Racecards
20:30 Stratford
David West Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 70y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,600 added
- Winner: £3,213
- 2nd: £1,480
- 3rd: £740
- 4th: £371
- Form 3425-
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Theo Gillard
led until after 2nd, prominent, not much room final bend, soon weakened
Greystoke
17- Form 73-1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up towards rear, not fluent 2 out, not clear run final bend, headway approaching last where not fluent, every chance when hampered and squeezed out flat, not recover and soon lost 3rd
- Form 3P831-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A West
- Jockey Lee Edwards
mid-division, headway 5th, not much room and switched right final bend, led last, hung left flat, soon clear
- Form 52233-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
held up towards rear, effort and not much room final bend, soon ridden and beaten
Grandee (IRE)
307- Form 770/7-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer J & S Best
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up in rear, headway approaching last, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish
- Form 5074P-7
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer B Lund
- Jockey Mr Nathan Brennan
chased leaders, went prominent 2nd, jumped right 3rd, close up when swerved right and lost some ground 4th, ridden and effort from 2 out, led final bend, headed before last, weakened flat
- Form U3645-4
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Mitchell Bastyan
held up in rear, headway 2 out, not much room final bend, led before last, soon headed, hung left flat, no impression on winner towards finish
- Form 5D8947-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer S-J Davies
- Jockey W T Kennedy
chased leaders, led after 2nd, headed final bend, soon weakened
- Form 34/240P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer B R Summers
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
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In depth
Verdict
Gerard Mentor won a similar contest at Market Rasen earlier this month and will be fancied to defy a 6lb rise in the weights but he is hardly unexposed. Scudamore has never won on Turf and has already been beaten in a claimer yet has to give 2lb to GREYSTOKE, who probably isn’t straightforward but is a strong traveller and he has a turn of foot which should be an asset around here. Noahthirtytwored finished third at Newton Abbot after winning at Southwell and can’t be ignored despite a further rise in the weights.
Formwatch
Scudamore (FR) 8-1 (11-6) Chased leader, not fluent 3rd, pushed along and outpaced home turn, weakened 2 out, 5th of 9, dist behind Spiritofthenorth (11-6) at Wetherby 2m mdn (4) sft in Mar.
Greystoke 3-1 (10-10) Towards rear, effort and smooth headway after 3 out, pressed leaders before 2 out, shaken up and led 2 out, hung left before last where not fluent, kept on well run-in, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (3) gd in May beating Duke Of Bronte (11-8) by 6l, 7 ran.
Noahthirtytwored (IRE) 11-2 (11-3) Mid-division, effort and headway into 2nd home turn, pushed along and not pace of winner 2 out, ran on, always held, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Kapitaliste (10-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Gerard Mentor (FR) 17-2 (11-7) Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, pressing leaders when dived at last and saddle slipped, led flat, stayed on, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in May beating Doors Breaker (10-11) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Grandee (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, disputing 3rd 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened soon after, 7th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Youvebrokenmydream (10-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Jack The Farmer 22-1 (11-7) Mid-division, mistake 3rd, carried right and some headway before 3 out, no impression, well beaten when mistake 2 out, 7th of 12, dist behind The Height Of Fame (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in May.
Tarseem (IRE) 13-2 (10-2) In rear, headway and close up 3 out, ridden next, no impression, 4th of 8, 20l behind Hey Bob (10-5) at Fakenham 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Invincible Wish (IRE) 11-1 (10-1) Led, not fluent 2nd and 4th, headed next and dropped to 4th, ridden and weakened quickly before 4 out, 7th of 8, 30 1/4l behind Gouet Des Bruyeres (11-12) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Peckinpah (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Steadied start, always in rear, last of 8, 5 1/2l behind Najeeba (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Mar.