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13:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Malise Nicolson Novices' Chase (Class D)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 23.20s
  • 10 Ran
3
Silk -
20/1

    1
    Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE star, diamonds on sleeves, WHITE cap, ROYAL BLUE diamond

    Baloo

    21
    20/1
    • Form 0-21522
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-12

    tracked leaders, ridden approaching 14th, soon weakened

    2
    Silk - EMERALD GREEN and MAROON (quartered), halved sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap
    10/11
    • Form 11/F1-
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-12

    held up, headway 5th, went 2nd 9th, ridden after 3 out, 7 lengths down and beaten when fell last, remounted

    3
    Silk - Purple, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine, Emerald Green cap
    • Form 1-
    • Age 6
    • Weight 10-12

    behind, mistake 11th, not recovered, pulled up before next

    4
    Silk - Yellow, Black and Yellow hooped sleeves, quartered cap
    100/1
    • Form F4PP2P/
    • Age 9
    • Weight 10-12

    in touch, weakened 12th, behind when blundered 14th

    5
    Silk - Pink, White seams, quartered cap
    • Form 0/P1-4
    • Age 6
    • Weight 10-12

    prominent, mistake 9th, soon lost place, mistake 13th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

    6
    Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, BLACK and YELLOW hooped sleeves, RED cap
    • Form 522/324-
    • Age 6
    • Weight 10-12

    mid-division, fell 3rd

    7
    Silk - Yellow, Green striped sleeves, White cap
    • Form 61-
    • Age 6
    • Weight 10-12

    in touch, lost place when blundered 9th, tailed off 13th

    8
    Silk - Purple, Yellow sash, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap
    66/1
    • Form 033P-P
    • Age 6
    • Weight 10-12

    always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

    9
    Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
    12/1
    • Form 1/31-
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-11

    held up, headway 10th, ridden and mistake 2 out, left 2nd and hampered last, eased when no chance last

    10
    Silk - Maroon and Light Blue stripes, Light Blue sleeves, hooped cap
    3/1
    • Form 1/P230-
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-11

    made all, ridden after 3 out, left clear last comfortably

    In depth

    Verdict

    Isard III, Baloo and Roselea are the ones to concentrate on in this novices chase and the confident vote goes to Isard. The gelding from the Martin Pipe yard fell in a grade two novices chase on henessy gold cup day last year. He is still held in high regard and if he jumps round he will be hard to beat. Baloo rates the main danger he was a good second behind Fox In The Box last time out and a reproduction of that effort would give him definite place claims. Roselea could also go well the five year old was a fair hurdler last season and is worth watching in the market. Young Claude a half brother to Young Kenny is worth noting as regards the future as better things are expected now he switches to fences but we are happy to side with Isard.