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14:40 Stratford
Visit At The Races Virgin 354 Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 110y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,549
- 2nd: £1,336
- 3rd: £668
- 4th: £334
- Form 4453/3F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer H Main
- Jockey Felix de Giles
in rear, reminder after 2nd, headway on outside 5th, mistake out, soon beaten and pulled up
- Form 314250
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Rob McCarth
pressed leader, not fluent 2nd, led 4th until 5th, led again 8th, hit 2 out, soon clear, easily
- Form 88-1241
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led until 4th, led next until 8th, outpaced after 2 out, stayed on flat, no impression
- Form 308842
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey T Siddall
soon well behind, tailed off 8th, pulled up after
- Form 37-674P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
held up, jumped right 3rd, hampered 6th, mistake next, effort before 4 out, lost place next, well beaten before 2 out
Malibu Sun
45- Form 3/P0-P24
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey David Bass
mid-division, not fluent 1st, bumped 3rd, not fluent 7th, headway 4 out, chased winner from 2 out until before last, no impression, weakened flat
- Form 06363-7
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A Middleton
- Jockey C Poste
held up, not much room 1st, headway after 3rd, hampered 4 out, went 2nd before last, no chance with winner
- Form 443358
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Peter Carberry
jumped left at times, chased leaders, not much room 1st, ridden and stayed on same pace from 2 out, no chance with winner
- Form 644454
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
prominent, ridden and lost place 6t, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up
In depth
Verdict
Riddleofthesands has won two of his last four starts over fences but would prefer more testing ground. Sonofagun drops back in distance and would figure with a repeat of his earlier second at Warwick. Malibu Sun finished runner-up at Fontwell in a lower grade contest in December and Johnnys Legacy has a shout on his earlier placed effort at Doncaster. Kyles Faith also has claims on his hurdling form as he goes chasing for the first time, but CODY WYOMING was travelling well when falling in better company at Newbury and Heather Main's charge gets another chance in this.
Formwatch
Cody Wyoming 9-1 (10-0) In touch on inside, headway to chase leaders 9th, went 2nd before 2 out, over 1 length down but going ok when fell 2 out, in a race won by Headly's Bridge (11-2) at Newbury 2m 2f nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) hvy, 8 ran.
Sonofagun (FR) 25-1 (11-2) Chased leader, led over 9f out until well over 3f out, lost 2nd 3f out, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out, 10th of 14, 31l behind Zulu Oscar (11-2) at Kempton 2m n h flat (4) std in Feb.
Riddleofthesands (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Chased leader until 4th, outpaced after 8th, rallied approaching out, not clear run before last, stayed on under pressure flat, led close home, won at Ludlow 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) hvy in Feb beating Lucky Sunny (11-12) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Kyles Faith (IRE) 2-1fav (11-7) Prominent, led approaching 6th, headed before last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Summerlea (11-11) at Catterick 2m 3f ldys hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Feb.
Wah Wah Taysee (IRE) 9-2fav (11-12) Held up, headway 2nd, weakened after 11th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Lord Fox (10-5) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Feb, 12 ran.
Malibu Sun 12-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, led narrowly and mistake 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra run-in, 4th of 12, 12l behind Oh Right (9-9) at Doncaster 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Jan.
Marleno (GER) 7-1 (11-12) In rear, ridden after 3 out, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 44l behind Whispering Harry (11-4) at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb.
Johnnys Legacy (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Prominent, badly bumped 1st, jumped big 6th, jumped left 7th, lost place before 11th, 8th of 12, well behind Lord Fox (10-5) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Feb.
Radsoc De Sivola (FR) 100-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened from 4 out, last of 4, 48l behind Lord Navits (10-7) at Southwell 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft.