Zircom Data Communications 30th Anniversary Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5) Racecard

Channel: RTV
Distance: 3m
Going: Good

Runners: 15
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Scattered showers

Selection

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Racecard

No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

Jemura ^b ¹

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Made underwhelming chasing debut in February and was pulled up over hurdles this month

-4335P

Age: 6

Weight: 12-0

OR: 98

Days: 18

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Apr 24	Exe Exeter	23f Hy	5HcH	11-9 p¹	PU/11	Mister Barclay ()	9/1	100	-
26 Feb 24	Plu Plumpton	25.5f Sft	4HcCh	10-10	5/7	Everything'sontick (15½L)	4/1	102	92
28 Jan 24	Fon Fontwell	22f Sft	5HcH	11-9	3/9	Bobalot (8¾L)	6/1	102	98
13 Dec 23	Exe Exeter	21.5f Sft	4NvH	11-2	3/7	Toss Of A Coin (16L)	4/1	-	92
1 May 23	Kem Kempton	21f Gd	4MdH	11-4	4/8	Ajp Kingdom (29L)	11/2	-	89
10 Apr 23	Chp Chepstow	16f GS	5NHF	11-2	6/9	Don't Tell Su (6L)	18/1	-	92

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Steal My Sunshine ^p

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

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Wind Op - Second run after wind operation

Dual hurdle winner last year but has lost his way a bit; pulled up on recent chasing debut

11444P

Age: 7

Weight: 11-13

OR: 97

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Apr 24	Fak Fakenham	24f Gd	5HcCh	11-10 p	PU/7	Cloudy Wednesday ()	9/2	98	-
4 Jan 24	Her Hereford	25.5f GS	5HcH	12-0 p	4/11	Hill Of Tara (51L)	6/1	100	64
30 Nov 23	Lin Lingfield	23f GS	5HcH	11-11 p	4/8	Shewearsthewellies (12L)	4/1	103	97
7 Nov 23	War Warwick	21f Sft	4HcH	11-2 p	4/14	Benign Dictator (9¼L)	4/1C	103	98
12 Oct 23	Wor Worcester	20f GS	4HcH	11-1 p	1/10	Elogio (¾L)	7/2	97	103
20 May 23	Utt Uttoxeter	20f Gd	5HcH	11-3 p¹	1/11	Lighthouse Mill (2¾L)	7/1	89	98

Samourai One ^p

J: Bryony Frost

T: Lucy Wadham

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 4 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (36%)

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 3 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (30%)

Quite impressive on chasing debut; ground put forward as excuse for subsequent flop

75541P

Age: 7

Weight: 11-13

OR: 97

Days: 38

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
18 Mar 24	Sth Southwell	24.5f Sft	5HcCh	12-0 p	PU/7	Felton Bellevue ()	15/8F	97	-
20 Feb 24	Mar Market Rasen	24f Sft	5NvHcCh	11-2 p	1/7	Has Troke (13L)	4/1	88	104
17 Jan 24	Sth Southwell	24.5f GS	5HcH	11-6 p	4/12	Catch Him Derry (12L)	6/1	89	89
26 Dec 23	Wet Wetherby	19.5f Sft	4NvHcH	10-8 p¹	5/12	Elogio (21L)	22/1	90	78
7 Dec 23	Mar Market Rasen	20.5f Sft	4NvH	11-0	5/5	The Doyen Chief (40L)	66/1	-	81
14 Nov 23	Lin Lingfield	19.5f Sft	3NvH	11-0	7/10	Theyseekhimthere (29L)	28/1	-	79

Getupearly

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)

0-9 over hurdles but his good-ground Irish point win bodes well for his prospects today

