Racecards
16:40 Stratford
Sonja Goucher Special Birthday Celebration Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 205y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,280
- 2nd: £2,150
- 3rd: £1,075
- 4th: £538
- Form 6-50713
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey William Clarke
prominent, ridden and weakened after normal 2 out
- Form P-P4P2P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey A Glassonbury
tracked leaders, mistake and reminders 3rd, mistake next, struggling before normal 4 out, soon pulled up
- Form 7955/P3
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Simon Earle
- Jockey D A Jacob
chased leaders, lost place before 2nd, closed before normal 4 out, every chance next, weakened well before omitted last
- Form P32F26
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer S-J Davies
- Jockey Alan Johns
tracked leaders, close up from normal 4 out, hanging right after normal 2 out, no impression on winner bypassing omitted last
- Form P96723
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey T E Whelan
made all, wandered before omitted last, went clear, stayed on well
- Form 0P07FP
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey C Gethings
in rear, mistake 1st, in touch before normal 4 out, eased down and pulled up before next
- Form 6P-03F1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Brendan Powell
held up in rear, well in touch normal 4 out, close 3rd after normal 2 out, pressing for 2nd before omitted last, no impression and weakened final 150 yards
- Form 373411
- Age 10
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Andrew Martin
- Jockey M Hamill
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Midnight Mustang got off the mark at Market Rasen last month and did even better at Leicester nine days later - he’s 7lb higher here but can’t be ignored. Gustav was a bit disappointing at Exeter after finishing second at Leicester but would have a chance in a race like this and probably holds Instingtive on collateral form. GOONJIM was produced late by Richie McLernon to beat course specialist Clonusker at Plumpton
Formwatch
Instingtive (IRE) 9-2 (11-13) Bumped 1st, chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd before 3 out, chased winner after 3 out, ridden and no chance next, weakened into 3rd run-in, 3rd of 5, 16l behind Ardmayle (12-5) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Airpur Desbois (FR) 5-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened from 3 out, pulled up before last, at Newcastle 2m 5f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
Get Back To Me (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear on outer, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, soon outpaced, no impression from 2 out, left modest 4th at last, plugged on to take 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 20 1/2l behind Braw Angus (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Whos De Baby (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, led 10th, headed before 12th, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 23 1/2l behind Highbury High (11-11) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Gustav (IRE) 11-10fav (10-8) Pressed leader, led 3rd, jumped left and not fluent 8th, went left next, challenged 4 out, every chance next, not fluent 2 out, 3rd and weakening last, 3rd of 5, 14 3/4l behind Triple Chief (11-4) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Captains Horse (FR) 12-1 (10-10) Prominent, jumped left throughout, not fluent 11th, weakened next, pulled up 5 out, at Musselburgh 3m hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Goonjim (IRE) 10-1 (10-1) Mid-division, headway 5 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led last, kept on, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Mar beating Clonusker (11-3) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Midnight Mustang 7-2 (10-3) Chased leaders, led approaching 4 out, soon challenged, stayed on well, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb beating Miss Oscarose (10-5) by 10l, 8 ran.