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16:10 Stratford
Ianwilliamsracing.com Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft-Good in places on Hurdles course.
- Surface: Turf
- £12,500 added
- Form 12-3738
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey J Pemberton
chased leader, led 6th, ridden 2 out, hit last, soon headed, no extra towards finish
- Form 3-P2133
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, headway after 5th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 12492-8
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey D C Costello
held up towards rear, never on terms
- Form 2165-8P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
mid-division, headway approaching 6th, outpaced 3 out, rallied approaching 2 out, weakened last
- Form 910-78F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey A P McCoy
chased leaders, reminder after 5th, chased leader after 6th, not fluent 3 out, hanging left before 2 out, every chance last, no extra flat
- Form 4FP4P1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey L Vickers
led to 6th, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 135P33
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
took keen hold, held up well in rear, headway approaching 2 out, led soon after last, ran on well
- Form 863-1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
jumped moderately, held up, headway after 6th, weakened 3 out
Starr Flyer
18- Form 2-607
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey Felix de Giles
held up towards rear, headway after 4th, outpaced 3 out, hung left and rallied before 2 out, ran on to take 2nd close home
- Form 54-118U
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey T Messenger
pulled hard, held up, reminder approaching 6th, effort before 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 590808
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 99
held up well in rear, jumped right 5th, soon lost touch
- Form 8/9695-U
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer P O Brady
- Jockey Sean Flanagan
chased leaders, weakened 3 out, blundered last
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
It may be worth siding with EVELITH ECHO ahead of Norman The Great and Kingscape. Norman The Great is arguably the form pick following his third in a falsely run race at Newbury but his strike rate is only modest which is enough to put us off given his likely starting price. Pascha Bere looked like a winner in waiting following his run here in October but that success failed to materialise and he has questions to answer as a consequence. Pagano, Lemon Silk and Kingscape have been struggling for form but the latter looked good when winning his maiden here and his yard had a well backed and easy winner at the weekend; it would be no great surprise to see him perform better. Mae Cigan and the remarkable Orpen Wide come into the race in form but this is a step up for the former and the latter could struggle in a potentially better race under his penalty. Evelith Echo was tailed off at this track on his final start for Alan King but he was a promising individual early in his career when his performances included a short-head defeat by County Zen at Ascot. He hasn't got too many miles on the clock and it's possible that he may have been sweetened up by a change of scenery in which case he's not on too bad a mark. John Quinn has his string in decent form and Evelith Echo may prove capable of causing an upset.
Formwatch
Pascha Bere (FR) 4-1jt-fav (11-2) Chased leaders, 6th and weakening when hit last, 8th of 15, 6l behind Ingratitude (11-9) at Kempton 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Dec.
Norman The Great 6-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, challenged 2 out, soon slight lead, headed last, no extra flat, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Secret Tune (10-8) at Newbury 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.
Evelith Echo 13-2 (11-10) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway 6th, not fluent and reminder 8th, weakened after 3 out, 8th of 10, 46l behind Grand Slam Hero (11-7) at Stratford 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in May.
Pagano (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) Held up in mid-division, ridden and struggling in rear when hit 3 out, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Royaleety (10-2) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Dec, 19 ran.
Kingscape (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) fell in race won by White On Black (10-1) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Jan, 11 ran.
Orpen Wide (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Chased leader, led after 3 out, ridden approaching last, ran on flat, won at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd beating Sam Lord (11-8) by 4 1/2l, 10 ran.
L'Eau Du Nil (FR) 9-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, kept on from last, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind King Caine (11-9) at Taunton 2m 1f clm hdl (5) hvy in Feb.
Mae Cigan (FR) 7-1 (11-9) Held up and keen, not fluent 2nd, headway 4 out, ridden and close up last, led soon after, ridden out, won at Chepstow 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb beating Shali San (11-6) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Starr Flyer 25-1 (11-10) In touch, lost place 2nd, some headway approaching 2 out but no impression, 7th of 16, 26l behind Gainsborough's Art (10-4) at Huntingdon 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Desert Lover (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Led until tried to refuse and unseated rider in race won by Robert The Brave (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hdl (4) gf in Jun, 15 ran.
Lemon Silk (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Soon driven along in rear, effort to chase leaders 6th, weakened before next, 8th of 11, 21l behind Bugsy's Boy (11-10) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Danikhali (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Mid-division, moderate 7th halfway, headway to 5th 4 out, mistake and unseated rider 3 out in race won by Top Mark (11-7) at Clonmel 2m ldy hcp hdl sft in Feb, 12 ran.
Rapide Plaisir (IRE) 11-1 (11-3) Chased leaders until fell at the 2nd in race won by Pepsyrock (11-0) at Newbury 2m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Feb, 8 ran.