SECOND 1:30PM

SECOND RACE 1.30 THE AUBREY LOZE MEMORIAL INTERMEDIATE STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 2) (GBB RACE)

2m 4f 216y

for five yrs old and upwards Total race value £22500 Owners Prize Money. 1st £8944, 2nd £4471, 3rd £2237, 4th £1118. (Penalty Value £11706.75)

RACE ANALYSIS

LEADING COURSE TRAINER (16-21): P Nicholls (47 wins from 161 runners, 29%) runs BRAVEMANSGAME TRAINER-IN-FORM (LAST 14 DAYS): N Henderson (5 wins from 10 runners, 50%) runs FUSIL RAFFLES LONGEST TRAVELLER: DEFUTURE IS BRIGHT trained by Christian Williams, Bridgend, 147 miles.

Br BREEDING O OWNER B BREEDER J JOCKEY T TRAINER S SPONSOR

COLOURS NO HORSE

AGE ST-LB JOCKEY 1 FUSIL RAFFLES (FR) (185)11P12P- D 6 11-6

Br B g Saint des Saints (FR) - Tali des Obeaux (FR) Daryl Jacob J O Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede Nicky Henderson, Lambourn T B Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede Ptarmigan Media Limited S TIMEFORM VIEW Smart hurdler and even better form over fences last season, winning 3 times before runner-up there in March at Cheltenham Festival. Broke blood vessel at Aintree final start. Obvious player. TFRHHHHI BHA156

2 THE BIG BREAKAWAY (IRE) (184) 4/1223P- D 6 11-6

Br Ch g Getaway (GER) - Princess Mairead (IRE) Brendan Powell J O Eric Jones, Geoff Nicholas, John Romans Colin Tizzard, Sherborne T B William Mangan Coral Racing Limited S TIMEFORM VIEW Improved over fences last season, winning Cheltenham novice on chase debut before placed in Grade 1s at Kempton and the Festival. Easy to forgive final run. Respected but ideally wants further. TFRHHHHI BHA146

3 DEFUTURE IS BRIGHT (IRE) (190) 0/61212- 7 11-0

Br B g Westerner - Dustys Delight (IRE) O The Can’t Say No Partnership

Jack Tudor J Christian Williams, Bridgend T B Donie O’Brien NAF S TIMEFORM VIEW Progressive over fences last season, winning twice, but bumping into some smart ones here on return. TFRHHIII BHA114

4 BRAVEMANSGAME (FR) (184) 211132- D 6 10-8

Br B g Brave Mansonnien (FR) - Genifique (FR)

Harry Cobden J O John Dance and Bryan Drew Paul Nicholls, Ditcheat T B Dr Vet M. Guiot & Dr Vet B. Stoffel Morson Group, Vertem Asset Management S TIMEFORM VIEW Smart hurdler last term, winning Grade 1 Challow at Newbury before placed in Ballymore at Cheltenham and Sefton at Aintree. Type to do even better over fences (easily won sole start in Irish points). TFRHHHHH BHA149 DECLARED RUNNERS 4 2020: AL DANCER (FR) 7 11 6 Sam Twiston-Davies 2-1 (Nigel Twiston-Davies) 4 ran Stewards Note: FUSIL RAFFLES: Following its run on 8/4/2021 it was reported that the horse was found to have bled. THE BIG BREAKAWAY: Following its run on 9/4/2021 it was reported that the horse ran flat. Probable S.P.’s: 6-4 Fusil Raffles (FR), 13-8 Bravemansgame (FR), 4-1 The Big Breakaway (IRE), 25-1 Defuture Is Bright (IRE)

PLAY SMARTER

A smart renewal of this early-autumn contest with BRAVEMANSGAME, Fusil Raffles and The Big Breakaway all winning or placed in Grade 1 events last term. Second-season chasers Fusil Raffles and The Big Breakaway have the advantage of chase experience, but Bravemansgame has the size and pointing background to do even better over fences, and the 12lb he receives from the pair may prove decisive. TIMEFORM PREDICTION: 1.BRAVEMANSGAME (FR) 2.FUSIL RAFFLES (FR) 3.THE BIG BREAKAWAY (IRE)

RACE RESULT

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