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15:35 Stratford

Jenkinsons Caterers Handicap Chase (Class C) (For The Roddy Baker Gold Cup) (Class C)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: None specified
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 8m 21.60s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Day du Roy (FR)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Banker Count

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Quality First (IRE)

      20/1

        1
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), BLACK sleeves

        Cameron Bridge (IRE)

        29
        8/1
        • Form 4-11566
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-12

        held up, fell 6th

        2
        Silk - GREEN, GOLD sash and armlets, GOLD and WHITE hooped cap

        Spring Grove (IRE)

        22
        9/2
        • Form 141203
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-11

        mid-division, hit 2nd, some headway 11th, one pace

        3
        Silk - Light blue, brown stripe and armlets

        Kandjar d'Allier (FR)

        31
        33/1
        • Form 40FP50
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-7

        led to 7th, mistake 10th, soon weakened

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue, White triple diamond, White and Royal Blue halved sleeves, White cap

        Quality First (IRE)

        71
        20/1
        • Form 2163-60
        • Age 11
        • Weight 11-6

        mid-division, headway 9th, chased winner briefly approaching 4 out, weakened 2 out

        5
        Silk - Yellow, Blue braces, striped sleeves, hooped cap

        Skycab (IRE)

        15
        7/1
        • Form 30U05U
        • Age 12
        • Weight 11-4

        prominent, lost place 7th, weakened 10th

        6
        Silk - ORANGE, BLACK star and star on cap

        Fear Siuil (IRE)

        151
        12/1
        • Form P11103
        • Age 11
        • Weight 11-3

        held up and behind, hit 5th, hampered next, always behind

        7
        Silk - Dark Green, White seams, Dark Green sleeves, White cap, Red star

        Monte Cristo (FR)

        22 v
        16/1
        • Form 4P1106
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        held up in rear, never near leaders

        8
        Silk - Dark blue, yellow striped sleeves

        Sulphur Springs (IRE)

        33
        25/1
        • Form 1/30P-PP
        • Age 12
        • Weight 11-1

        chased leaders, ridden approaching 9th, weakened after 4 out

        9
        Silk - RED, DARK BLUE seams, WHITE sleeves, DARK BLUE seams, DARK BLUE cap, WHITE star

        Banker Count

        43
        10/1
        • Form U0/P0PF
        • Age 12
        • Weight 11-0

        always prominent, led 7th, headed after 10th, no impression on winner from 2 out

        10
        Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue hoop

        Day du Roy (FR)

        15
        4/1
        • Form 336342
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-2

        held up and took keen hold, headway 6th, led after 10th, easily

        11
        Silk - Purple and Red (halved), chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

        Idealko (FR)

        47
        7/1
        • Form 33-2242
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-0

        chased leaders, blundered 6th, lost place 10th, never dangerous after

        12
        Silk - RED and WHITE (halved), RED sleeves, WHITE armlets, quartered cap

        Prairie Minstrel (USA)

        47
        16/1
        • Form 131235
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-0

        behind, jumped left from 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

        In depth

        Verdict

        Spring Grove is selected to win the feature race on the card ahead of Idealko, Day du Roy and last year's winner Skycab. Spring Grove is very experienced over fences now, and is not at all badly handicapped on form of old. A winner at Warwick in January, Robert Alner's charge ran very well at Newbury three weeks ago, only weakening on the run-in after holding every chance. That was over three miles and the drop back in trip is the key to his success here as he seems a much more potent threat over this sort of distance. Idealko gets lumps of weight from the selection and has been second three times in his last four starts, so looks an obvious candidate for the frame along with Day du Roy, who is back over fences after three outings over timber, a ploy that has protected his chase mark. Skycab has not been in top form of late and came down at Bechers first time round in the National. He has done it before here though and it would not surprise us if he did go close to capturing the prize again. Fear Siuil goes well here and makes most appeal of the rest, but Spring Grove is the pick.