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13:30 Leicester

Tuesday 23 January 2018

All13:0013:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:20

Dick Christian Novices' Chase

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 16.2s

1^st

Optimus Prime

611-8

4/6f

T: D SkeltonJ: N D Fehily

Made virtually all, pressed from 6th, 1 length ahead last, ridden and pressed again flat, held on op 1/4

2^nd

Rayvin Black

910-12

5/4

T: O SherwoodJ: Thomas Garner (3)

Tracked winner, challenged 6th, ridden after 4 out, 1 length down last, rallied flat, just held op 11/4

Also Ran

Sussex Road

810-12

66/1

T: A SadikJ: Dave Crosse

Reminders and well behind from 3rd, pulled up before 4 out op 100/1

N/A

The Lion Man

810-12

25/1

T: R DickinJ: J M Quinlan

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.10EX:£1.10Trifecta:£1.10SF:£1.38

Forecasts

Optimus Prime (4/6), Rayvin Black (5/4), The Lion Man (25/1), Sussex Road (66/1)

Although there was little to choose between them over hurdles, OPTIMUS PRIME has looked more of a natural chaser than Rayvin Black on what we have seen from them so far and Dan Skelton's charge is taken to concede weight to his chief opponent here and see him off. That is not to dismiss Oliver Sherwood's charge readily, but he will need to jump with much more fluency than when he had a go chasing last year. The Lion Man can chase them home.