Racecards
14:40 Stratford
Jon Pinfold Industrial Cleaners Beginners' Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 98y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 539-233
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Robert Williams
not fluent 2nd, well behind from next
- Form 82-5454
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey W T Kennedy
chased leaders, jumped right at times, ridden after 4 out, outpaced next, weakened 2 out
- Form 0/153-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey N D Fehily
chased leaders, went 2nd 9th, ridden after 2 out, no impression when not fluent last
- Form 11235-8
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
raced in 5th, pushed along after 4th, some headway before 4 out, no impression, mistake and well held 3 out
- Form 323213
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
made all, clear until 7th, ridden clear again and hung left before last, stayed on well
- Form 1363-3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased winner, jumped slowly 4th, not fluent 6th, lost 2nd 9th, jumped right 10th, outpaced from 4 out, mistake and weakened 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The four-year-olds Hepijeu and Russian Bolero have already had a run over fences and the former has won over hurdles since finishing second at Worcester. Both have a chance with their weight-for-age allowance but form lines suggest they might struggle to beat MIDNIGHT GAME. The latter was a very useful hurdler in his younger days and is still capable, as he showed when a fair fifth in a competitive handicap at the Galway Festival last month. He's preferred to Voix D'eau, though Harry Fry's charge looks the type to flourish over fences in time. Bonne Fee was a consistent sort over hurdles and she shouldn't be fazed by a switch to chasing.
Formwatch
Fuzzy Logic (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Held up, headway on outside under pressure 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on and almost snatched 2nd but never any chance with winner, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Call It On (9-13) at Chepstow 2m 2f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Midnight Game 13-2 (11-0) Tracked leading pair mistake 8th, went right next, mistake 4 out, weakened and jumped right from 3 out, last of 4, 22 3/4l behind Dubai Prince (11-6) at Southwell 2m (4) gf in Aug.
Voix D'Eau (FR) 4-1fav (11-9) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge after 2 out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 15, 9 3/4l behind Astre De La Cour (11-12) at Stratford 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Bonne Fee 7-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, ridden after 4 out, soon lost place, behind from next, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Double Silver (11-0) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
Hepijeu (FR) 4-1 (11-3) Led, not fluent 5th, headed before 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 7, 22 1/2l behind Curious Carlos (11-5) at Bangor 2m 4f (4) gs in Aug.
Russian Bolero (GER) 8-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, under pressure 4 out, weakened next, 3rd of 7, 17l behind Dubai Prince (11-1) at Newton Abbot 2m (4) gd in Jul.