Racecards
19:40 Stratford
Intrum Justitia Handicap Chase
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 3m 4f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- Form U4/340P-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Ms Bridget Nicholls
- Jockey G Lee
in touch, ridden and losing place when fell 12th
- Form 395761-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
always towards rear, ridden when mistake 11th
- Form 6794-56
- Age 12
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer J G Cann
- Jockey Miss P Gundry
tracked leaders, reminders 7th, mistake 10th, led 4 out, headed 3 out, chased winner from 2 out and weakened flat
- Form 382638-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
led, ridden 13th, headed 18th and weakened
- Form 431/529-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer M Pitman
- Jockey N D Fehily
always towards rear, behind when pulled up 4 out
- Form P3F1P-1
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey B J Crowley
always handy, ridden to lead briefly 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 4F281-1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey P J Brennan
in rear, and held up, hit 9th, fell 14th
- Form 231/F95-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey L P Aspell
in touch, ridden when mistake 5 out, weakened next
- Form P040P-3
- Age 12
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey J Mogford
tracked leaders until lost place after 11th, soon behind
Gallik Dawn
12- Form 72PF2-1
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer A Hollingsworth
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up rear, always going well, smooth headway 14th, led 2 out, soon clear
- Form 77241-2
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up rear, headway 10th, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up before last
In depth
Verdict
Presence Of Mind has been in good form of late over similar trips and is taken to make it three from his last four starts and score at the main expense of other last time out winners Twisted Logic, He's The Biz and Gallik Dawn. The last mentioned ran out the 19-length winner of a handicap at Uttoxeter earlier this month but less than half the field actually managed to complete the course that day so the form may be suspect. Twisted Logic is a capable of taking a hand but seems to reserve his best form for Exeter so of more interest may be He's The Biz, who is a progressive novice but has been hit hard by the handicapper for his latest defeat of Jack Of Spades. Top weight Lucky Bay has been given a chance having been dropped 9lbs since his mot recent start but has given little sign of encouragement of late and of more interest may be Sue Smith's Tipsy Mouse, who has been given a break since his latest start. The vote though goes to Presence Of Mind, who is less exposed than most of his rivals and remains potentially well treated.