31-4141
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey L Treadwell
sweating, raced keenly, led until mistake and headed 5th, chased leader, fell 9th
- Form F1/53-4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
raced keenly, held up in 4th and always travelling well, left 3rd 9th, ridden between last two, closing when hit 2 out, close 2nd at the last, stayed on gamely after the last to lead final 150 yards
Previous results
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Verdict
Cepage jumped superbly and stayed on strongly when making a winning start for Venetia Williams over course and distance. He’ll probably try and make all again and is preferred to the other four-year-old Romain De Senam. But KNOCKGRAFFON will be a tough opponent as easily picked off previous winner Sirabad here on only his second start over fences. A 12lb higher mark is a concern but Harry Skelton’s charge gets the nod. Icing On The Cake has won between the flags but this looks a big ask on his fencing bow from out of the handicap.
Formwatch
Knockgraffon (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, led 4 out, blundered 3 out, kept on strongly, won at Newbury 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov beating Sirabad (11-0) by 10l, 12 ran.
Romain De Senam (FR) 11-4 (10-7) Tracked winner throughout, pushed along after 3 out, hit next and slight peck, soon held, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 4, 6l behind Top Notch (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 1f (3) gs in Nov.
Cepage (FR) 4-1 (11-7) Sweating, took keen hold, tracked leader, led approaching 4th, went right 4 out, and next, clear before 2 out, hit last, stayed on strongly, very easily, won at Newbury 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec beating After Hours (11-8) by 18l, 8 ran.
Icing On The Cake (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Mid-division, took keen hold, closed 2nd, led 5th, jumped left and not fluent 6th, headed after 2 out, no extra flat, 4th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Movewiththetimes (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gs in Oct.