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Annual Membership For Christmas Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m3½f (2m3f98y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, £3,961, 6 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 5.3)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Misty
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Crossgales King heads our ratings on 111, though only a pound ahead of Apollon Forlonge, so this is a narrow rather than commanding edge. That still makes him the one to beat over the 20 furlongs on good to soft ground in a six-runner Class 4 contest. Apollon Forlonge is the chief danger, with Can't Resist It a few pounds further back on 108 and Klassy Pearl on 105 also needing to be respected if the selection's form is not repeated. Crossgales King gets the nod.
Runners
Benjamin Macey (5)
Syd Hosie 1/5
Crossgales King won three starts back and was second the run before that, and he has run on today's going before, so there's solid substance behind him. A fifth last time out is the one blot, but a 31-day break and a top ranking of one in six make him the one to beat, carrying 169 lb.
- Sire
- Kingston Hill (GB)
- Dam
- Rock On Annie (IRE) by Fruits Of Love
- Owner
- Mrs Kate Kenyon
- Foaled
- 23 Jan 2020
- Stable
- Sherborne, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 111
Kielan Woods
Fergal O'Brien 2/24
Can't Resist It arrives fresh from a fourth last time out, 22 days ago, with another fourth two starts back and a fifth three starts back, and he has run on today's going before. Our rating of 108 ranks him third of six, but he is yet to win in recent starts and carries 162 lb.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Reves D'Amour (IRE) by Midnight Legend
- Owner
- The Mustard
- Foaled
- 11 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Withington, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 24 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 108
Sean Bowen
Warren Greatrex 2/16
Apollon Forlonge arrives with a strong profile, a second last time out, another second two starts back and a win three starts back, and he has run on today's going before. The main risk is a 260-day absence, and he also carries 161 lb off an official mark of 112.
- Sire
- Karaktar (IRE)
- Dam
- La Kalici Forlonge (FR) by Cokoriko
- Owner
- Claire Stamper Ltd
- Foaled
- 21 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 16 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 110
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain 2/22
Count Adhemar won last time out and was second in each of the two starts before that, but he returns after 219 days off and carries 161 lb, which makes him hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 103 ranks him fifth of six.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Bobset Leader (IRE) by Bob Back
- Owner
- T G Leslie
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Cholmondeley, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 22 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 103
Richie McLernon
Clive Boultbee-Brooks 0/2
Klassy Pearl has twice finished second in her last five outings, and she has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 105 ranks her fourth of six and puts her firmly in the mix. The main risk is a 204-day absence, with a sixth last time out, though she does carry only 158 lb.
- Sire
- Tunis (POL)
- Dam
- Perle Sainte (FR) by Saint Des Saints
- Owner
- C C Boultbee Brooks
- Foaled
- 16 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Woolhope, H'fords
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 105
Adam Wedge
Mrs C. Williams 2/29
Winless in his last five, Zero Tolerance was only sixth last time out after a second and a third before that, and he's hard to fancy off 152 lb. He has run over today's trip and going, though, and our figures still rank him last of six.
- Sire
- Lord Of England (GER)
- Dam
- Zegna (GER) by Shirocco
- Owner
- L Fell
- Foaled
- 1 Feb 2017
- Stable
- Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 29 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 101
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.