15:35 Newbury

Saturday 30 December 2017

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Betfred Tv Limited Novices' Limited Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 6m 10.05s

Divine Spear⁸

Age: 15| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N J Henderson| OR: 143

Form: 3225-11

Solighoster²³

Age: 5| Weight: 0-0| J: N D Fehily| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 140

5/2

A mud-lark who is a potent force when those conditions present themselves. Boasts a 50% strike rate under rules (4 from 8) and made an impressive chasing debut at Ffos Las (3m) in November. Not so effective since, but is a really fluent fencer.

Form: 1125-13

Rocklander¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 0-0| J: Adrian Heskin| T: T R George| OR: 139| BF

7/4

A useful staying hurdler, whose two chasing starts to date haven't been without incident. Survived a first fence blunder to make an emphatic winning debut at Ludlow in November (2m4f), but wasn't quite so lucky next time out at Doncaster.

Form: 2220-1U

Acting Lass³⁷

Age: 15| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: H Fry| OR: 141

Form: 124-1

A Vos Gardes^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 0-0| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 124

6/1

Ultimately proved no match for Ami Desbois at Wetherby recently (2m3f+ soft) on his chasing debut. However, there were positives to take from that run, not least a clear round on his first start since February 2016. Stays and handles cut.

Form: 552P7/2

Duke Des Champs⁶³¹

Age: 16| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 135| D

Form: 212136/

Geordie Des Champs⁴⁹

Age: 15| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 135| BF

Form: 12630-4

Reigning Supreme⁴

Age: 15| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N J Henderson| OR: 134| BF| C

Form: F2/141-

Lessons In Milan³⁵

Age: 18| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N J Henderson| OR: 132| D

Form: 35285-P

Valhalla⁴⁹

Age: 16| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 130

Form: 168-33F

Creep Desbois¹¹

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: B Pauling| OR: 129

Form: 413-051

Remind Me Later³⁵

Age: 17| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: G & J Moore| OR: 123

Form: 3-22513

Captain Buck's⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 123

Form: 141-203

Hey Bill²⁹

Age: 16| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 112

Form: 117-P84

Forecasts

Rocklander (7/4), Solighoster (5/2), A Vos Gardes (6/1)

A compact novices limited handicap chase to round off the Saturday Newbury action, with all four of the runners having plenty of positive attributes on their CV's. However, we will focus upon the selection SOLIGHOSTER. He has proved himself to be a real mud-lark in winning a bumper (Newcastle), a pair of novice hurdles (Fontwell and Towcester), and a 3m novices chase (Ffos Las). Although well beaten at Market Rasen latest; he probably paid the price for throwing it down to the winner Barney Dwan, but he jumps exceptionally well and that's more than can be said of the error prone Rocklander. With conditions expected to be truly attritional by this stage of the afternoon, Solighoster is a most confident selection to make it 2 from 3 over fences.