Racecards
15:30 Stratford
Birmingham Evening Mail Handicap Chase (Class D)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form P2194-8
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey C Llewellyn
always towards rear
- Form 4/64-12P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up, headway after 8th, close up and going well when brought down 11th
- Form 332/3P-9
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 114
mistake, bumped badly and unseated rider 1st
- Form 12-2244
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
chased leaders, led 4th, headed after 4 out, kept on one pace
- Form 3P26-12
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Christian Williams
held up, headway 8th, ridden 3 out, soon beaten
- Form 41225-9
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer J D Frost
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
always behind
- Form 12PPP1/
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
mid-division, ridden when hampered 11th, soon weakened
- Form P276-3P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
started slowly, behind, some headway 5th, hit 8th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 42311-8
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
mid-division, hampered 1st, jumped slowly and lost place 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 11th
- Form 4213-16
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
prominent, lost place 6th, weakened 9th
- Form 52123-3
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Mrs Jeremy Young
- Jockey P J Brennan
led to 4th, with leader when fell 11th
- Form 80-0148
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey R Greene
soon behind
- Form 144-4U1
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer N R Mitchell
- Jockey R Young
in touch, jumped left 1st, slightly hampered 11th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden and one pace
- Form 04P3-11
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
chased leaders, hit 11th, led after 4 out, clear 2 out, pushed out
- Form 6P4-833
- Age 12
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey D R Dennis
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In depth
Verdict
The Paul Nicholls-trained Luneray was well held off a 1lb lower mark than today's at Worcester last month and looks worth taking on with preference for Escompteur, who gets the vote ahead of Blakeney Coast. The last mentioned has won his two starts this term but Colin Tizzard's gelding has more to do than when winning those races at Plumpton and Hereford off his new mark. The Philip Hobbs-trained Tamango looks a shade high in the weights at present, while Fear Siuil has dropped to a decent mark but needs to improve on recent form to trouble the judge. Jonjo O'Neill's Renvyle is entitled to step up on the form of his reappearance effort at Worcester in May and cannot be discounted completely although more obvious claims are probably held by the consistent Silvergino, who is entitled to be thereabouts again. Dun An Doras is another worthy of a mention but the vote goes to Escompteur. Martin Pipe's gelding has always looked likely to make a better chaser than he was a hurdler and, while the French import has yet to fulfill that belief, the step up to this trip may well bring about the necessary improvement in this unexposed five-year-old.
Formwatch
Tamango (FR) 5-1 (11-11) Always towards rear, no chnace when pulled up 5 out in race won by Bronzesmith (11-4) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (D) gf in Jun, 10 ran.
Escompteur (FR) 8-1 (10-10) Mid-division, headway approaching 7th, every chance 4 out, one pace from 3 out, 4th of 13, 6l behind Danish Decorum (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-135 (C) gf in Jun.
Luneray (FR) 5-2fav (11-2) Held up, headway 9th, every chance approaching last, weakened flat, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Bronzesmith (11-4) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (D) gf in Jun.
Dun An Doras (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) In touch, ridden 11th, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 37l behind Good Lord Louis (11-5) at N Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (D) gd in May.
Manoram (GER) 11-4fav (11-0) Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before next, 6th of 12, 25l behind Mick Murphy (10-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf in May.
Silvergino (IRE) 2-1fav (11-1) Led, headed 3 out, soon ridden, no extra approaching last, 3rd of 5, 20l behind Ashnaya (10-2) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (D) gd in May.
James Victor (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Led jumping well, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on well, won at N Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-110 (E) gf in Jun beating Take The Oath (10-0) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Blakeney Coast (IRE) 5-2fav (11-0) Made all, ridden 2 out, soon clear, eased towards finish, won at Hereford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (E) gf in Jun beating Eau Pure (11-0) by 4l, 9 ran.