Racecards
16:50 Stratford
stratfordcaravans.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,700 added
- Winner: £1,754
- 2nd: £515
- 3rd: £258
- 4th: £129
Bollin Line
35- Form P36-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
led until over 6f out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 9
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey Ross Wishart
chased leaders, weakened 4f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased leader, led over 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon clear, stayed on
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey R Johnson
chased leaders, pushed along when hampered over 6f out, weakened 3f out
- Form 8-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Lee Edwards
took keen hold, in touch, not much room on inside over 6f out, weakened over 5f out, tailed off
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up, ridden over 5f out, headway to 3rd under pressure over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner
Steel City
21- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey T J O'Brien
chased leaders, went 2nd over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra in 3rd over 1f out
- Form 0/75-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey J M Maguire
always behind, reminders and struggling over 6f out, tailed off
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey D C Costello
took keen hold, held up, plugged on one pace final 3f, tailed off
- Form 8
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey Charlie Studd
took keen hold, always behind, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Those with experience look a modest bunch so we'll concentrate on the newcomers. African Gold is by leading NH sire King's Theatre but may find this an insufficient test of stamina. Richard Johnson partner Champagne N Caviar for Rebecca Curtis and he's from the same family as several decent performers on the Flat but we prefer KILMURVY. Though he was a cheap purchase, the Shantou gelding is out of a Flat winner and his pedigree suggests he may have a little more basic speed than his rivals.
Formwatch
Bollin Line 8-1 (11-7) Hdwy 11; wknd by-passing 2 out, 6th of 11, 23l behind Done A Runner (12-0) at Guilsborough 3m ptp gd in Apr.
Snowball (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 12, 21l behind Monkey Kingdom (10-13) at Ludlow 2m mdn NH flat (6) sft in Apr.
African Gold (IRE) King's Theatre gelding out of Mrs Dempsey.
Champagne N Caviar (IRE) Tiger Hill gelding out of Leukippids.
Flemensworth (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) Raced keenly, pushed along and headway over 5f out, tailed off, 8th of 12, well behind Mr Mole (10-12) at Hereford 2m 1f NH flat (6) gs in Apr.
Kilmurvy (IRE) Shantou gelding out of Spagna.
Steel City 25-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, stayed on final 2f, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 10l behind Monkey Kingdom (10-13) at Ludlow 2m mdn NH flat (6) sft in Apr.
Sammy G 10-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, ridden 4f out, stayed on from 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 10, 20l behind Social Overdrive (11-3) at Hereford 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Mar.
Etania King's Theatre filly out of Linnet.
Queen Hermione (IRE) 50-1 (10-2) Towards rear, plugged on same pace final 3f, tailed off, 8th of 13, 47l behind No No Charlie (11-2) at Fontwell 1m 6f NH flat (6) gs.
Shameless Man (IRE) Atraf gelding out of Fleetfoot.