Racecards
13:50 Windsor
Fitzdares Lightning Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 33y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £75,000 added
- Winner: £42,712
- 2nd: £16,028
- 3rd: £8,025
- 4th: £3,998
- Form 3/211-13
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
prominent, headway to dispute lead 3 out, soon ridden, every chance 2 out, soon headed, outpaced by winner run-in
- Form 1/1116-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey Bryan Carver
led, joined for lead 3 out, soon ridden and sustained duel with runner-up, kept on and led outright before last, won going away run-in
- Form 116-242
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 137
prominent, not fluent 4th, headway before 9th, ridden and outpaced by leaders before 2 out, no impression before last
- Form 3237-23
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
always in rear, not fluent 7th, ridden and went left 3 out, no impression before 2 out
In depth
Formwatch
Caldwell Potter (FR) 11-10fav (11-9) Led, headed 2 out, over 2 lengths down and held last, pecked on landing and lost 2nd, weakened run-in, 3rd of 5, 13l behind Jango Baie (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (2) gs in Dec.
Gidleigh Park 10-11fav (11-4) Tracked leading pair, hit 4th, pulled up when not fluent 5th, at Kempton 2m 2f (3) gs in Nov.
Personal Ambition (IRE) 9-4 (11-4) Prominent, led 1st, pushed along and forged on before 2 out, lead reduced when bad mistake final fence, ridden and headed run-in, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Mark Of Gold (11-4) at Ascot 2m 3f (1) gs in Dec.
You Wear It Well 4-5fav (11-0) Rear of mid-division, mistake 2nd, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, late headway from last, 3rd of 8, 8 1/2l behind Cherie D'am (11-0) at Warwick 2m 4f lst (1) gs in Dec.