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17:55 Stratford

Touch FM Standard Open NH Flat Race (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 70y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,899
  • 2nd: £1,145
  • 3rd: £572
  • 4th: £286
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 5.20s
  • Off Time: 17:56:45
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Dazibao (FR)

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Hit The Bottle

    11/10

      1
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW striped sleeves, hooped cap

      Dazibao (FR)

      464 D
      9/4
      • Form 10/
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5

      held up in touch, took closer order over 4f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear final furlong, easily

      2
      Silk - Red, white hoop, emerald green sleeves, white armlets

      George Edward (IRE)

      70 h
      16/1
      • Form 5
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      held up in rear, driven halfway, lost touch over 6f out, soon completely tailed off, pulled up over 3f out

      3
      Silk - Cerise, Royal Blue quartered cap

      Staar (IRE)

      449
      12/1
      • Form 23/
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      set very steady pace 2f, soon headed, remained prominent, led again over 4f out, headed over 2f out, no extra approaching final furlong

      4
      Silk - Yellow, Red triple diamond, Red and Yellow halved sleeves, Yellow cap, Red diamond

      Lermoos Legend

      50
      4/1
      • Form 5
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-10

      tracked leader, keen, led after 2f, hung badly right from halfway, headed over 4f out, quickly weakened over 2f out, soon eased, modest 4th

      5
      Silk - Red, emerald green chevron, halved sleeves, white cap

      Hit The Bottle

      t
      11/10
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-3

      tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      DAZIBAO has presumably had problems as he's been absent for over 450 days but was thought good enough when last seen to contest the Grade 2 bumper at the Grand National meeting. He'd previously made a winning debut at Lingfield and this doesn't look a tough race to return in. Hopefully the market will speak well of him. Lermoos Legend and George Edward were well beaten on debut but should come on for the experience and Staar is another long-term absentee after showing ability in a couple of point-to-point runs. Fergal O'Brien has a fair strike rate in bumpers and Hit The Bottle wouldn't need to be anything special to play a leading role on debut.

      Formwatch

      Dazibao (FR) 66-1 (11-4) Always behind, lost touch over 3f out, tailed off, 19th of 20, dist behind Portrush Ted (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) sft in Apr.

      George Edward (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Led, hung left 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 26 1/2l behind Cubao (11-4) at Ludlow 2m (4) gd in May.

      Staar (IRE) 5-4fav (10-7) Hdwy 5f out; one pce final 2f, 3rd of 8, 9 1/4l behind Lily The Pink (10-0) at Bitterley 2m sft in Apr.

      Lermoos Legend 8-1 (10-13) Raced keenly, chased winner until pushed along on home turn, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 15l behind Get Up Them Steps (11-2) at Stratford 2m mdn (5) gd in Jun.

      Hit The Bottle Malinas filly out of Ruby Magern.