Racecards
17:30 Stratford
Bet totepool On All Irish Racing Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,952
- 2nd: £573
- 3rd: £286
- 4th: £143
- Form 33-3P0P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J A T de Giles
- Jockey Felix de Giles
tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd 2 out, led last, idled and edged right flat, held on
- Form 545852
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey M J Quinlan
jumped slowly and big early stages, last and cajoled along from 4th, reminders after 6th and 10th, mistake and lost touch 14th
- Form P4PP85
- Age 10
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Ed De Giles
- Jockey L Treadwell
led, ridden after 3 out, headed when not fluent last, stayed on same pace
- Form 5-P33P0
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Alex Merriam
tracked leader, took keen hold, not fluent 12th or 13th (water), ridden approaching 4 out, 3rd 2 out, stayed on same pace
In depth
Verdict
Heezagrey's second at Towcester last month is the best recent form on offer in a low-key finale but James Evans' eight-year-old has his quirks and there is no guarantee he'll reproduce that run here. FOURPOINTONE has struggled this season but this is the first time in a while that he's had his favoured fast ground and he gets the vote off what is undoubtedly a lenient mark. The Iron Giant may be the pick of the remainder but it would be no surprise if Katalak or Wham Bang went close in a race in which stakes should probably be kept to a minimum.
Formwatch
Katalak (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Always in rear, struggling 11th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up soon after, in a race won by Pete The Feat (11-12) at Folkestone 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Jan, 6 ran.
Heezagrey (IRE) 13-2 (9-8) In rear, pushed along after 7th, went 4th 18th, headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on well, not reached winner, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Arnold Layne (11-7) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Mar.
Fourpointone 12-1 (10-13) Held up in touch, weakened before 6 out, 5th of 6, well behind Derawar (11-4) at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in Mar.
The Iron Giant (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 2nd, jumped slowly and behind from 4th, 11th of 14, 21l behind Solway Blue (9-11) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.
Wham Bang 20-1 (9-13) Tended to jump right, in rear, plugged on from 4 out, never in contention, tailed off, 5th of 15, 43l behind Ilewin Tom (10-10) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.