Racecards
16:10 Stratford
Ardencote Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 98y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form 11P34/5
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Mr J Smith-Maxwell
always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 5 out
Bonobo (IRE)
398- Form 34/154P-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
towards rear, headway before 4 out, in 4th place from 2 out, went 3rd before last, kept on same pace
- Form 176-639
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Martin Smith
- Jockey Tom Cheesman
prominent, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 114/882
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Ian Popham
held up behind, blundered 6 out, headway before 3 out, led last, ridden run-in, kept on well towards finish
- Form 2450P-3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
led, headed last, ridden run-in, kept on and held towards finish
- Form 0P88P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey T Scudamore
mid-division, weakened from halfway, pulled up before 6 out
- Form 822-163
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
tracked leaders in 3rd place, weakened from 3 out, tailed off, pulled up before last
- Form 55-8567
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 79
with leader, reminders before 2 out, weakened before last
- Form 0P24-P0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
SKILLED made a reasonable chase debut at Uttoxeter earlier this month, and although his jumping left something to be desired, he showed enough to suggest he can take this weak contest. Icanmotor and Kalaskadesemilley were modest hurdlers and are probably best watched on their first try over fences while Miami Present has shown little encouragement in his four chase outings to date and Bonobo was last seen being pulled up at Southwell. Jonjo O’Neill’s Conteur d'Histoire showed some promise over hurdles and can make the frame.
Formwatch
Buck Magic (IRE) 6-1 (12-6) Prom to 4; wknd qckly aft 3 out, 5th of 7, 33l behind Nightscape (12-5) at Dingley 3m gd in May.
Bonobo (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Held up, mid-division, headway before 7th, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened and pulled up, at Southwell 2m hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Kalaskadesemilley 12-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, weakened quickly after 4 out, 9th of 11, 28 1/4l behind Utility (11-12) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Skilled 11-2 (11-12) Held up rear division, headway before 4 out, chased winner from and blundered 2 out, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Bestwork (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Miami Present (IRE) 7-2 (11-4) Close up in rear, headway to go 3rd 3 out, soon ridden kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 7 1/2l behind Hepijeu (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Orchestrated (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Always behind, struggling 4 out, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before last, at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (5) hvy in Jan.
Icanmotor 5-1 (11-8) Mid-division, headway on outside 2 out, 3rd and beaten before last, no extra flat, 3rd of 12, 19 1/4l behind Polarbrook (10-11) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Blackfire (FR) 14-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 4 out, ridden before 3 out soon weakened, 7th of 8, 23 3/4l behind Bestwork (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Conteur d'Histoire (FR) 20-1 (11-13) Prominent, ridden before 3 out, lost place 2 out, weakened, 11th of 15, 13 1/4l behind Jigsaw Financial (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.