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Formscan  - Country Mile made light work of the opposition on his seasonal bow at Uttoxeter and has to be taken seriously with that run under his belt. However, Dan Skelton's charge does have something to find on the ratings with the returning QUEBECOIS. The seven-year-old didn't appear to see out the 4m trip in the Scottish National, and a repeat of his cracking third in the Ultima would make him difficult to beat. El Capitaine shouldn't be far behind.

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371-
El Capitaine (IRE) 8,b g 11-2

Mahler (GB)-Lady Of The Hall(Saddlers' Hall)

(211) c1 d2 (Mr I G Thompson)
Rated 127

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE801-8.00
UK52111.50

20th Mar 26 Newbury(2m 6f 93yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 119 9/2 11-8 Ben Jones 1st of 5 runners, by 4.25L and 4.5L from Captain Bellamy and He Knows Better

27th Jan 26 Chepstow(2m 3f 100yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 119 9/2 11-6 Mr Joshua Newman (5) 7th of 10 runners, 34.38L behind West To The Bridge

26th Dec 25 Wincanton(3m 150yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 117 11/4 10-2 Brendan Powell 3rd of 9 runners, 2.75L and 4.5L behind Absolutely Doyen and Ike Sport

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23-1
Country Mile (IRE) 7,b g 10-10

Ocovango (GB)-Uncatchable(Catcher In The Rye)

ts2hd2(13) (Mr Stephen Bough)
Rated 137

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK8433.66

4th Oct 26 Uttoxeter(1m 7f 214yds Chase, Good) Rated 137 4/11Fav 11-5 Harry Skelton 1st of 3 runners, by 6L and 9L from The Gray Ghost and O moore Park

24th Oct 25 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 137 9/4JFav 11-4 Harry Skelton 3rd of 7 runners, 4.5L and 7.5L behind Alnilam and Relieved Of Duties

5th Oct 25 Uttoxeter(1m 7f 214yds Chase, Good) Rated 137 3/1 11-5 Harry Skelton 2nd of 3 runners, 3.5L behind Alnilam

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/33-
Leading Choice (IRE) 9,b g 10-10

Leading Light (IRE)-Rachel's Choice(Ela-Mana-Mou)

(234) (Bradley Partnership)
Rated 108

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK112512.00

25th Feb 26 Bangor-on-Dee(2m 1f 77yds Chase, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 110 16/1 11-4 Sean Houlihan 3rd of 3 runners, 31L and 17L behind Titan Discovery and Mirabad

17th Feb 26 Newbury(2m 92yds Chase, Soft (Heavy in places)) 25/1 11-2 Sean Houlihan 3rd of 3 runners, 17L and 9.5L behind Personal Ambition and Quebecois

18th Jan 25 Haydock(2m 5f 50yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft-Heavy in places on Chase course) Rated 116 6/1 11-9 Harry Skelton 9th of 11 runners, 39.31L behind Solar System

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Leading Choice (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Quebecois (FR)1
17th Feb 2026 Newbury(2m 92yds, Chase, Soft (Heavy in places)) Quebecois (FR) 2nd (2/5Fav 11-2 Rated 139) Harry Cobden 9.50L in front of Leading Choice (IRE) 3rd (25/1 11-2) Sean Houlihan (3 ran)
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4
23P-
Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK1336-3.47
P2P100

18th Apr 26 Ayr(3m 7f 176yds Hcap Chase, Heavy (Soft in places)) Rated 144 12/1 11-13 Harry Cobden pulled up(16 ran) in race won by Kap Vert

10th Mar 26 Cheltenham(3m 1f Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 139 10/1 10-10 Harry Cobden 3rd of 22 runners, 0.5L and hd behind Johnnywho and Jagwar

17th Feb 26 Newbury(2m 92yds Chase, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 139 2/5Fav 11-2 Harry Cobden 2nd of 3 runners, 17L behind Personal Ambition

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Quebecois (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Leading Choice (IRE)1
17th Feb 2026 Newbury(2m 92yds, Chase, Soft (Heavy in places)) Quebecois (FR) 2nd (2/5Fav 11-2 Rated 139) Harry Cobden 9.50L in front of Leading Choice (IRE) 3rd (25/1 11-2) Sean Houlihan (3 ran)
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Probable SP 8/13 Quebecois, 7/4 Country Mile, 10/1 El Capitaine, 66/1 Leading Choice.

Previous Years

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The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
D Skelton/Harry Skelton
16
58
27

Paul Nicholls/Sam Twiston-Davies
1
7
14

Mrs Kayley Woollacott/Brendan Powell
1
1
100

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
D Skelton
22
95
23

Mrs Kayley Woollacott
1
2
50

Paul Nicholls
1
10
10

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Harry Skelton
16
58
27

Sam Twiston-Davies
13
42
30

Brendan Powell
6
36
16

Sean Houlihan
1
9
11

For Jockeys in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Newton Abbot

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Paul Nicholls
155
523
30

D Skelton
30
84
36

Mrs Kayley Woollacott
5
51
10

Miss N Martin
4
21
19

For Trainers in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Newton Abbot

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Sam Twiston-Davies
99
427
23

Harry Skelton
45
208
22

Brendan Powell
36
305
12

Sean Houlihan
14
184
8

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Newton Abbot

Horse
Wins
Runs
El Capitaine (IRE)
1
1