Cyrname

The Charlie Hall Chase is the feature Grade 2 contest over 3m at Wetherby on Saturday, 30 October (3:05). Cyrname won the race last year and returns for a repeat bid. He has six rivals against him including Fusil Raffles and Shan Blue but can any horse step up and dethrone the 168 rated chaser? Seven of the last nine Charlie Hall Chase winners took the race on their reappearance. It suits staying steeplechasers that go well fresh, then. Favourites have a poor recent record, however. Since Silviniaco Conti won in 2012, only one other market leader – the great Cue Card in 2015 – has obliged. The stables to follow in the Charlie Hall down the years have been Paul Nicholls and Nigel Twiston-Davies. As the latter doesn’t have a runner in this renewal, that puts even more attention on Cyrname wh...