Exciting chase prospect Chantry House can take home Ascot prize
Chantry House has clear-cut claims in the Safer Gambling Week Novices' Chase at Ascot today.
A point-to-point winner back in 2018, the six-yearold was snapped up by JP Mcmanus for £295,000 following that victor y - but he did not actually appear in the green and gold until the following March, when he saw off Edward stone in a quality bumper at Warwick.
Sent over hurdles last term, Nicky Henderson gave him just two novice runs - winning both - before ratcheting him up in class for the Supreme at the Festival.
He found stable mate Shishk in and runner-up Abacadabras too good there, but his 11-length third marked him as an exciting chase prospect, particularly when stepped up in trip.
Henderson duly kicks off over two miles and three furlongs here, and Chantry House is surely the one to beat in a select three-runner field.
The Seven Barrows handler and Mcmanus also take the wraps off another potential top-class chaser in Birchdale, who runs in Catterick's Watch Racingtv With Free Trial Now Beginners' Chase.
He is having a second crack at fences, having disappointed on his only attempt last term, when hammered by stable - mate Angels Breath at Ascot.
Henderson went back over hurdles after that defeat, finishing eighth in the Coral Cup - but if he has brushed up his jumping, Birch dale should make a better fist of it this time around.
Antunes can get off the mark over fence sin the Sort Out Your Christmas At oldgoldracing.com Intermediate Chase at Chepstow.
DanSke lt on' s charge was fairly useful over hurdles, boasting a mark of 134 at his peak, but he had to settle for second on his initial chase outing at Bangor last month.
Returning from a 269 - day break, he put in a solid round of jumping to be beaten two and a quarter lengths by the more experienced Good Boy Bobby-who had proved up to the task against some really decent opposition as a novice.
Antunes looks a promising type, and this could be a good opportunity to put a confidence- boo sting win on the board.
Champagne super over disappointed at Stratford recently, but can get back on the right track in the Get Your Hear t Racing This Christmas Maiden Hurdle.
A winner on his bumper de but back in January, Champagne super over ran well enough in Listed company in that sphere before Olly Murphy wasted little time in getting him over obstacles this term.
Sent off an odds-on favourite on his initial outing, the fiveyear-old perhaps just needed the run as he travelled well throughout, but found little for pressure after the last.
He can be given another chance here.