William Hill Towton Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Wetherby

13:10

Date 2024-01-13

Distance 2m3f85y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £22,780

Winning Time 5m 20.80s (slow by 34.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Colonel Harry (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	5/4F	Won
2nd	Trelawne (GB) David Bass · Kim Bailey	13/8	1.75
3rd	The King Of Ryhope (GB) Fergus Gillard · Dan Skelton	17/2	19
4th	Chasing Fire (GB) Brian Hughes · Olly Murphy	13/2	11

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Colonel Harry Chestnut J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	158	t	412-12	148	159	133	35d	—	—	-3	37.8	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Stayed on for second in 1m7f Grade 1 Henry VIII; leading claims now back up in trip
6	Trelawne Bay J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	158	—	/11-13	143	158	139	29d	—	—	+2	32.6	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Good third in hot novice chase at Cheltenham last month and he's respected
2	Chasing Fire Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Olly Murphy	J:Brian Hughes T:Olly Murphy	158	—	03-14U	136	144	112	18d	—	—	+12	25.5	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Has considerable ability but improvement is needed, including in the jumping department
5	The King Of Ryhope Chestnut J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	158	—	133-13	135	149	90	32d	—	—	+15	23.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won on chase debut; retains potential but hard to be confident after heavy Ffos Las defeat
NR	Meetingofthewaters Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:W P Mullins	J:NON-RUNNER T:W P Mullins	161	—	6-4311	147	-	-	17d	—	—	—	24.3	—	—
Non-runner
NR	Hurricane Highway Brown J:NON-RUNNER T:Evan Williams	J:NON-RUNNER T:Evan Williams	158	—	512-U3	125	-	-	35d	—	—	—	18.8	—	—
Others have achieved more but this very lightly raced 6yo could have untapped potential

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Colonel Harry	11/10	11/10	11/10
Trelawne	15/8	7/4	15/8
Chasing Fire	6/1	6/1	6/1
The King Of Ryhope	9/1	9/1	17/2

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Colonel Harry

37.8

OR: 24.5 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

11/10

2nd

Trelawne

32.6

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

3rd

Chasing Fire

25.5

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Meetingofthewaters

24.3

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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The King Of Ryhope

23.8

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Hurricane Highway

18.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Colonel Harry	148	159	133
Meetingofthewaters	147	—	—
Trelawne	143	158	139
Chasing Fire	136	144	112
The King Of Ryhope	135	149	90
Hurricane Highway	125	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Meetingofthewaters	17d ago	Fit
Chasing Fire	18d ago	Fit
Trelawne	29d ago	Fit
The King Of Ryhope	32d ago	Fit
Colonel Harry	35d ago	Fit
Hurricane Highway	35d ago	Fit