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16:10 Stratford
Daily Nicholls Festival Column On Betfair Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,204
- 2nd: £1,528
- 3rd: £764
- 4th: £382
- Form 10-3116
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Thomas Garner
led, headed approaching 6th, pushed along and weakened before 3 out
- Form 53/1F30-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey D C Costello
held up mid-division on outer when fell 3 out
- Form 18-47
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Alex Merriam
held up mid-division, chased leaders approaching 6th, weakened after 2 out
- Form 7-43622
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey K James
held up mid-division, chased leaders approaching 6th, ridden from 2 out, one pace
- Form 226124
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
held up towards rear, headway 2 out, ridden before last, soon weakened
- Form 1261-8F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey H Oliver
tracked leader, led approaching 6th, headed after 3 out, hit 2 out, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 672
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up mid-division, headway on inner approaching 3 out, led soon after, ridden before last, headed flat, rallied to regain lead towards finish
- Form F213-F0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 110
held up in rear, jumped slowly 2nd, reminders after 4th, soon struggling, tailed off
- Form 68-2319
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey James Halliday
held up towards rear, ridden and headway after 2 out, in 3rd and one pace when hit last
- Form 6281/6-7
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer J K Price
- Jockey Donal Fahy
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2 out
- Form 810373
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Felix de Giles
held up towards rear, headway on inner before 2 out, chased winner and hung left before last, led narrowly flat, kept on and headed close home
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
John Quinn saddles both Veiled Applause and Folk Tune with Dougie Costello opting to partner the former, who proved a decent performer on the Flat last year and will enjoy the forecast good ground. Remember Now is a half-brother to champion hurdler Binocular and has gradually been getting his act together. He was second to Shinrock Hill at Lingfield on his latest start and could be well treated on his handicap debut. Freedom Fire and Shadrack may both need this, while King's Revenge has rather lost his way but Alton Khan can be forgiven his run over further on soft ground at Musselburgh last time and TATISPOUT is another with fair claims. Charlie Longsdon's four-year-old had a decent turn of foot on the level but has been highly tried over timber so far. He caught the eye on his latest start at Huntingdon, however, and is by no means overburdened in this.
Formwatch
Tayarat (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) Held up towards rear, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 7, 34l behind Hypnotic Gaze (11-4) at Doncaster 2m clm hdl (5) gd.
Veiled Applause 16-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, 18th of 21, well behind Dee Ee Williams (11-12) at Aintree 2m cond hcp hdl (2) gd in Apr.
Farleigh House (USA) 10-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, ridden 3 out, never a danger, 7th of 11, 23l behind Royal Max (10-7) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Oct.
Folk Tune (IRE) 2-1fav (11-12) Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, led after 2 out, hard ridden flat, caught close home, 2nd of 7, hd behind Saddlers Deal (10-11) at Catterick 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Freedom Fire (IRE) 9-2 (11-10) Held up in rear but well in touch, steady headway to 3rd well before 2 out, ridden and disputing 3rd between last 2, weakened last, 4th of 6, 12l behind Robain (10-11) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Oct.
Shadrack (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Chased leaders, handy 3rd when fell 9th, in a race won by Kack Handed (11-3) at Haydock 2m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct, 8 ran.
Remember Now (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Pulled hard, held up behind leading trio, 3rd 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, looked dangerous soon after until no extra from last, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Shinrock Hill (11-5) at Lingfield 2m mdn hdl (5) hvy in Jan.
Hector's House 25-1 (11-11) Mid-division, headway after 5th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off, last of 16, well behind Bocciani (10-7) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Altan Khan 10-3fav (10-9) In rear, pushed along after 4 out and some headway, no impression, 9th of 13, 40l behind Santa's Son (11-12) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) sft in Feb.
Melvino 20-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, weakened 3 out, 7th of 12, 22l behind Mickmacmagoole (11-3) at Ludlow 2m sell hdl (5) gd in Feb.
Tatispout (FR) 33-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 16, 9l behind Cucumber Run (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
King's Revenge 16-1 (10-1) Close up, hampered 3rd, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 15, 30l behind Via Galilei (10-12) at Newbury 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs.