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13:45 Doncaster

32Red Novices' Chase (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,800 added
  • Winner: £3,769
  • 2nd: £1,107
  • 3rd: £553
  • 4th: £277
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 19.70s
  • Off Time: 13:45:29
  • 4 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Otto The Great (FR)

5/2

    1
    Silk - Black, Red inverted triangle, sleeves and cap

    So Fine (IRE)

    67 D
    3/1
    • Form 432-91P
    • Age 7
    • Weight 11-7
    • Official Rating 139

    led, jumped slow 4th, joined 4 out, headed before 2 out, kept on same pace

    2
    Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue hoop, checked sleeves and cap

    Talkonthestreet (IRE)

    64 BFD
    6/5
    • Form 113-424
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-0
    • Official Rating 123

    tracked leaders in 3rd until in rear but still in touch 6 out, weakened before 2 out

    3
    Silk - YELLOW, PURPLE hoops and armlets, hooped cap

    Otto The Great (FR)

    83
    5/2
    • Form 022-42P
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-11

    tracked leader and raced wide, with leader 4th, led before 2 out, kept on well

    4
    Silk - EMERALD GREEN and RED diabolo, WHITE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN diamonds, WHITE cap, RED diamond

    Private Equity (FR)

    26
    11/1
    • Form P-19
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-11

    in rear and in touch, went 3rd from 6 out, headway before 4 out, soon joined leader, ridden before 2 out, no impression on winner before last

    In depth

    Verdict

    Four runners in this opener but only two trainers are represented. Barry Geraghty is on board Otto The Great, second three times over hurdles, so it's safe to assume he's the pick of Nicky Henderson's pair ahead of French import Private Equity. But Richard Johnson has a good book of rides today and can strike early on TALKONTHESTREET. He has shown promise in both starts over fences and was the best of these over the smaller obstacles. Stablemate So Fine was pulled up here last time and is conceding weight all round courtesy of an earlier victory at Kempton.

    Formwatch

    So Fine (IRE) 9-1 (11-8) Held up in touch, blundered 7 in rear, reminders before 11th, weakened 6 out, pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Rocky Creek (11-1) at Doncaster 3m nov chs (4) gs in Dec, 5 ran.

    Talkonthestreet (IRE) 13-8fav (11-1) In touch and not always fluent, slow at 5th, jumped big 6th, steady headway 8th, went 3rd 3 out, 4th and beaten when blundered last, 4th of 11, 6l behind Godsmejudge (11-1) at Folkestone 3m 1f beg chs (4) gd in Dec.

    Otto The Great (FR) 13-2 (11-11) Mid-division, lost place 6th, hampered 4 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by African Gold (11-10) at Newbury 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov, 12 ran.

    Private Equity (FR) 7-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 30l behind Fair Trade (11-4) at Kempton 2m n h flat (4) std in Jan.