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13:50 Windsor
Fitzdares Your Personal Bookmaker Lightning Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 37y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £75,000 added
- Winner: £42,712
- 2nd: £16,028
- 3rd: £8,025
- 4th: £3,998
- Form 25-11P4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 144
wore hood to post, chased leader, ridden before 4 out, soon outpaced and dropped to last, tailed off before last
- Form 388-122
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 147
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
took keen hold, led, 3 lengths clear when not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, diminishing advantage when mistake 2 out, soon headed and switched right, rallied approaching last, kept on but always held near finish
- Form 210-123
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 144
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, soon outpaced, steady headway 4 out, soon chased leader, in touch with leader 2 out, soon ridden to lead, kept on run-in, gamely
- Form 097-412
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Caoilin Quinn
NonRunner
- Form 1/111PP-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Alnilam (FR) 6-1 (11-7) Led, not fluent 1st, bad mistake and rider briefly lost an iron 2nd, good recovery, headed before 5th, pushed along before 3 out, outpaced when not fluent 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 5, 10 3/4l behind Mambonumberfive (10-12) at Kempton 2m (1) gd in Dec.
Be Aware (FR) 8-1 (11-7) Took keen hold, led, led narrowly 3 out, soon ridden, headed before last where not fluent, soon outpaced by winner, held on for second, 2nd of 4, 9 1/2l behind Lulamba (11-1) at Sandown 1m 7f (1) gs in Dec.
No Questions Asked (IRE) 7-5fav (11-4) Held up in rear, good jump 13th, soon chased winner, ridden and lost second 2 out, no impression run-in, 3rd of 5, 12 3/4l behind Steel Ally (11-7) at Ascot 2m 3f (1) sft in Dec.
Hansard (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Prominent, chased leaders from 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, rallied after last, ran on well towards finish, took second post, 2nd of 5, 7l behind Mambonumberfive (10-12) at Kempton 2m (1) gd in Dec.
Roadlesstravelled (IRE) 17-2 (11-10) Handy, dropped away tamely before 2 out, pulled up before last, at Kelso 2m 2f (1) gs in Mar.