12:50 Plumpton
Monday 18 December 2017
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Happy Birthday Chris Kinane Novices' Chase
- 4YO plus | Class 3 | 2m 3f 164y | Soft (Heavy in Places) | 4 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 5m 12.4s
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Show odds
Rated 145 at best over hurdles, where he won a couple on soft ground as a juvenile. Also runner-up in the Imperial Cup and last seen winning French Listed contest in May. Should be ready for chase debut and with a clear round will be tough to beat.
Won for the first time under rules in a Lingfield handicap hurdle (2m3½f, heavy) when last seen in January. That was from a mark of 95, so he will need a lot of improvement to make an impact on this, his chase debut and first start in 11-months.
Promising start to his career with a Fontwell win (2m3f, soft) over hurdles and fifth (behind Fix Le Kap from 17lb lower mark) in the Imperial Cup when last seen in March. Pick of stable's pair on what we have seen and an interesting chase newcomer.
Enjoyed a good spring with hurdles wins in an amateurs' handicap at Sandown (soft) and a better race at Cheltenham (2m1f, good) when with Nicky Henderson. Chase/stable debut today and looks a nice prospect for chasing. Market check advised.
Forecasts
Fixe Le Kap (2/7), Silverhow (5/1), Not Another Muddle (8/1), Good Man Hughie (25/1)
Four chase debutantes here and the one to catch the eye on their hurdling abilities is certainly FIXE LE CAP, who was well over a stone better than these at his best in that sphere. With a penchant for testing ground, a clear round will make him very tough to beat. Silverhow and Not Another Muddle have little to separate them on their form over the smaller obstacles and are likely to be the next two home.
- Fixe Le Kap
- Silverhow
- Not Another Muddle
Prize Money
1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.00
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