Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase (Listed)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 17.65s

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Lostintranslation²¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: R M Power| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 161

1/2

Top-class novice chaser last season capping his season with a defeat of the RSA winner (Topofthegame) at Grade 1 level. Has won a Grade 2 at the distance, won't be found wanting for pace; more to come on the way to bigger targets latter this season.

Form: 231221-

Kildisart²¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling| OR: 156

4/1

Made a good impression on his first season over fences winning three from five; came up short in the Grade 1 JLT at the Festival (Lostintranslation, second). Appreciated the step up to 3m on his most recent start winning a handicap with aplomb.

Form: 9/21141-

Count Meribel²³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: M D Grant| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 146| CD

9/2

Made a successful chasing debut on this card last year following up in a good novice chase at Cheltenham soon after. Had his limitations exposed when trying Grade 1/2 level after that; work to do at weights but yard in good form; goes well fresh.

Form: 5P/1147-

My Old Gold¹⁹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 141| C

22/1

Taken well to chasing this year back from a break not finishing out of the first two in four starts (won twice over 3m). Successful in Listed class when last seen she would need to show plenty of progress to trouble the principals at the weights.

Form: 2/51221-

Forecasts

Lostintranslation (1/2), Kildisart (4/1), Count Meribel (9/2), My Old Gold (22/1)

A small field as usual for this contest but one full of interest as usual and it sees the return of JLT Chase/Mildmay Chase and Gold Cup hopeful LOSTINTRANSLATION. He has to concede weight to the other three but despite that fact and the 2m4f trip he’s expected to record a first victory of the season before moving on to have a crack at bigger targets. His old rival from the JLT Kildisart also went on to win a good handicap at the National meeting but has ground to make up on the suggestion from that Cheltenham race and he may have to settle for a rear view of the Tizzard horse again. Count Meribel follows the same path as last year’s winner but faces a tough task as does My Old Gold.