Derek Burridge Golf & Racing Trophies Novices' Chase

Off time: 18:11 | Winning time: 6m 30.6s

1^st

Ready And Able

611-0

7/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (3)

Tracked rival pair, driven after 4 out, chased leader before next, ridden to lead when hung badly left between last 2, found little flat, just held on, all out op 11/4

2^nd

Kings Ryde

711-0

9/4

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leader, ridden after 4 out, lost place before next, soon outpaced, switched outside and rallied last, stayed on to press winner flat, just held tchd 2/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Le Musee

611-6

5/6f

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Led, mistake 14th, 4 lengths clear when buckled on landing 3 out, soon ridden, headed between last 2, kept on same pace in 3rd flat op Evens

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.10EX:£6.40Trifecta:£7.60SF:£9.99

Forecasts

Le Musee (5/6), Kings Ryde (9/4), Ready And Able (7/2)

Despite just a trio going to post this is still a good race and a tricky puzzle to solve with the recent Ffos Las winner Le Musee having to concede a 6lb penalty to the other two runners and that may just prove his undoing. Nicky Henderson can do very little wrong at the moment and the 6lb his KINGS RYDE receives from Le Musee may just tip the scales in his direction with his second at Stratford last time reading well in the context of this race. Ready And Able was the equal of his two rivals over hurdles but he does lack the experience that the other pair have and that may just hold him back on this occasion.