Racecards
18:50 Stratford
City Sign & Graphics Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 70y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 04/1534-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Harry Stock
tracked leaders, driven after 2 out, every chance before last, hung left flat, held towards finish
- Form 432-P1P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey N D Fehily
led until 2nd, chased leader, led again after 2 out, headed before last, no extra
- Form 223125
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 113
held up, ridden and outpaced after 5th, not fluent and weakened 3 out
- Form PU6/P6-U
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer S Lycett
- Jockey M Goldstein
took keen hold, with leader, mistake 1st, led next, soon clear, not fluent 3rd, reduced lead after next, headed after 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 44268
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey T E Whelan
held up, took keen hold, closed 5th, 2nd after 2 out, led before last, headed when left in lead at last, hung right flat stayed on
- Form 237737
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey M Hamill
held up in rear, not fluent 4th, headway 3 out, mistake 2 out, weakened well before last
- Form 663
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, produced to lead when bad mistake and headed last, not recover
- Form 163/54-6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey N de Boinville
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
SPADER ran much better here last month following a short break. The four-year-old, a winner over 1m2f on the Flat in Ireland for Ger Lyons, is probably the type to go on to better things now he has a springboard. Whispering Storm won at Musselburgh in February but never seems to run two races alike and was pulled up after weakening rapidly at Fakenham last time in a race in which Walsingham Grange was a well-beaten fifth. Good Tradition has plenty of weight but Elysian Prince could have each-way claims as he’s won a decent handicap on the all-weather since last seen over timber.
Formwatch
Good Tradition (IRE) 12-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, in 3rd, lost place when ridden after 3 out, soon lost touch, tailed off, last of 4, dist behind The Bay Oak (11-2) at Catterick 3m 1f (4) gs in Jan.
Whispering Storm (GER) 3-1fav (11-0) Left in lead 1st, mistake and headed 3 out, weakened quickly, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before the last, at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Walsingham Grange (USA) 6-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, challenging when badly bumped and rider lost irons briefly 3 out, soon recovered, every chance 2 out, ridden and weakened on long run before the last, 5th of 9, 18 1/4l behind Highland Fling (11-0) at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Hallings Comet 20-1 (10-7) Led until unseated rider 1st, at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Elysian Prince 9-2 (9-8) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Instant Karma (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Borak (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway when mistake 5th, weakened before 3 out where hampered, 7th of 12, dist behind I'm A Game Changer (11-9) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Spader (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Keen in rear, ridden 2 out, headway last, kept on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 5 1/4l behind Attest (10-12) at Stratford 2m 3f (3) sft in Mar.
Church Leap (IRE) 9-1 (11-1) Held up behind, headway before 2 out to chase leaders, one pace, 6th of 8, 22 1/2l behind Azzerti (11-7) at Sandown 2m (4) sft in Mar.