14:10 Newbury

Saturday 7 February 2026

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William Hill Denman Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 7f 91y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   4 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:10  |   Winning time: 6m 16.91s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
L'Homme Presse14
Age: 11|  Weight: 11-8| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR:  164| D
2/1
11 now but has shown he's still a high-class chaser with 2 fine runner-up efforts at Cheltenham this winter, firstly a handicap then in the Grade 2 Cotswold (beaten ¾ length by Spillane's Tower) a fortnight ago.
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2
Horse silk
Riskinthegroundt14
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR:  140
40/1
Useful chaser who proved game when resuming winning ways in a Newton Abbot intermediate event in October but found out in top handicap company since. Has plenty to find on these terms.
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3
Horse silk
Haiti Couleurs42
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis| OR:  159| C| D
5/6
Won National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham and Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse last spring. Landed a 3m course handicap hurdle on reappearance and bounced back with a bang from his flop in the Betfair Chase when seeing off 16 rivals in Welsh Grand National at Chepstow over Christmas.
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4
Horse silk
Leave Of Absence49
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball| OR:  146| CD
4/1
C&D novice handicap winner last March. Followed up in 25f novice at Cheltenham in October and put a poor run on heavy ground back at Cheltenham next time behind him when close second in 3m handicap at Ascot before Christmas. That was a smart performance but it still leaves him with a bit to find.
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Forecasts

Haiti Couleurs (5/6), L'Homme Presse (2/1), Leave Of Absence (4/1), Riskintheground (40/1)

Verdict

L'HOMME PRESSE is good in these small-field scenarios and, at the likely odds, might be worth siding with to see off Haiti Couleurs, who has achieved his best so far in the hurly burly of top-end handicaps.

  1. L'Homme Presse2/1
  2. Haiti Couleurs5/6
  3. Leave Of Absence4/1

Previous Winners

2025
Djelo
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 7
J: Charlie Deutsch  |  T: Miss V Williams
6/4

Prize Money

1st: £51,255.002nd: £19,233.003rd: £9,630.004th: £4,797.005th: £2,412.006th: £1,206.00

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