Racecards
14:50 Stratford
Equine Products Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 125y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,463 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £350
- Form 4809-U
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
chased leaders, not fluent 8th, led 4 out, blundered and headed next, chased winner, well held when lost 2nd and mistake last
- Form 3P-0963
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J Farrelly
- Jockey Brendan Powell
chased leader, led before 4 out until next, chased leaders, weakened 2 out
- Form 9-23253
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer C T Pogson
- Jockey R T Dunne
mid-division, headway chasing leaders when slipped up on bend before 4 out, led next, ridden clear between last 2, idled slightly run-in, stayed on
- Form F393-23
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 94
mid-division, headway chasing leaders 8th, pushed along in 3rd after 2 out, went 2nd last, kept on as winner idled run-in
- Form 44/P35-5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey R Johnson
led, slipped up on bend and headed before 4 out, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out
- Form P5/6360
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Miss L Blackford
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
held up towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders 9th, outpaced 13th, never troubled leaders after
- Form 25/425P-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Mrs N S Evans
- Jockey Robert Williams
soon lost prominent position, never better than mid-division after
- Form 5/22PP-7
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer T R Gretton
- Jockey James Davies
chased leaders, reminder after 5th, reminder and lost place 8th, last and struggling 11th, tailed off and pulled up after 13th
- Form 5243FP-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer D A Rees
- Jockey David Noonan
held up in rear, stayed on from after 2 out, kept on under pressure run-in
- Form 90-4406
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey W T Kennedy
mid-division, pushed along in 5th when slipped up on bend before 4 out
- Form 9P-65PF
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer A Phillips
- Jockey C J Todd
blundered 7th, always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
- Form 4PP-P7P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer S Flook
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
chased leaders until blundered and lost place 9th, tailing off when blundered 12th, pulled up before next
In depth
Verdict
COURTLANDS PRINCE has won twice over hurdles off higher marks and made an encouraging start over fences at Market Rasen last month – any improvement on that would make Johnny Farrelly’s novice tough to beat. Smoking Dixie didn’t pull up any trees over fences last season but is now with Warren Greatrex and didn’t run badly over hurdles at Perth last month. Overtoujay has only been unplaced in five starts over the larger obstacles which is a similar record to that of last week’s course third Torhousemuir. Royal Chieftain may do better now chasing given he does have point-to-point form.
Formwatch
Filemon 10-1 (11-12) Chased leaders on inside, mistakes 3rd and 9th, ridden in 4th when blundered and unseated rider 4 out, at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Courtlands Prince 33-1 (11-1) Pressed winner on outer, hampered by loose horse after 7th, driven and lost place approaching 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied to take 3rd near finish, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Grow Nasa Grow (10-0) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Overtoujay 5-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division, headway from 9th, ridden before 3 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 24l behind Royal Supremo (12-0) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Torhousemuir 4-1 (11-11) Held up in rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, kept on same pace approaching last, 3rd of 7, 8 1/4l behind Peppay Le Pugh (11-10) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Smoking Dixie (IRE) 8-1 (10-10) Raced keenly, chased leaders, hung right and weakened before last, 5th of 12, 24 1/4l behind Kuiper Belt (10-11) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Royal Chieftain (IRE) 66-1 (11-5) Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, never near leaders, weakened from next, 10th of 15, dist behind Midnight Aurora (10-12) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Agreement (IRE) 80-1 (8-13) Held up in mid-division, headway over 4f out, soon pushed along, ridden and weakened just over 1f out, 8th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Massini's Trap (9-3) at Chepstow 2m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Armedandbeautiful 18-1 (10-10) Tracked winner, lost place after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off, 7th of 11, dist behind Da Baba Elephant (11-12) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Backoftherock 10-1 (12-0) (h) (tt) wl bhnd when pu 13, at Lydstep 3m in Apr.
Phoenix Rock (IRE) 7-1 (10-1) Behind, headway under pressure after 4 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace, never threatened leaders, 6th of 15, 22 1/2l behind Midnight Aurora (10-12) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
The Kvilleken 20-1 (10-0) Tended to jump right, in touch on outside, ridden and weakening when fell 4 out, at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Brown Revel 50-1 (10-0) Always detached in last trio, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.