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

Newbury

14:10

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

Date 2026-02-07

Distance 2m7f91y

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £51,255

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Haiti Couleurs Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Sean Bowen T:Rebecca Curtis	160	—	11-1P1	159	174	166	42d	—	—	-3	42.6	—	5/6 55%
Amiss two runs back, otherwise superbly progressive; Welsh National was latest big win
1	L'Homme Presse Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	162	—	31P-22	164	174	155	14d	—	—	+9	37.4	—	2/1 33%
Goes well on soft; should ensure that Haiti Couleurs does not have it all his own way
4	Leave Of Absence Chestnut J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	156	—	21-1P2	146	163	139	49d	—	—	+14	28	—	9/2 18%
Pulled up sole start on soft; plenty to find against two of today's rivals on the ratings
2	Riskintheground Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	162	t	-41960	140	147	134	14d	—	—	+23	26.3	—	40/1 2%
Plenty to prove on soft ground and for stamina; he's also clear bottom on ratings

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Haiti Couleurs	5/6	5/6	-
L'Homme Presse	2/1	2/1	-
Leave Of Absence	9/2	9/2	-
Riskintheground	40/1	33/1	-

Predictor

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

1st

Haiti Couleurs

42.6

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

5/6

2nd

L'Homme Presse

37.4

OR: 28.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

2/1

3rd

Leave Of Absence

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Riskintheground

26.3

OR: 22.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
L'Homme Presse	164	174	155
Haiti Couleurs	159	174	166
Leave Of Absence	146	163	139
Riskintheground	140	147	134

Last Run