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15:35 Stratford

Watchmanracing.Com Handicap Chase (For The Roddy Baker Gold Cup) (Class C)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: None specified
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 7m 39.30s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Skycab (IRE)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Arctic Challenge (IRE)

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Damus (GER)

      20/1

        1
        Silk - Yellow, Blue braces, striped sleeves, hooped cap

        Skycab (IRE)

        84
        7/1
        • Form 1-331P3
        • Age 11
        • Weight 11-12

        held up in rear, outpaced and ridden 9th, headway 5 out, led approaching 3 out, left clear, kept on well

        3
        Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star

        Damus (GER)

        22
        20/1
        • Form F62444
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-6

        with leaders, blunderd 9th, led 11th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, kept on same pace flat

        4
        Silk - ORANGE, ROYAL BLUE disc, striped sleeves and cap

        Arctic Challenge (IRE)

        10
        4/1
        • Form P2-1434
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-6

        led 8th, headed 11th, outpaced after 3 out, rallied approaching last, no chance with winner

        5
        Silk - RED, ROYAL BLUE hoop, hooped sleeves and cap

        Xaipete (IRE)

        15
        5/1
        • Form 416331
        • Age 11
        • Weight 11-4

        held up in touch, headway 9th, 2nd and every chance when fell 3 out

        6
        Silk - Dark Blue, White star, checked sleeves, Dark Blue cap, White star

        Dealer's Choice (IRE)

        64
        13/2
        • Form 1P-21PF
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-4

        reluctant to race, behind when unseated rider 8th

        7
        Silk - Yellow, Light Blue chevron and armlets, Light Blue cap, Yellow star

        Harik

        12 b
        9/2
        • Form 344211
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-3

        in touch, headway 11th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from next

        8
        Silk - Yellow and Emerald Green stripes, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green stars and stars on cap

        Monsieur Tagel (FR)

        33
        9/1
        • Form F-302FP
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-13

        pushed along 8th, slowly jump next, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

        9
        Silk - Green, yellow cross belts, collar and cuffs, hooped cap

        Poly Amanshaa (IRE)

        10
        8/1
        • Form U/24-142
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-13

        with leaders, lost place after 10th, weakened from next, pulled after 3 out

        10
        Silk - Orange, Emerald Green and Orange hooped sleeves

        Soeur Fontenail (FR)

        49
        11/1
        • Form 224316
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-11

        made most until headed 8th, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up before 3 out

        11
        Silk - Light Green and Black stripes, White sleeves, Light Green cap

        Tacolino (FR)

        195
        20/1
        • Form 5/P3-00F
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-3

        in touch, not fluent 6th, headway when jumped slowly 11th, ridden and weakened from 3 out

        2
        NR

        Trouble Ahead (IRE)

        50
        • Form 1RP-535
        • Age 12
        • Weight 11-7

        In depth

        Verdict

        Skycab has been done no favours by the raising of the weights, but he is a big horse, who should have no trouble lumping top weight around. The winner of this race back in 2000, he is actually 1lb lower this year and with no worries about the ground, he looks the one to beat. Trouble Ahead is gradually slipping down the handicap and is now 5lbs lower than when last successful. Richard Guest had two in this at the five day stage, but relies on Xaipete. Although 11 now, he is still capable when the mood takes him, but he may find this a shade more competitive than he cares for. Harik is in the form of his life and while he will love the ground, he looks to have plenty on off a career high mark. Souer Fontenail may find these a bit too classy for her, while there is a suspicion that Arctic Challenge may be better going the other way around, while Damushas yet to prove he stays this far.