0P6-B7

Age: 7

Weight: 11-7

OR: 91

Days: 18

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Apr 24	Exe Exeter	23f Hy	5HcH	11-3	7/11	Mister Barclay (25L)	10/1	94	71
11 Mar 24	Tau Taunton	24f Sft	5HcH	11-8	BD/14	Lady Balko ()	11/1	94	-
21 Apr 23	Exe Exeter	23f Gd	5HcH	11-11	6/18	Coachman (8¼L)	22/1	97	87
22 Mar 23	War Warwick	26f Sft	5HcH	11-1	PU/8	Glance From Clover ()	13/2	102	-
20 Feb 23	Lin Lingfield	23f GS	5HcH	11-2	10/12	San Pedro (75L)	7/2	103	44
5 Feb 23	Her Hereford	25.5f Gd	5HcH	11-0	2/9	Lily Glitters (5½L)	11/4F	101	101

Grey d'Alco

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Richard Rowe

Pulled up in all three chases this season (2m3f-2m4f) and has a lot to prove at present

P7-PPP

Age: 7

Weight: 11-7

OR: 91

Days: 31

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
25 Mar 24	Exe Exeter	19f Hy	5NvHcCh	11-11	PU/10	Joe Cotton ()	22/1	96	-
30 Nov 23	Lin Lingfield	20f GS	4NvHcCh	10-8	PU/5	Passing Well ()	12/1	103	-
13 Nov 23	Kem Kempton	20.5f Gd	4NvHcCh	10-8	PU/11	Egbert ()	28/1	103	-
24 Mar 23	Nby Newbury	24f Sft	4HcH	11-1	7/12	Ballycamus (48L)	12/1	105	63
11 Mar 23	San Sandown	20f Hy	NvHcHG3	10-2	PU/16	Crambo ()	40/1	109	-
16 Feb 23	San Sandown	20f GS	4NvHcH	10-13	9/11	Inneston (29L)	33/1	109	89

Safe Destination

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

2-6 over fences but wildly inconsistent; much depends on what mood he's in

P1P1P5

Age: 6

Weight: 11-6

OR: 90

Days: 91

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
25 Jan 24	Hun Huntingdon	23.5f GS	5NvHcCh	11-7	5/9	Galway Mahler (25L)	5/1	92	82
30 Dec 23	Tau Taunton	23f GS	5NvHcCh	11-7	PU/9	Hard Frost ()	3/1F	93	-
27 Nov 23	Lud Ludlow	24f GS	5NvHcCh	11-1	1/12	On The Platform (1¼L)	100/30F	87	96
7 Nov 23	War Warwick	25.5f Sft	5HcCh	11-2	PU/18	Percy Veering ()	11/4F	88	-
8 Oct 23	Utt Uttoxeter	24f GS	5HcCh	10-10	1/10	Kap Chidley (4L)	100/30F	82	90
6 May 23	Utt Uttoxeter	24f GS	5NvHcCh	11-2	PU/12	Carlo Du Berlais ()	15/2	87	-

Furkash ^tp ¹

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)

Sound effort when second at Plumpton this month but now 0-17 over fences

435242

Age: 9

Weight: 11-4

OR: 88

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Apr 24	Plu Plumpton	25.5f Gd	5NvHcCh	11-3 p	2/6	Hilltown (13L)	15/2	89	88
28 Feb 24	Ban Bangor-on-Dee	24f Hy	5HcCh	10-12 p	4/7	Montgomery (42L)	6/1	89	63
25 Jan 24	Hun Huntingdon	23.5f GS	5NvHcCh	11-3 p	2/9	Galway Mahler (6L)	11/2	88	96
30 Dec 23	Tau Taunton	23f GS	5NvHcCh	11-5 p	5/9	Hard Frost (19L)	6/1	91	79
30 Nov 23	Tau Taunton	23f Gd	4NvHcCh	10-6 p	3/8	Lady Kk (7¼L)	9/2	93	94
14 Nov 23	Hun Huntingdon	20.5f Gd	5HcH	11-0 p	4/9	Apologise (3¾L)	9/4F	94	96

William Ewart ^tp

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Christian Williams

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (4%)

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)

