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16:38 Stratford
Paul Diblasio Memorial Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 125y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £13,400 added
- Winner: £6,535
- 2nd: £3,011
- 3rd: £1,505
- 4th: £754
- Form 1-17147
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer T Lawes
- Jockey Harry Bannister
virtually made all, mistake 8th, increased tempo home turn, clear last, ran on well flat
- Form 351-UPP
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
led, mistake and unseated rider 2nd
- Form 34-54P6
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
mid-division, mistake 6th, pushed along and outpaced 2 out, weakened thereafter
- Form 35F625
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey David Noonan
chased leader, pushed along and outpaced home turn, stayed on well from last, never a threat to winner
- Form 112S35
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
mid division, pushed along and struggling from 8th, pulled up after 2 out
- Form 1PF5-PP
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
mid-division, struggling and detached from leaders 3 out, plugged on from 2 out for distant 3rd
- Form 1414-24
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
always towards rear, never involved
- Form 8/10-9UP
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey S Bowen
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Shetland Bus has changed stables since last seen in October when running over hurdles. Grand Sancy takes a big drop in class and has been eased further in the weights so is entitled to be thereabouts but KAP AUTEUIL beat Black Kalanisi eight lengths here in the autumn on similar going and can be forgiven recent efforts on ground that would have been much softer than ideal. He is taken to get the better of Galahad Quest, who has tackled Grade 3 company in his last three runs but has still managed just the one win so far over fences.
Formwatch
Kap Auteuil (FR) 10-1 (11-0) Prominent, not fluent 4th, ridden and lost place 4 out, weakened and detached 3 out, soon tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Skytastic (11-5) at Ascot 2m 3f (2) sft in Feb.
Shoal Bay (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Mistakes, mid-division, lost place 6th, well behind from 16th, pulled up before 2 out, at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Grand Sancy (FR) 22-1 (10-7) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway after 6th, blundered 8th, 4th 4 out, no impression next, 6th of 16, 26 3/4l behind Windsor Avenue (11-1) at Doncaster 3m hcp lst (1) gd in Jan.
Galahad Quest (FR) 18-1 (10-9) Held up in last pair, headway out wide before 3 out, ridden and weakened between last two, 5th of 14, 13 3/4l behind Cap Du Nord (10-3) at Kempton 3m hcp (1) gs in Feb.
Shetland Bus (GER) 13-2 (11-6) Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, ridden next, never a factor, 5th of 7, 21 3/4l behind Martello Sky (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
L'Air Du Vent (FR) 66-1 (11-5) Always rear-division, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up 4 out, at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Black Kalanisi (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Close up, lost place halfway, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, 4th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Aljaryaal (8-11) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Joueur Bresilien (FR) 9-2 (12-0) Towards rear, ridden and struggling on outside 15th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out, at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Feb.