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13:45 Haydock Park

Vc Casino.com Novices' Chase (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 43.00s
  • Off Time: 13:45:32
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dictum (GER)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Baron Monty (IRE)

    11/4

      1
      Silk - Black, Emerald Green sleeves, Red stars, Black cap, Red star

      Some Timbering (IRE)

      10 p
      12/1
      • Form 31512P
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 125

      held up, weakened from 9th, hit 4 out, pulled up before next

      2
      Silk - Purple, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine

      Dictum (GER)

      22
      2/1
      • Form P38/3-51
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 129

      chased leader, led approaching 6th, not fluent next, clear 2 out, eased flat

      3
      Silk - Scarlet, Emerald Green collar, cuffs and cap, Scarlet hoops

      Harmony Brig (IRE)

      22
      2/1
      • Form 1113-15
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 137

      led, headed approaching 6th, weakened approaching 4 out, pulled up before next

      4
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap

      Baron Monty (IRE)

      18 CD
      11/4
      • Form 114/P-P2
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-2

      tracked leaders, reminders approaching 8th, went 2nd approaching next, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, rallied to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner

      5
      Silk - Red, Yellow diamond and sleeves, Yellow cap, Red diamond

      Tragic Ohio

      22
      33/1
      • Form 411P/P-6
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-2

      behind from 3rd, jumped left 5th, mistake 7th, outpaced 4 out, chased winner from 2 out, until weakened flat

      6
      Silk - White, Maroon hoops, sleeves and cap

      William Butler (IRE)

      7
      16/1
      • Form P64282
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 97

      held up, mistake 7th, headway 9th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on from last

      In depth

      Verdict

      Harmony Brig gets a confident vote over Dictum and Baron Monte. The selection ran well in a much better race last time, and will appreciate to this company, and with conditions very much to suit, and with the yard in good form still, he will be hard to beat. Dictum rates the main danger on his best form as he too goes on the ground, but he has yet to prove that he stays this far, while Baron Monte is improving with each run but his future lies in handicaps. Harmony Brig looks one to follow this season and can justify his likely short price.

      Formwatch

      Some Timbering (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Pushed along before 6th, always behind, lost touch 7th, tailed off when pulled up at the 10th in race won by Nadover (11-6) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Dec, 14 ran.

      Dictum (GER) 13-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, led 3 out, clear from next, won at Uttoxeter 2m beg chs (4) hvy in Dec beating Sunley Shines (10-4) by 15l, 9 ran.

      Harmony Brig (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) With leader, led and pecked 5th, headed and hit 12th, soon weakened, last of 5, well behind Briareus (11-5) at Ascot 2m 3f nov chs Grd 2 (1) gd in Dec.

      Baron Monty (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Led to 3rd, led again 10th, ridden and headed last, kept on, 2nd of 7, nk behind Morgan Be (11-4) at Ayr 2m 5f beg chs (4) hvy in Dec.

      Tragic Ohio 33-1 (11-1) Held up, mistake 7th, weakening when blundered 4 out, blundered next, 6th of 9, well behind Dictum (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m beg chs (4) hvy in Dec.

      William Butler (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) Held up, blundered 5th, chased winner from 8th, challenged 3 out, every chance after last, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Go For One (11-7) at Haydock 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) hvy in Dec.