Won on heavy ground in February but not quite in same form on next two outings

423133

Age: 7

Weight: 10-13

OR: 83

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Apr 24	Plu Plumpton	25.5f Gd	5NvHcCh	10-12 t	3/6	Hilltown (17½L)	9/2	84	79
7 Mar 24	Wcn Wincanton	25f Hy	5HcCh	11-2 t	3/6	Lightonthewing (28L)	9/4J	85	70
18 Feb 24	Sth Southwell	24.5f Hy	5HcCh	10-9 t	1/7	Wonder Of The Seas (1¼L)	7/4F	81	90
19 Dec 23	Fak Fakenham	23.5f Sft	4HcH	10-10 tp¹	3/7	Edison Kent (39L)	11/2	90	63
29 Oct 23	Wcn Wincanton	15.5f Sft	5HcCh	11-1 t	2/6	Boston Joe (9½L)	4/1	84	79
4 Oct 23	Ban Bangor-on-Dee	24f Sft	5HcCh	10-10 t	4/8	Justshortofabubble (32L)	100/30	87	62

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Barrakhov ^tp

J: Kielan Woods

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

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Wind Op - Second run after wind operation

Well handicapped on old hurdling form but needs to get his act together over fences

5-P435

Age: 8

Weight: 10-10

OR: 80

Days: 56

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
29 Feb 24	Lud Ludlow	24f Sft	5NvHcCh	11-0 tp	5/8	Supervisor (61L)	7/2	84	31
25 Jan 24	Hun Huntingdon	23.5f GS	5NvHcCh	10-10 t	3/9	Galway Mahler (21L)	10/1	86	79
4 Jan 24	Her Hereford	21f GS	5HcCh	11-3 t	4/11	Amalfi Skyline (14L)	16/1	88	88
20 Dec 23	Lud Ludlow	20f Sft	4HcCh	10-11 t	PU/14	Cartonne ()	10/1	92	-
19 Oct 22	Wor Worcester	23f Gd	4NvHcCh	10-2 t	5/7	Sam Barton (26L)	3/1	97	83
2 May 22	War Warwick	25f Gd	5HcH	11-4 t	2/11	Nickelsonthedime (7½L)	15/2	98	102

Village Master

J: Harry Cobden

T: Warren Greatrex

Moves up in trip after scoring over 2m5f on this month's chase/handicap debut; big player

5771

Age: 5

Weight: 10-9

OR: 81

Days: 16

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Apr 24	Her Hereford	21f Sft	5HcCh	10-11	1/7	Jack Doyen (1¾L)	5/1	78	84
22 Mar 24	Nby Newbury	20.5f GS	3NvH	11-2	7/8	Huffin An A Puffin (70L)	40/1	-	56
29 Jan 24	Her Hereford	21.5f GS	4NvH	11-5	7/9	Menaggio (66L)	22/1	-	54
9 Dec 23	Chp Chepstow	19.5f Hy	4NvH	11-2	5/11	Isaac Des Obeaux (75L)	10/1	-	47

Meranti

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)

Pulled up on both hurdling starts this year and also struggled on last month's chase debut

279PPP

Age: 6

Weight: 10-8

OR: 78

Days: 31

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
25 Mar 24	Exe Exeter	19f Hy	5NvHcCh	10-12	PU/10	Joe Cotton ()	22/1	83	-
6 Feb 24	Tau Taunton	19f Gd	5HcH	10-6 tp¹	PU/16	Mammies Boy ()	125/1	88	-
24 Jan 24	Chp Chepstow	19.5f Hy	5HcH	11-1	PU/12	Mumbles ()	80/1	92	-
21 Nov 23	Her Hereford	25.5f Gd	4HcH	11-0	9/10	Norton Hill (53L)	80/1	95	50
6 Nov 23	Her Hereford	19.5f Gd	4MdH	11-4	7/8	Magic Seven (64L)	50/1	-	55
17 Oct 23	Her Hereford	19.5f GF	4NvH	11-0	2/2	Parade Away (16L)	8/1	-	83

