Racecards
18:40 Stratford
Helping Hands Homecare Hunters' Chase (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
Whizzaar
27- Form 1/P1211-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer R Woollacott
- Jockey Mr R Woollacott
mid-division, headway 8th, soon chasing leaders, ridden and effort 10th, gradually weakened
- Form 5970-41
- Age 9
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer T M Stephenson
- Jockey T Weston
mid-division, headway 5th, soon chasing winner, every chance approaching 2 out, challenged again after last, always held
- Form 21-6111
- Age 7
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer R Scrine
- Jockey Mr Rhys Hughes
made all, challenged from 3 out, soon driven, kept on well under pressure
- Form 5/215P-2
- Age 8
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Mrs M Scudamore
- Jockey Mr A Ralph
soon in rear, never dangerous
- Form 1P69-3U
- Age 12
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey Mr L R Payter
tracked winner, under pressure 9th, soon lost place
- Form 3P3/75F-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer W Warner
- Jockey Mr S Morris
always towards rear, pulled up after 2 out
- Form 457P4-5
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Miss H Herrick
- Jockey Miss Jodie Hughes
chased leaders, under pressure 6th, weakening when not fluent 8th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 33PP3-4
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer Mrs M Scudamore
- Jockey Mr William Biddick
held up towards rear, behind when not fluent last
- Form 35042-F
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Keevil
- Jockey Ian Popham
mid-division, headway 9th, chased leaders next, under pressure before 3 out, soon one pace
- Form 4U3/13U-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer Mrs K Smyly
- Jockey Mr D Maxwell
held up in rear, detached before 3rd, not fluent 8th, some late headway, never nearer
- Form 3P11-11
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Simon Jones
- Jockey Mrs Lucy Jones
in touch, not fluent 9th, soon under pressure, never dangerous
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Strong Weld was still there with every chance before unseating his rider three out at Cheltenham last time and he has every chance in this hunters' chase but a safer option looks to be WHIZZAAR, who gets the verdict with O'Toole rated the best of the rest. The selection has been in good form in point-to-points and in hunter chases of late, winning his last two starts including in this grade at Ascot and he is taken to complete a hat-trick. Dancing Credit has won his last two starts between the flags but this is tougher and of more interest may be recent Ludlow winner Cheeky Lad. Reflector ran well when chasing home Rien A Perdre at Cheltenham earlier this month and is another to consider although a bigger threat is likely to come from O'Toole, who is a consistent performer in this grade and he has every chance if able to reproduce the form shown when second to Rowdy Yeats at Ludlow last month. Preference though is for the in-form Whizzaar, who is taken to win again.
Formwatch
Whizzaar 11-10 (12-0) Made all; impressive, won at Trebudannon 3m ptp in Apr beating Tonic Du Charmil (12-0) by 4l, 9 ran.
Cheeky Lad 15-2 (11-5) Always prominent, went 2nd 9th (water), led 3 out, ridden clear from last, won at Ludlow 2m 4f hts chs (5) gd beating Mcevoy (12-4) by 9l, 6 ran.
Overlut (FR) 5-4 (12-7) Made all; all out, won at Lower Machen 3m ptp beating Misamon (12-7) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Reflector (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Mid-division, pushed along after 5th briefly, headway approaching 9th, challenging 3 out, chasing winner after, edged left approaching last, one pace flat, 2nd of 13, 6l behind Rien A Perdre (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m hts chs (5) gd.
Strong Weld 10-1 (11-11) Tracked leader, led 4th, hit 5th, ridden when unseated rider 3 out, in a race won by Craiglands (11-11) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hts chs (5) gd, 18 ran.
All Star (GER) 9-2 (11-12) Held up mid-division, behind when fell 8th, in a race won by Mcevoy (12-6) at Leicester 2m hts chs (6) gs in Mar, 13 ran.
Made In France (FR) 20-1 (11-3) Keen early, soon well behind, blundered 5th, tailed off approaching 10th, 5th of 6, well behind Cheeky Lad (11-5) at Ludlow 2m 4f hts chs (5) gd.
Mr Goofy (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, lost place 5th, mistake 9th, in touch again 11th, ridden after 3 out, 3rd and weakening when hit last, 4th of 7, 14l behind City Affair (11-9) at Aintree 2m 4f nov hts chs (6) gd.
O'Toole (IRE) 13-8fav (12-0) Held up, headway 9th, chased leader approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out, fell last, in a race won by Van Ness (11-7) at Hereford 2m 3f hts chs (6) gd in Apr, 13 ran.
Pingaro De La Vire (FR) (12-0) Held up; hdwy to chall when ur bend app 2 out, in a race won by Captain's Legacy (12-0) at Godstone 3m ptp in Mar, 7 ran.
Dancing Credit 1-3 (10-7) Made all; rdly, won at Lower Machen 3m ptp beating Mouseen (11-0) by 6l, 4 ran.
Adventino 100-1 (11-7) Mid-division, lost place and hit 5th, hampered 7th, soon hopelessly tailed off, continued, 9th of 13, well behind Van Ness (11-7) at Hereford 2m 3f hts chs (6) gd in Apr.
Bob Justice (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) Ap; kpt on same pce bet last 2, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Where's My Baby (12-0) at Fakenham Points 3m ptp in Apr.