Racecards
14:50 Warwick
Agetur UK Kingmaker Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 54y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £14,238
- 2nd: £5,342
- 3rd: £2,675
- 4th: £1,332
- Form 113-311
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 154
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
led, not fluent 1st, awkward 6th, drew clear approaching 2 out where blundered, ridden before last, stayed on strongly flat
- Form 113-411
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 149
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
raced in 3rd, hit 7th, lost touch and ridden 8th, kept on but no chance with leading suo
- Form 22-2511
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 152
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
chased leader, ridden after 3 out, jumped left last, no extra flat
- Form 15-411U
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Harry Bannister
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, jumped right 3rd, detached 7th, no extra
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
ALLMANKIND has a penalty for his victory in the Grade 1 Henry VIII Novices' Chase at Sandown where he jumped well and made all. He faces in-form rivals here but Cheddleton's victories at Carlisle and Haydock can't be compared, though he's won both comfortably. Sky Pirate took a long time to gain his first success over fences then won a Class 2 handicap at Cheltenham and another over this course and distance at the same level. Sacre Coeur completed a double in four-year-old chases on testing ground in France and was still in touch when unseating his rider at the last in a Leicester Listed contest last month.
Formwatch
Allmankind 2-1fav (10-10) Led, quickened clear before bypassed 3 out, still travelling powerfully when good jump 2 out, ridden before last but kept on well, won at Sandown 2m (1) sft in Dec beating Hitman (10-10) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Cheddleton 2-1fav (11-4) Jumped left at times led, not fluent 8th, extended lead travelling strongly 2 out, driven out, won at Haydock 2m (3) hvy in Dec beating Cornerstone Lad (10-12) by 6l, 5 ran.
Sky Pirate 6-4fav (11-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd from 8th, challenged 2 out, led before last, ridden and stayed on well flat, won at Warwick 2m hcp (2) sft in Jan beating Amoola Gold (11-9) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Sacre Coeur (FR) 15-2 (10-12) Led after 1st, hit 3 out, ridden along approaching last, headed and held when unseated rider last, at Leicester 2m lst (1) sft in Jan.