Smerdon Tree Services Novices' Chase (Listed)

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 4m 52.20s

1^st

Spiritofthegames

611-2

7/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up, not fluent 11th, left 2nd 4 out, switched right before 2 out, went left and led last, stayed on to draw clear flat op 5/1 tchd 6/1

2^nd

Monbeg Legend

811-2

11/8f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led, not fluent 9th, ridden and headed when slightly awkward last, no impression flat op 7/4

Also Ran

Master Tommytucker

711-2

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Took keen hold, raced in 2nd or 3rd, just under 2 lengths behind leader when fell 4 out op 11/4 tchd 5/1

Poetic Rhythm

711-2

2/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Raced in 2nd or 3rd, not fluent 4th, ridden and switched right before 5 out, dropped to last and hanging left when pulled up before 4 out op 5/2 tchd 6/4

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Non-Runners

Lisdoonvarna Lad²³²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: C E Longsdon J: J J Burke

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.10EX:£18.20Trifecta:£15.40SF:£17.24

Forecasts

Monbeg Legend (11/8), Poetic Rhythm (2/1), Master Tommytucker (4/1), Spiritofthegames (7/1), Lisdoonvarna Lad (14/1)

Only five runners, but a crackerjack contest in which the ultra-consistent Monbeg Legend will be aiming to make his chasing experience count. However, he faces some seriously-interesting chasing debutants, most notably Poetic Rhythm and SPIRITOFTHEGAMES. with marginal preferene for the latter after some fine efforts in major handicaps last season. Master Tommytucker is unexposed and could be anything, but Lisdoonvarna Lad may find this opposition too hot.

Spiritofthegames
Poetic Rhythm
Monbeg Legend

Previous Winners

2017

Finian's Oscar

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 5

J: B J Cooper | T: C L Tizzard

1/3

Prize Money

1st: £14,432.002nd: £5,418.003rd: £2,712.004th: £1,352.005th: £678.00