Horatio's Garden Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 4) Racecard

Channel: RTV
Distance: 1m 7f 149y
Going: Good To Soft

Runners: 4
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly sunny

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Touquet

Selected at: 15/8

Nick Gifford’s Touquet is in fine form at the moment and should go close now bidding for a hat-trick. Winning consecutive starts at Huntingdon in his last two, the handicapper has put him up another 5lb but further progress can’t be ruled out.

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Racecard

No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

Touquet ^t

J: James Davies

T: Nick Gifford

4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance

2-2 at Huntingdon (2m) since the tongue tie went on; latest 5lb rise appears fair.

P24311

Age: 7

Weight: 11-8

OR: 108

Days: 42

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
22 Jan 26	Hun Huntingdon	16.5f Sft	4NvHcCh	11-7 t	1/6	Kahavari (1½L)	100/30	103	114
22 Dec 25	Hun Huntingdon	16.5f GS	5NvHcCh	11-12 t¹	1/10	Grain Trade (2¾L)	4/1	98	111
13 Dec 25	Lin Lingfield	16f GS	5HcCh	12-0	3/8	A Great Excuse (1¼L)	15/2	98	107
1 Dec 25	Plu Plumpton	17f Sft	4HcCh	11-2	4/5	Jorebel (25L)	2/1	98	88
18 Nov 25	Lin Lingfield	16f Gd	5HcCh	11-2	2/9	Jorebel (nk)	22/1	93	107
3 Nov 25	Plu Plumpton	20f Gd	5NvHcCh	12-0	PU/7	Birdman Bob ()	11/1	98	-

Sage Green ^t

J: Paddy Hanlon ⁵

T: Syd Hosie

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

No major uplift since wind surgery and addition of tongue tie; chasers in the pedigree.

-65724

Age: 6

Weight: 11-6

OR: 106

Days: 13

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Feb 26	War Warwick	16f Sft	4HcH	11-6 ht	4/12	Kenzoko (4L)	7/2	107	107
2 Feb 26	Kem Kempton	16f GS	4HcH	11-2 ht¹	2/10	Gooloogong (12L)	14/1	108	107
16 Dec 25	Wcn Wincanton	15f Sft	4HcH	11-11	7/13	Poet Laureate (27L)	8/1	111	91
14 Nov 25	Chl Cheltenham	16.5f Sft	3NvHcH	11-2 h	5/15	French Emperor (8¾L)	80/1	112	106
1 Nov 25	Asc Ascot	19.5f Gd	4NvHcH	11-12 h	6/7	Mount Anglesby (25L)	11/1	113	93
21 Apr 25	Chp Chepstow	16f Gd	4NvH	11-4 h	2/10	Inside Man (2L)	4/1	-	109

Haas Boy ^tp

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Chester Williams

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

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Chase and hurdle winner this term, with stronger form over the latter; eased 3lb.

-11226

Age: 9

Weight: 11-6

OR: 106

Days: 55

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Jan 26	Exe Exeter	17.5f GS	4HcCh	11-8 tp	6/11	Bonza Boy (17½L)	2/1F	109	100
26 Dec 25	Wcn Wincanton	15f GS	4HcH	12-1 tp	2/12	Queenie St Clair (¾L)	4/1	111	114
7 Dec 25	Hun Huntingdon	16f Sft	3HcH	11-1 tp	2/10	We're Red And Blue (2L)	9/2	110	114
7 Nov 25	Exe Exeter	16.5f Gd	4HcH	11-9 tp	1/17	Dirty Den (1L)	8/1	105	113
18 Oct 25	Nab Newton Abbot	16.5f GS	4HcCh	11-2 tp¹	1/4	Authoceltic (½L)	6/1	99	104
7 Mar 25	Exe Exeter	19f Gd	5HcCh	11-13 t	PU/8	Captain Boudet ()	7/2	103	-

A Great Excuse ^t

J: David Bass

T: Max Comley

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Player on form of December's Lingfield win (2m, good to soft); didn't see out 2m3f latest.

5-41F3

Age: 6

Weight: 11-2

OR: 102

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Feb 26	Cat Catterick	19f Sft	5HcCh	11-11 t	3/7	Imperial Bede (29L)	4/1	102	85
22 Jan 26	Hun Huntingdon	16.5f Sft	4NvHcCh	11-1 t¹	F/6	Touquet ()	2/1F	102	-
13 Dec 25	Lin Lingfield	16f GS	5HcCh	11-8	1/8	Superstylin (1¼L)	4/1	97	107
19 Nov 25	Ffo Ffos Las	19.5f Sft	5HcCh	12-0 p¹	4/8	Jaipaletemps (12L)	16/5	99	90
18 Feb 25	Tau Taunton	19f GS	4MdH	11-6	5/12	Duffry Trixs (23L)	66/1	-	94
1 Feb 25	Wet Wetherby	19.5f Sft	4MdH	11-4	7/14	Lud'or (18L)	125/1	-	95