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Fbc Manby Bowdler 'chasing Excellence' Beginners' Steeple Chase (gbb Race)
Class 3, 2m4f, Chase, 4yo+, £8,169, 6 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 6.2)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Light Rain
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Klimt Madrik tops our ratings on 133, narrowly ahead of Scorpio Rising on 130 and Bill Joyce on 129, and that edge is enough to make him the one to side with over 20 furlongs at Worcester. The going is good to soft, and he looks the most solid of a fairly tightly packed group. Scorpio Rising and Bill Joyce are the chief dangers, both within a few pounds, while Catch Him Derry on 124 can't be ignored if the principals falter. Klimt Madrik gets the vote, though this is a competitive contest and confidence is low.
Runners
Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill 3/22
Bill Joyce has stuttered badly, pulled up in his last two starts and winless in his last four, but he has run over today's trip and going and is rated third of six by our figures. A 227-day absence and 159 lb are the main risks.
- Sire
- Mahler (GB)
- Dam
- Bettys Delight (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Dan Walker
- Foaled
- 8 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 22 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 129
Charlie Todd
Dan Skelton 22/89
Catch Him Derry showed enough in his last three runs, a fifth last time out, a third two starts back and a winner three starts back, and he has run on today's going before, making him a live threat under 159 lb. The big risk is a 564-day absence, which leaves fitness a serious question.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- Pretty Present (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Jolly Boys Outing
- Foaled
- 26 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 22 wins from 89 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Kevin Brogan
Toby Lawes 0/1
Klimt Madrik won three starts back and was a second two runs ago, form that stands up well in this field, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. The 224-day layoff and an eighth last time out are the reservations, though our top-rated runner looks the one to beat off 159 lb.
- Sire
- Choeur Du Nord (FR)
- Dam
- Wishing Well (FR) by Irish Wells
- Owner
- Alex And Janet Card
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Beare Green, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 133
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 8/33
Scorpio Rising has won four of his last five starts and has run over today's trip and going before, so he is a leading threat, though a seventh last time out and 193 days off the track are the clear worry, with 159 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Sixofone (IRE) by Tikkanen
- Owner
- Premier Plastering Uk Limited
- Foaled
- 8 Jun 2020
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 33 runs (24%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 130
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 22/89
Talk To The Man pulled up last time out and returns from 194 days off, which makes him hard to fancy, though he won two starts back and three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 159 lb off 130, he looks to have plenty to do, with our rating of 114 putting him fifth of six.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Windermere Sky (IRE) by Oscar
- Owner
- Mrs Johnny De La Hey
- Foaled
- 18 May 2020
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 22 wins from 89 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
Tom Cannon
Cynthia Woods 0/3
Unexposed and open to improvement, Vicomte Le Brave was third last time out only nine days ago, and he is a winner four starts back, though he was pulled up two starts back and carries 159 lb here.
- Sire
- Brave Mansonnien (FR)
- Dam
- Virgata (FR) by Turgeon
- Owner
- G Woods
- Foaled
- 15 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Mark Cross, E Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Wind surgery
- w 2
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.