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14:20 Stratford

Shakespeare Martineau 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 70y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,899
  • 2nd: £1,145
  • 3rd: £572
  • 4th: £286
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 0.70s
  • Off Time: 14:20:44
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - White, red cross belts, black sleeves
2/1
  • Form 3/123-11
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 129

tracked leaders, went 2nd 5th, led after 2 out ridden and headed last, no impression towards finish

2
Silk - Light blue, pink star, white cap
11/2
  • Form 354-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 123

tracked leaders, challenged after 2 out, led and not fluent last, driven clear towards finish

3
Silk - Purple, red chevron, quartered cap

Bumble Bay

31 h D
12/1
  • Form 8/218-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up, headway 5th, ridden after 2 out, weakened before last

4
Silk - Red, Black hoop, hooped sleeves
  • Form 5/P46-14
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 116

led, clear after 3rd until after 3 out, headed after next, weakened before last

5
Silk - Dark Blue and Red (quartered), Dark Blue sleeves, Red stars, Red cap
  • Form 3-72640
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-12

chased leader until 5th, soon weakened

6
Silk - Pink, black spots, black sleeves, pink armlets, white cap
16/1
  • Form 321/0-65
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up, jumped left 5th, soon pushed along and behind, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd flat, never on terms

7
Silk - Red, white star, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
100/1
  • Form 88-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5

in rear, slow and not fluent, jinked right and unseated rider 5th

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Paolozzi carries a double penalty having won both starts last month and In On The Act is also penalised for scoring at Ffos Las recently. Both should figure again but MONTE WILDHORN won a handicap at Newton Abbot on his penultimate start and may come out best on today's terms. Bumper winner Bumble Bay should finish closer with a recent reappearance at Worcester under his belt but the remainder are hard to fancy on what little they have shown so far.

Formwatch

Paolozzi (IRE) 13-8fav (11-5) Chased leader, led 3rd, made rest, driven and stayed on gamely run-in, won at Worcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jun beating Tercel (11-2) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.

In On The Act 7-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden run-in, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jun beating Canicallyouback (10-7) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.

Bumble Bay 7-1 (11-0) Held up mid-division and keen, headway before 2 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 16l behind Black Iceman (11-0) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (4) gf in Jun.

Monte Wildhorn (IRE) 2-1fav (11-8) Tracked leader, disputed lead after 4 out, ridden after 2 out, every chance last, no extra final 100 yards, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Hawaii Five Nil (11-6) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Jun.

Skating Home (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Mid-division early, behind from 4th, tailed off next, 12th of 13, well behind Ennistown (11-0) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gd.

Western Way (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Blundered 1st, in touch in rear, ridden 4 out, weakened next, 5th of 8, 39l behind Mountain Fighter (10-12) at Fakenham 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in May.

Pennant Lady 66-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten final 5f, 8th of 9, well behind Ballywilliam (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (6) sft in Feb.