Racecards
16:00 Stratford
U.S. Bank Handicap Chase (Class D)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 110y
- Going: None specified
- Form 31-02P1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Robson
held up, steady headway from 6th to track leaders, ridden chase winner 2 out, always held
Kassala (FR)
12- Form 2-P1P33
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
tracked leaders, hit 7th, went 2nd 3 out, ridden and kept on one-paced
Percy Parkeeper
135- Form 3450PP-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
in touch, good headway to lead 9th, driven along 2 out, kept on well
Noble Comic
33- Form 321352
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
slightly outpaced throughout, driven along from 8th
- Form 2332P1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey R Wakley
towards rear, some headway 4 out to go 4th, kept on one-paced
In depth
Verdict
This sharp track will play to Ei Ei strengths. He is a bold front runner and could well take a bit of pegging back around here. Kassala looks some way below her best at present, while noble Comic may just find one or two of these too sharp for him round here. The Handicapper looks to have taken no chances with Moon Glow, who has been raised 8lbs for winning a non event on bank holiday monday, but Saragann is still open to improvement having had only six races to date over fences. Hesk, returning from almost two years on the sideline is an interesting runner. A winner of four novice chases, he was made a short price favourite to make it five, but he only got as far as the second fence. Off the course since, he is unlikely to want for fitness and he could prove to be let in lightly here.