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Fbc Manby Bowdler 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m7f, Chase, 4yo+, £7,922, 7 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Soft in places (GoingStick: 5.1)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Dry & Cloudy
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Henri The Second No. 5
Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (3/15, 14 days)
Henri The Second looks the one to beat at Worcester, with our rating of 140 putting him four pounds ahead of Johnny's Jury and six clear of Crest of Fortune, a useful edge over a marathon trip on good to soft. That sort of cushion matters in a seven-runner field where few of the rest have much between them, as J J Moon and Dalston Lad both sit on 125. Johnny's Jury is the chief danger on 136, with Crest of Fortune (134) also sure to be in the mix, while J J Moon is the best of the chasing pack. Henri The Second gets the nod with confidence.
Runners
David Noonan
Ben Clarke 0/5
A Perfect Day arrives with a third last time out and a second before that, but he has had a 198-day break and carries 159 lb, a hefty burden. He has run over today's trip and going, yet our ranking of sixth of seven makes him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Wyndham Rose (IRE) by Court Cave
- Owner
- Adrian Paterson
- Foaled
- 8 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Mosterton, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 122
Rex Dingle
Anthony Honeyball 2/12
Consistent sort who has finished in the first six in each of his last five starts, including a third two starts back and a second five starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The big risk is a 205-day absence, with 159 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- Ravello Bay (GB) by Supreme Leader
- Owner
- Crest Racing Vi
- Foaled
- 16 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Mosterton, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 12 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 134
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton 17/80
Three wins in his last five starts is a strong profile, and he has run on today's going, but a ninth last time out and 205 days off the track hold him back, while 159 lb is a hefty burden from an official rating of 136.
- Sire
- Ocovango (GB)
- Dam
- Miss Platinum (IRE) by Oscar
- Owner
- Cherry Knoll Farm M Ward D Skelton
- Foaled
- 26 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 17 wins from 80 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 63%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 7/28
Back-to-back wins two and three starts back catch the eye, but Harbour Island was unplaced last time and returns after 205 days off, carrying 159 lb off 130. He has run on today's going, and the yard is in form, though our figures rank him last of seven.
- Sire
- Ultra (IRE)
- Dam
- Saroushka (FR) by Westerner
- Owner
- Mrs Diana L Whateley
- Foaled
- 7 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 28 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls 3/15
Henri The Second boasts a strong profile, with a second two starts back and a win three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. He is the one to beat on our figures, though a pulled-up last time out and 169 days off are the reservations.
- Sire
- Saddler Maker (IRE)
- Dam
- Rock Treasure (FR) by Video Rock
- Owner
- Martin Broughton Friends 7
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Ditcheat, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 15 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 140
Jonathan Burke
Emma Lavelle 0/17
J J Moon showed his well-being with a fourth last time out and a second two starts back, and he has run on today's going before, so he's a solid threat at 159 lb. The main risk is a 192-day absence, with a yard struggling for winners at 1/21.
- Sire
- Pether's Moon (IRE)
- Dam
- Getaway Gaye (IRE) by Getaway
- Owner
- K A Lloyd
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Ogbourne Maizey, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 17 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden 3/13
Johnny's Jury arrives with three wins in his last four starts, and a third last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before, making him a leading threat. The main risk is a 205-day absence, with 159 lb on his back too.
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Sainte Baronne (FR) by Saint Des Saints
- Owner
- The Derbyshire Jury Hurlers On The Ditch
- Foaled
- 15 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 13 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 136
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.