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Totesport Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (Class A )

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 33.90s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

My Way de Solzen (FR)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Give Me Love (FR)

    33/1

      1
      Silk - Red and Yellow diamonds, White cap

      Give Me Love (FR)

      28 t
      33/1
      • Form 301164
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-11

      prominent, hit rail on bend off 1st, headway approaching 3 out and ridden, switched left approaching last, stayed on to go 2nd close home

      2
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

      Marcel (FR)

      36
      1/2
      • Form 111211
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-11
      • Official Rating 142

      held up in mid-division, headway and chased leader approaching 2nd, jumped right 3 out, mistake 2 out, eased when beaten flat

      3
      Silk - Red, White sleeves, Red spots, Brown cap

      My Way de Solzen (FR)

      35 D
      3/1
      • Form P2115
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 135

      led, quickened approaching 3 out, ridden after 3 out, clear 2 out, easily

      4
      Silk - Dark Blue, Pink spots, armlets and spots on cap

      Critical Stage (IRE)

      17 D
      40/1
      • Form 213
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 114

      prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

      5
      Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

      Amarula Ridge (IRE)

      34
      8/1
      • Form 2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-7

      held up last, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

      6
      Silk - Brown and Light Blue stripes, Brown sleeves, Light Blue cap

      Katz Pyjamas (IRE)

      53
      300/1
      • Form 00
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0

      chased leader, ridden and weakend 3rd, pulled up approaching 3 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      The progressive Marcel missed yesterday's Totesport Trophy preferring this easier option in preparation for a possible tilt at the Arkle next month and is preferred to My Way De Solzen and Amarula Ridge. The last mentioned, a useful horse on the flat in Ireland, seemed not to stay two miles on his hurdling debut when readily beaten by good looking recruit Penzance, with Jimmy Frost's Critical Stage held in third place. Amarula Ridge cannot be ruled out but needs to improve dramatically to trouble the selection. Give Me Love has yet to reproduce his French form in two starts since joining Paul Nicholls and of more interest is Alan King's My Way de Solzen who won his first two starts over hurdles at Leicester and Bangor in good fashion before coming up against Marcel in the Tolworth Hurdle last time. My Way de Solzen has a 2lb pull on running that day but that should not be enough to see him reverse form with Marcel, who is taken to win this prior to first outing over fences.