Race cards · Tue 17 Feb
Tuesday 17 February · Newbury, England
14:15 OLBG 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
- Distance
- 2m 0f 92y
- Going
- Soft
- Class
- 3
- Prize
- GBP 17500
- Runners
- 3
Race preview
QUEBECOIS was out of his depth in a Grade 2 at Sandown, but that performance is sandwiched between a couple of promising seconds. The latest saw him denied by the narrowest of margins on Trials Day at Cheltenham and he can boost his confidence before a potential return there next month. Personal Ambition has lost his way, but the application of blinkers could help him recapture the form that saw him claim Grade 2 glory as a novice hurdler. Old Cowboy struck over C&D before a Kempton fall, but concedes weight to higher-rated opponents.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personal Ambition | 23P-4P5 | Ben Jones | B Pauling | 11 2 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | Quebecois | 321-242 | Harry Cobden | P F Nicholls | 11 2 | 2-5 | |
| 3 | Leading Choice | 2136/49- | Sean Houlihan | Nicky Martin | 11 2 | 25-1 | |
| NR | Old Cowboy | 132-31F | Freddie Mitchell | G & J Moore | 11 9 |