The Gambler ^h

J: Harry Reed

T: Max Young

Well beaten on recent chase/handicap debut at Huntingdon

18P06

Age: 6

Weight: 10-5

OR: 75

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Apr 24	Hun Huntingdon	23.5f Gd	5HcChM	11-2 h¹	6/7	Moon Eagle (52L)	14/1	80	44
11 Jan 24	Cat Catterick	15.5f Sft	4MdHM	11-4	10/13	Brucio (50L)	100/1	-	54
22 Dec 23	Utt Uttoxeter	22f Hy	4NvHM	11-0	PU/6	Ottoline ()	50/1	-	-
27 Nov 23	Lud Ludlow	16f GS	4MdH	10-11	8/16	Imperial Saint (59L)	50/1	-	54
1 Jun 23	Mar Market Rasen	16.5f Gd	5NHF	10-9	1/4	Hot Fizzy Lizzy (7L)	5/1	-	80

Drumlees Pet ^p ¹

J: Conor Ring

T: Grace Harris

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)

Struggled on recent chase/handicap debut; needs huge boost from first-time cheekpieces

/6P7-P

Age: 9

Weight: 10-3

OR: 73

Days: 9

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Apr 24	Ffo Ffos Las	24f Sft	5HcCh	10-5	PU/7	Wide To West ()	33/1	73	-
4 Jan 23	Her Hereford	21.5f Sft	4MdHM	11-1	7/11	Fairy Gem (37L)	100/1	-	67
21 Dec 22	Her Hereford	25.5f Sft	3NvH	10-4	PU/8	Grove Road ()	150/1	-	-
3 Dec 22	Chp Chepstow	23.5f GS	4NvH	10-4	6/9	Makin'yourmindup (41L)	66/1	-	67
9 Nov 21	Fai Fairyhouse	16f Gd/Y	NHFM	11-11	4/8	Happy D'ex (15½L)	66/1	-	73
20 Mar 21	Wex Wexford	20f Y	NHFM	11-8	4/11	Eyre Square (42L)	14/1	-	68

Happy Sanchez ^p ¹

J: David Noonan

T: Max Young

Unplaced all six hurdling starts; upped in trip with cheekpieces on for chasing debut

079-7P

Age: 6

Weight: 10-3

OR: 73

Days: 47

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Mar 24	Her Hereford	19.5f GS	5NvHcH	10-10	PU/13	Another Lord ()	125/1	78	-
7 Feb 24	Lud Ludlow	16f Sft	4NvH	11-0	7/8	Rossbridge (73L)	125/1	83	32
23 Apr 23	Str Stratford	18.5f GS	5NvHcH	10-8	9/12	Scudamore (43L)	100/1	88	57
23 Mar 23	Lud Ludlow	16f Sft	4NvH	11-5	7/9	Welsh Charger (34L)	150/1	-	68
2 Mar 23	Lud Ludlow	16f Gd	4NvH	10-11	11/12	Jacks Profit (25L)	200/1	-	84
15 Jul 22	Klb Kilbeggan	19f Gd	4yMdH	10-6	7/14	Minella Youngy (17½L)	22/1	-	88

Noah's Light ^tp

J: Harry Kimber

T: Richenda Ford

Hurdle winner in Ireland in 2021 but has struggled in modest handicap chases this season

7P47P3

Age: 7

Weight: 10-2

OR: 66

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Apr 24	Fak Fakenham	24f Gd	5HcCh	9-9 tp¹	3/7	Cloudy Wednesday (41L)	9/1	73	49
28 Feb 24	Wcn Wincanton	20f Sft	5HcCh	10-2 tv	PU/8	Moytier ()	18/1	69	-
6 Feb 24	Tau Taunton	18f Gd	5NvHcCh	9-13 tv	7/13	Merry Monty (22L)	12/1	74	63
15 Jan 24	Her Hereford	25f Gd	5HcCh	9-13 tv	4/11	Crystal Moon (33L)	28/1	74	58
30 Dec 23	Tau Taunton	23f GS	5NvHcCh	10-2 tv	PU/9	Hard Frost ()	33/1	74	-
18 Dec 23	Plu Plumpton	20f GS	5HcCh	10-5 tv	7/11	Sir Rock (22L)	16/1	73	61