Racecards
18:40 Stratford
Stars 20th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 121356-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey D C Costello
led to 1st, tracked leader, in 4th before last, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish
- Form 721-212
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 117
tracked leader, led after 2 out, clear before and blundered last, kept on and driven out
- Form 8456/1-F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey M Goldstein
led from 1st, blundered 2 out, soon headed, ridden before last, lost 2nd soon after, no extra and lost 3rd place towards finish
- Form 5264/
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer A Stronge
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
in touch, pushed along after 3 out, weakened after 2 out
- Form 7-218
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 111
in rear, ridden and weakened after 3 out
- Form P77-3F9
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey James Huxham
tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened 3 out
Gigondas
207- Form B173P0-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
always towards rear
- Form 338-254
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey A Thornton
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, went 3rd before last, chased winner soon after, kept on towards finish
- Form 10FU5-5
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Ian Popham
always towards rear
- Form 1P/23P5-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer F P Murtagh
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Castlemorris King won at Towcester in May when Brassbound was only fifth and again ran well when second to Dresden over this course and distance last month. But he's been raised a further 3lb since and may find one to beat him again. IVAN VASILEVICH had a pipe-opener on the Flat in May and, though finishing last, wasn't beaten far. This represents a drop in class and John Quinn's charge can defy top weight as Vexillum had his limitations exposed at Newton Abbot last month and Amuse Me continues to disappoint over fences and hurdles. Sky Calling is only a pound higher than her last winning mark but has been out of sorts lately.
Formwatch
Ivan Vasilevich (IRE) 20-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 11, 29l behind Turn Over Sivola (11-1) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Castlemorris King 13-2 (11-6) Tracked leader, chased winner before last, no impression, 2nd of 11, 5l behind Dresden (11-9) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jun.
Screaming Brave 66-1 (10-0) Tracke leaders, every chance when mistake 2 out, weakening in 6th when fell last, in a race won by Coffee (10-3) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl (2) gf in Jun, 11 ran.
Canna (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Waited with in rear of mid-division, closed from 5 out, 4th approaching straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace 2 out, 4th of 15, 12l behind Arnaud (11-0) at Limerick 2m 3yo mdn hdl hvy in Dec '11.
Vexillum (IRE) 2-1fav (11-2) Held up in mid-division, mistake 4 out, ridden and outpaced after next, 8th of 15, 33l behind Anay Turge (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jun.
Amuse Me 16-1 (11-8) Led, headed before 3rd, lost place before 6th, tailed off, 9th of 11, well behind Dresden (11-9) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jun.
Gigondas 28-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened, 12th of 15, 24l behind Tanerko Emery (11-11) at Sandown 2m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec.
Brassbound (USA) Evensfav (10-12) Tracked leader, challenged 6th, led before 2 out, soon headed, 4th and beaten last, one pace, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Tom Wade (10-7) at Southwell 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jun.
Sky Calling 14-1 (9-8) Prominent, led after 2nd, clear before next until 5th, headed 2 out, weakened final 100 yards, 5th of 10, 10l behind Rime Avec Gentil (10-1) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in May.
Cavite Eta (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Led, clear until after 6th, headed before 3 out, weakened approaching last, last of 5, 40l behind Cool Baranca (9-12) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Apr.