14:45
Ted Anderson Dixon Handicap Steeple Chase
Class 5, 2m4f, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, £3,248, 11 runners
- Going
- GOOD
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Dry
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Kaproyale No. 1
Lilly Pinchin · Charlie Longsdon
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (3/10, 14 days)
Kaproyale is the clear call on our figures, rated 114 and a full 17 lb better than the next trio, which is a substantial margin in a Class 5 staying contest over 20 furlongs on good ground. That gap gives him some leeway, though confidence is only medium. The main dangers are the three rated 97, Soldier In Mayo, A Dublin Job and Kingston Gent, who look the likeliest to make him work, though none has anything like his upside on our numbers. Kaproyale is our selection.
Runners
Lilly Pinchin
Charlie Longsdon 3/10
Kaproyale has run over today's trip and on this going, and our top-rated runner rates 114 against an official mark of 100, so he looks the one to beat despite finishing sixth in each of his last three outings. The 436-day absence is the one reservation.
- Sire
- Kapgarde (FR)
- Dam
- As You Leave (FR) by Kaldounevees
- Owner
- The Galloping Dentist At 45 The Green
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2015
- Stable
- Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 10 runs (30%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Sean Houlihan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 1/15
Kingston Gent bounced back with a third last time out and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 97 puts him fourth of 11 and above his official 95. The big risk is a 324-day absence, plus 163 lb and a winless recent spell.
- Sire
- Kingston Hill (GB)
- Dam
- Lady Kasora (IRE) by High Chaparral
- Owner
- The Ladies Gents Syndicate
- Foaled
- 15 May 2020
- Stable
- Bilbrook, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 97
Sean Bowen
David Dennis 0/2
Kally des Bruyeres arrives fresh from a second last time out, 18 days ago, and has run over today's trip and going, though he is winless in his last three since a win four starts back. Carrying 161 lb off 93, he looks a midfield sort, and our rating of 89 ranks him sixth of 11.
- Sire
- Cokoriko (FR)
- Dam
- Ally Des Bruyeres (FR) by Until Sundown
- Owner
- The Close Shave Partnership
- Foaled
- 2 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Edgcote, Oxfordshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 64%
- Ratings
- Perf 89
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain 3/18
Soldier In Mayo makes plenty of appeal, having finished a second two starts back and a winner three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before after a 28-day break. The risk is the hefty 161 lb, with our rating of 97 ranking him second of 11 behind a fourth last time out.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Whatsthatallabout (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- Red Rum Racing 2
- Foaled
- 2 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Cholmondeley, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 18 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 97
Stan Sheppard
Matt Sheppard 0/2
Midnight View arrives fit enough after 24 days, having finished fourth last time out and third three starts back, with a win four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 158 lb off a mark of 90 looks the sticking point, and our rating of 90 has him fifth of eleven.
- Sire
- Telescope (IRE)
- Dam
- Midnight Belle (GB) by Midnight Legend
- Owner
- Miss A B Hyde
- Foaled
- 23 May 2020
- Stable
- Eastnor, H'fords
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 90
167 days
5yo, 11-0, OR 86 7U25-4
J: Jack Tudor · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Jack Tudor
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 2/22
Nevershedatear arrives winless in her last five, though a fourth last time out and a second three starts back show she is competitive, and she has run over today's trip and going. A 167-day break and 154 lb under an official 86 temper enthusiasm, with our rating of 81 ranking her seventh of eleven.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Lisdaleen (IRE) by Saddlers' Hall
- Owner
- Dr James Barry Johnson
- Foaled
- 7 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Oldcastle, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 22 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 81
Bravethewaves tp D
26 days
9yo, 10-12, OR 84 175-03
J: Toby Wynne · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Toby Wynne
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 2/22
Bravethewaves comes here fresh from a third last time out, 26 days ago, and has run over today's trip and going, but he's a winner only five starts back and carries 152 lb off an official mark of 84. Our rating of 80 ranks him eighth of 11.
- Sire
- Gentlewave (IRE)
- Dam
- Miss Lucky Penny (GB) by Karinga Bay
- Owner
- The Brave Bunch
- Foaled
- 28 May 2017
- Stable
- Oldcastle, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 22 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 80
James Best
Sarah-Jayne Davies 0/2
A Dublin Job comes here fresh from a fourth last time out, 26 days ago, and has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 97 ranks him third of 11. The main risk is that he's yet to score in his last six starts, with that fourth last time out the best of a patchy recent run.
- Sire
- Ask (GB)
- Dam
- Coppervega (IRE) by Toulon
- Owner
- Moorland Racing And Mark Hammond
- Foaled
- 14 May 2017
- Stable
- Leominster, H'fords
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 22%
- Ratings
- Perf 97
Conor Ring
Mrs C. Williams 2/28
Kaviar Wood fell last time out and returns after 261 days off, hardly an inviting prospect for a gelding yet to win in his last five, with a trainer cold at 1/22. He has run over today's trip and finished second three starts back, but 151 lb is a burden, and our rating of 76 ranks him ninth of eleven.
- Sire
- Nom De D'La (FR)
- Dam
- Tulipe Des Sacart (FR) by Dark Moondancer
- Owner
- J N Blackburn
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 28 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 22%
- Ratings
- Perf 76
Adam Wedge
John & Rhys Flint 0/6
Colby Mayfield is hard to fancy: he unseated last time out and has been off for 178 days since, and he is winless in his last five, with a third three starts back his best finish. Carrying 150 lb off a mark of 82, he is ranked tenth of eleven on our figures.
- Sire
- Mount Nelson (GB)
- Dam
- Cluain Easa (IRE) by Accordion
- Owner
- Typica Racing Syndicate Cm
- Foaled
- 24 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Kenfig Hill, Bridgend
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 76
David Noonan
Tim Vaughan 0/1
Dance Rules is hard to fancy after 324 days off, with an eighth and a ninth in the two runs before a second last time out, and he is winless in his last four. He has run over today's trip and that second is a positive, but our figures rank him last of 11.
- Sire
- Dansant (GB)
- Dam
- Offside Rule (IRE) by King's Theatre
- Owner
- Oliver And Sasha Brendon
- Foaled
- 18 May 2019
- Stable
- Aberthin, Vale of Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 72
- Wind surgery
- w 1
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.