Racecards
18:50 Stratford
Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap Chase (Class C) (Class C)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 110y
- Going: None specified
- Form 300P60-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-5
in touch, not fluent 3rd, headway 5th, led next, blundered and headed 7th, weakened 4 out
- Form 63421-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up, headway 4 out, driven along after 2 out, weakened approaching last
Demasta (NZ)
77- Form 445/P3F-
- Age 13
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ms A Embiricos
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
led to 5th, weakened quickly, pulled up before 7th
- Form 6243P4-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs H Dalton
- Jockey R Thornton
chased leader, not fluent 3rd, led 5th, headed next, led again 7th until blundered next, weakening when mistake 3 out
- Form 11231/1-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer K Pearce
- Jockey Christian Williams
prominent, disputing the lead when fell 5th
- Form 1/21UPF-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-2
held up, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led and switched left after last, driven out
Henrianjames
16- Form 01430-3
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey R McGrath
held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden after next, one pace flat
- Form 402455-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M Foley
held up, headway after 7th, led next, ridden after 2 out, headed and bumped after last, not quicken near finish
- Form 336333-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey James Davies
prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last
In depth
Verdict
Day du Roy, Sir Storm, and Wahiba Sands are three against the field in another tough race to call and we will take a chance on Sir Storm. The selection has won his last two races in good style and won with plenty in hand last time when defeating Stamperland Hill to suggest he could cope with a rise in the weights. He again has conditions to suit and will be hard to beat. Day Du Roy rates the main danger he won well last time out when defeating Cameron Bridge and remains on a fair mark but the drop in trip is not sure to suit and for that reason he is opposed. Wahiba Sands is another that could go well he is thrown in on his best form but he has looked a shadow of his former self of late so can not be backed with any confidence. Of the remainder Air Attache goes well fresh and is worth noting in the market but for the winner we return to the in-form Sir Storm.