Racecards
15:10 Stratford
Watch Racing UK On Sky 426 Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 70y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £8,837
- 2nd: £2,595
- 3rd: £1,297
- 4th: £649
- Form 4/0-2172
- Age 7
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 127
chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd before 3 out, led after 2 out, driven approaching last, headed narrowly flat, rallied to lead close home
- Form 140-229
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey Maxime Tissier
held up towards rear, 6th and outpaced 3 out, well beaten from next
- Form 137-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden after next, went 2nd before last where landed awwkwardly, led narrowly flat, headed close home
- Form 41-6272
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
tracked leader, led after 2nd, hit 2 out, soon headed, 4th and weakening when mistake last
- Form 24P35-5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Bridget Andrews
held up towards rear, jumped right 3rd and pushed along, well beaten 3 out, pulled up after
- Form P-P3961
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Bowen
jumped right, always well behind, tailed off 5th, pulled up after
- Form 216-347
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer P Winks
- Jockey Ryan Winks
tracked leaders, closed 3rd, not fluent next, lost place 5th, soon struggling
- Form F3-2232
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey J M Quinlan
led until after 2nd, prominent, weakened 2 out
- Form 5/0-4215
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, pressing winner after 2 out, 3rd and held when not fluent last, one pace
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Innocent Touch, a winner at Bangor in May, has gone up 3lb for finishing runner-up at Cartmel but MYSTIC SKY is only 1lb higher than when beaten 1l in a better race over the course and distance in June and gets the vote. Parthenius bounced back to form with a cracking effort at Aintree in June and has the scope to do better while Well Said created a 50/1 shock at Worcester and the runner-up won easily next time. Red Hot Chilly landed a lower-grade handicap at Worcester and couldn't cope with a 4lb rise when fancied at Market Rasen.
Formwatch
Innocent Touch (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Tracked winner from 1st, not fluent 2nd or 5th, every chance last, stayed on, held final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Wells De Lune (11-10) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Mystic Sky 10-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, weakened next, tailed off, 9th of 13, dist behind L'inganno Felice (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp lst (1) gd in Jul.
Parthenius (GER) 9-2 (11-4) Held up behind, headway before 3 out, soon tracked winner, every chance when not fluent last, ridden and one pace when switched right flat, no extra, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Cause Toujours (11-6) at Aintree 2m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Regulation (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, tracked leader 2nd, led 4th until ridden and headed on home turn, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 11l behind Red Tornado (11-9) at Stratford 2m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Miss Spent (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Tracked leading trio, went 3rd 4th until next, ridden and weakened soon after, 5th of 6, dist behind G For Ginger (11-10) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Well Said (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, challenged 2 out, led last, edged left flat, driven out, won at Worcester 2m mdn (5) gf in Jul beating Beach Break (10-12) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Gran Maestro (USA) 12-1 (10-6) Mid-division, ridden after 6th, soon lost place, well beaten 3 out, 7th of 10, 17 3/4l behind William Of Orange (11-9) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Mercian King (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Chased winner throughout, no impression before 3 out, kept on for 2nd, 2nd of 6, 15l behind G For Ginger (11-10) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Red Hot Chilly (IRE) 2-1fav (11-11) Held up in touch, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, challenging when mistake and hampered last, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Collodi (11-11) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jul.