14:50 Southwell

Sunday 19 August 2018

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Porsche Centre Nottingham Novices' Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 2.8s

All Set To Go^p1,t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: K Frost| OR: 146| CD

8/1

Winner of a handicap hurdle off a mark of 132 at Stratford (good) in June. Struggled in two subsequent starts but respected with cheekpieces applied for the first time on chase debut.

Form: 4-5P10P

Flashing Glance⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: T Lacey| BF| D

4/1

Soft ground handicap hurdle winner over 2m at Ludlow in March. Disappointed in two subsequent outings and worth a check in the market on chase debut following a break.

Form: 1231P-8

Gustave Mahler³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: A Ralph| OR: 130| BF| CD

2/1

Placed on all three starts over fences including when beaten a short-head over C&D on good ground a month ago. Similar conditions forecast and looks to hold decent claims once more.

Form: 13P-232

John Constable^t⁹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 153| D

5/4

Rated 153 over hurdles and ran Champion Hurdle winner Buveur D'Air to 1¾L in a three runner affair at Sandown (2m, soft) in February. Held since but likely to prove hard to beat switched to fences following a break.

Form: 11629-7

Shady Oaks³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: A Pogson| T: C T Pogson

14/1

Signs of ability in a couple of point-to-points in Ireland and ran well to finish 7L third in a C&D novice chase on Rules debut a month ago. This looks tougher.

Form: 55-3

Super Charge²⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 97

66/1

Point-to-point winner but yet to win in six starts under Rules. Absent since finishing eighth in a novice hurdle last November and others make more appeal on chasing debut.

Form: 06P5/08-

Non-Runners

One For Billy¹⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

John Constable (5/4), Gustave Mahler (2/1), Flashing Glance (4/1), One For Billy (11/2), All Set To Go (8/1), Shady Oaks (14/1), Super Charge (66/1)

JOHN CONSTABLE can make a successful transition to fences by taking this seven runner novices chase. The selection has a bit in hand on hurdles ratings and can get the better of Gustave Mahler who finished runner-up here last month while third place can go the way of dual chase winner One For Billy who has to concede weight all round.

John Constable
Gustave Mahler
One For Billy

Previous Winners

2017

Azzuri

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

5/6

Prize Money

1st: £4,614.002nd: £1,355.003rd: £677.004th: £450.005th: £450.006th: £450.007th: £450.008th: £450.00