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The 2026 Peter Marsh Handicap Chase

Desert Orchid said:
I reckon Myretown would have been much closer to the top had he not made that blunder three out. It cost him a huge amount of ground and energy and affected his jumping at the last two as well. It made me think that maybe he had hurt himself.

Those metrics are enigmatic, though. I checked Myretown's for the Ultima and he was only average for the 'jump index' yet top for lengths gained. That seems contradictory.

Same yesterday. Average in the 'jump index' (despite those last three fences) yet third overall in lengths gained (again despite those mistakes) and fourth overall for finishing speed (yet again despite those).
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So you're giving him one more chance? Me too
 
I didn't back him yesterday. My gut kept going back to the £500k bonus races and I wasn't sure he'd be 100% off. I thought it might have been 'win if you can but the GN Trial back here next month' is the one we want to win.
 
Desert Orchid said:
I didn't back him yesterday. My gut kept going back to the £500k bonus races and I wasn't sure he'd be 100% off. I thought it might have been 'win if you can but the GN Trial back here next month' is the one we want to win.
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The trouble is he has to come back to Haydock, where I believe the fences are still counted among the more difficult.
 
Yes, and I'm hoping he has learned a lot from that mistake. After all, it was only his seventh chase and without it he wouldn't yet be qualified to run in the National.
 

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