Racecards
16:40 Stratford
Get The Cheltenham Feeling With RacingTV Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 70y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,178
- 2nd: £1,004
- 3rd: £502
- 4th: £251
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
keen in midfield, headway when ridden entering home straight, faded final furlong
- Form 7
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Kielan Woods
tracked leader, led with circuit to run, headed narrowly halfway, ridden and weakened quickly end of back straight
Ukantango (IRE)
141- Form 5-3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
midfield, ridden and headway turning for home, stayed on strongly on inside rail to lead inside final furlong, driven out
- Form 22-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
held up towards rear, headway on outside end of back straight, driven entering home straight, stayed on one pace close home
Whodini (IRE)
141- Form R
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Craig Nichol
prominent, pressed leader turning for home when driven, wandered under pressure final furlong, no extra close home
Cabayo Lady
117- Form 60
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Deborah Cole
- Jockey Fergus Gregory
in rear, ridden end of back straight, stayed on but never reached challenging position
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer C Hobson
- Jockey Harry Bannister
midfield on outside, ridden and weakened quickly entering back straight, soon tailed off
- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
towards rear, steady headway back straight, driven turning for home, progress between horses over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 23
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up in touch, ridden and weakened entering home straight
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey James Best
always towards rear, ridden and tailed off back straight
- Form 433
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey Miss Heidi Stevens
led, headed with circuit to run, led narrowly halfway, driven entering home straight, headed inside final furlong, weakened close home
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey G Sheehan
in rear, ridden back straight, tailed off before home turn
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
This looks quite competitive for a maiden bumper. Second twice last spring, WATERLOO QUAY has an absence to overcome but has joined a yard in fine form and he might make it third-time lucky. Aidan Coleman switches to the former pointer Ukantango from the exposed Rambo T even though the latter has been knocking on the door. Pocket Too is another who should be thereabouts again and Whodini and Royale Dance could be useful recruits from between the flags but Iceman Dennis was beaten a long way when a very short price at Sedgefield. Paul Nicholls is represented by newcomer Half Dozen but his pedigree is nothing special.
Formwatch
Half Dozen (IRE) Sageburg gelding out of Sixofone.
Phil The Sock (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Prominent, ridden to press leader over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 20 1/2l behind Ballyglass (11-6) at Southwell 2m mdn (5) gs in Jan.
Ukantango (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Twrds rr, 8th from 4th, prog aftr 3out, cl 4th when left 3rd 2out, cl 3rd but no ex bef last, ko flat, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Nick Rockett (11-11) at Curraghmore 3m mdn sft in Oct.
Waterloo Quay (IRE) 10-3 (10-13) Chased leaders, edged left and led 3f out, headed and hung left over 1f out, kept on, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Exmoor Express (10-13) at Chepstow 2m (5) gd in Apr.
Whodini (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Ld, mstk 1st, nrw adv 1/2way, sl mstk 3out, rdn & jnd bef last where bumped, short of room & ran out, unlucky, at Tattersalls 3m mdn gs in Oct.
Cabayo Lady 250-1 (11-0) Held up, ridden and outpaced at 3f, made no impression, 14th of 16, 31 1/2l behind Hidden Beauty (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m (5) sft in Nov.
Kilcooly Bella (IRE) Malinas M out of Martin's Oscar.
Royale Dance (FR) 4-1 (11-6) In rr, prog to 5th 1/2way, rdn to 3rd bef 2out, 1l dwn last, chall ldr run-in, sow cl hm to jn ldr on line, won at Knockmullen House 3m mdn Good - Yielding in Nov beating Dontyawantme (11-11), 8 ran.
Iceman Dennis (FR) 1-4fav (10-7) Tracked winner, ridden and no response 2f out, well beaten in 2nd, weakened into 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 17 3/4l behind Ontherouge (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (5) gs in Jan.
Kalibrate (IRE) Califet gelding out of Clondalee.
Pocket Too 4-1 (10-7) Raced keenly in 3rd on inside, went 2nd 9f out until home turn, 3rd and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4 3/4l behind Gallopade (11-12) at Taunton 2m (5) gs in Feb.
Love Of Neymore Gentlewave filly out of Love Of Tara.
Rambo T (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Held up in mid-division, headway over 5f out, chased winner over 2f out, stayed on, always just held, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Western Zephyr (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gs in Jan.