Racecards
16:00 Stratford
Grampy's 65 And We're Going Racing! Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 803214-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer C Fryer
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up, headway approaching 4th, weakening when mistake 2 out, tailed off
- Form 0000-13
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
prominent, led before 4th, jumped slowly 2 out, clear when mistake last, ridden flat, comfortably
- Form 87-0613
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer A Middleton
- Jockey Kielan Woods
held up, headway approaching 4th, went 2nd 3 out until after next, weakened before last
- Form 903/0-6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Lee Edwards
ran in snatches, chased leaders, lost place after 3rd, went 3rd after 2 out, stayed on same pace
- Form 065-221
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
led, headed when jumped right 4th, not fluent 6th, no impression on winner before last, stayed on same pace
Twyford
26- Form 6/7F-286
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer W J Reed
- Jockey Tom Cannon
soon prominent, not fluent 5th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
- Form 6459-6P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer L P Grassick
- Jockey L Treadwell
held up, not fluent 1st, lost touch from 6th, pulled up before 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Ullswater gained due reward for a series of promising efforts in defeat when obliging at Uttoxeter and while he's sure to put up another creditable performance, he may find STRONGLY SUGGESTED too good. The six-year-old won a bumper on his debut, and having struggled to make much impact on a softer surface, he recently landed a handicap at Market Rasen. Two miles around Worcester proved to be much too sharp and he can return to winning ways over this longer trip. Riddlestown obliged in what appeared to be a modest contest at Fakenham at the time. That said, the third has gone on to account for some superior rivals at unfavourable terms in a recent seller at Southwell. Diamond Tammy was a wide margin winner of a Uttoxeter seller, and he makes a debut this afternoon for Anthony Middleton.
Formwatch
Riddlestown (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway when mistake 9th, 3rd and one pace 2 out, dropped to 4th before last, 4th of 12, 15l behind Samingarry (11-1) at Southwell 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Strongly Suggested 7-4fav (11-11) Held up mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, soon went 3rd, chased winner 3 out, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 8, 15l behind Mighty Clarets (11-2) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Jun.
Diamond Tammy (IRE) 10-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, headway after 5th, stayed on flat, went 3rd towards finish, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 12, 7l behind Super Collider (11-6) at Worcester 2m nov clm hdl (5) gd in Jun.
Zafaraban (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Behind, mistake 3rd, ridden and struggling 4 out, soon weakened, 6th of 12, well behind Thunder Sheik (10-6) at Worcester 2m 4yo mdn stks (4) gd in Jun.
Ullswater (IRE) 11-4 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, challenged and hit 2 out, led last, kept on well towards finish, won at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May beating Prime Contender (11-12) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Twyford 17-2 (11-0) Behind, headway 5 out, one pace and no impression from 3 out, 6th of 16, 35l behind Benefits Well (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) gd in Jun.
Cleeve Cloud (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Anton Dolin (11-2) at Worcester 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gf in Jun, 16 ran.