14:27 Kempton

Saturday 24 February 2024

All13:1513:5014:2715:0015:3716:1016:45

Coral Pendil Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:27 | Winning time: 5m 7.65s

1^st

Blow Your Wad

611-2

13/8f

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Wore hood to post, tracked leader until 3rd, went 2nd again 5 out, challenged 3 out, led before next, over 1 length ahead when good jump last, driven and stayed on gamely run-in op 2/1

2^nd

Tahmuras

711-2

5/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Raced wide in close 3rd, tracked leader 3rd, went left 8th, lost 2nd 5 out, raced in 3rd, pushed along and outpaced home turn, rallied out wide and went 2nd again 2 out, over 1 length down when went left last, driven and stayed on run-in, always held op 9/4

3^rd

Pembroke

711-5

9/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Jumped left on occasions, led, pushed along home turn, joined 3 out, ridden and headed before next, lost 2nd 2 out, weakened between last two op 6/1

4^th

Soul Icon

711-2

16/1

T: Kieran BurkeJ: G Sheehan

Well off the pace in rear, mistake 2nd, went remote 4th 3 out, tailed off tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Arclight

510-10

9/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Not that fluent, off the pace in 4th, mistake and jumped left 4th, awkward 9th, outpaced and struggling when not fluent 11th, lost remote 4th 3 out, pulled up before next op 3/1

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Non-Runners

Le Patron²¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: David Noonan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.63Pl:£1.30, £1.60EX:£6.00Trifecta:£13.20SF:£6.10Swingers:£2.60

Forecasts

Blow Your Wad (13/8), Tahmuras (5/2), Le Patron (7/2), Pembroke (9/2), Arclight (9/2), Soul Icon (16/1)

Paul Nicholls recorded a third consecutive win (and a thirteenth overall) when taking this with Solo last year and he can enhance that record further with TAHMURAS, who left his chasing debut effort well behind when scoring at Aintree on Boxing Day and confirmed that improvement when finishing runner-up at Exeter next time. Grade 1 winner Le Patron rates as an obvious danger, while Arclight, who is unbeaten in 3 starts over fences, adds another layer of intrigue to an open-looking Grade 2.

TAHMURAS (FR)
LE PATRON (FR)
ARCLIGHT

Previous Winners

2023

Solo

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 7

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £42,712.002nd: £16,028.003rd: £8,025.004th: £3,998.005th: £2,010.006th: £1,005.00