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15:07 Stratford

Saige Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 125y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,400 added
  • Winner: £3,268
  • 2nd: £1,505
  • 3rd: £752
  • 4th: £377
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 38.69s
  • Off Time: 15:08:20
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue diamonds on sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Yellow diamond

Flying Verse

27 bt DCD
10/1
  • Form F54-245
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 98

prominent, 3rd when pushed after 3 out, lost ground and ridden turning for home, stayed on again before last, kept on gamely, just failed

2
Silk - White and dark blue stripes, diabolo on sleeves
15/2
  • Form 14P0-66
  • Age 6
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 98

towards rear, jumped left 7th and briefly ridden, pushed after 12th, detached 4 out and soon pulled up

3
Silk - Red and Royal Blue (quartered), White sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Emerald Green and White hooped cap
16/1
  • Form 6533-65
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 94

midfield, pushed after 3 out, headway before ridden turning for home, keeping on but looked held when bad mistake and sprawled on landing last, not recover

4
Silk - White, red cross belts and sleeves
  • Form 65P-412
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 92

slightly worse than midfield, pushed into 3rd turning for home, hit front before last and ridden, strongly challenged late on but kept on gamely, all out

6
Silk - Black, White hoop, Black sleeves, White stars
9/2
  • Form 7875-41
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 79

soon led, joined 9th, pushed after 3 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on well

7
Silk - Emerald green, red cross of lorraine, red and white striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 327-725
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 85

slightly worse than midfield, slow 5th, hampered 7th, dropped to rear when pushed after 12th, detached and beaten 4 out

8
Silk - Black, mauve epaulets, hooped sleeves, striped cap
50/1
  • Form 240U-P4
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 77

in rear, made some ground before pushed after 13th, ridden after 4 out, eased after 3 out and pulled up

9
Silk - Light blue, red triple diamond and sleeves, quartered cap
8/1
  • Form 5542-56
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 77

prominent, mistake 4th, joined leader 9th, hit 2 out and ridden, headed entering home straight, weakened before last, kept on

10
Silk - Black, white cross of lorraine, white sleeves, black armlets, check cap
6/1
  • Form P6P-444
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 70

slightly better than midfield, lost ground before pushed after 4 out, well beaten from 2 out

5
NR
16/1
  • Form 122-467
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 89

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

On Time suddenly bounced right back to form over 3m2f this month in some style and has a clear shout if backing that improvement up. Nevertheless, he's been hit with an 8lb rise and drops nearly half a mile in trip. He's not the easiest to assess. Boagrius must be taken seriously as he's tumbling down the weights in 2022 but returns from wind surgery and connections also reach for a first-time tongue tie and blinkers in an attempt to arrest the current downturn in form. It's not the strongest of races and he's be player if recapturing some form. Course and distance winner Flying Verse is also back after a wind op, but CARDBOARD GANGSTER (NAP) has taken to fences well the last twice and will be all the better for going back up in trip after a good second here last time over shorter.

Formwatch

Flying Verse 20-1 (11-2) Led 2nd, headed 5th, not fluent and pecked 14th, lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 7, 30 3/4l behind Jony Max (11-7) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.

Shinobi (IRE) 9-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, mistake 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 2 out, 6th of 8, dist behind Mackie Dee (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.

Boagrius (IRE) 8-1 (11-13) Midfield, pushed before 4 out, keeping on one pace when ridden turning for home, beaten when hampered by faller at last, 5th of 9, 18l behind Joly Maker (12-1) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jul.

Cardboard Gangster 5-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, slow 1st, went 2nd 9th, not fluent 4 out, headed after 2 out, headed and not fluent last, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Serjeant Painter (11-2) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jul.

On Time (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Made all, not fluent 15th, shaken up after 3 out, went clear before last, ran on well, comfortably, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Cresswell Queen (11-7) by 12l, 4 ran.

Spiritus Mundi (IRE) 18-5 (10-9) Towards rear, headway to chase leading group after 11th, pushed along before 4 out, made no impression, 5th of 8, 37 3/4l behind Judge Earle (10-5) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jun.

Kiera Royale (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Always in rear, never on terms, went remote 4th before the last, tailed off, 4th of 7, 28 3/4l behind Ahead Of Schedule (10-6) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.

Thais Toir (FR) 11-1 (10-2) Close-up, pushed after 13th, slow 4 out, 3rd when ridden after 3 out, weakened after last, 6th of 11, 32 1/4l behind Rostello (12-2) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.

Amber Run (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, lost place before 3rd, effort 4 out, not fluent 2 out, went 4th after last, no impression, 4th of 12, 14 3/4l behind Miraculous Getaway (10-5) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Jun.

Easkey Lad (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Led, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened quickly, soon behind, 7th of 9, 25 1/4l behind Appreciate (11-5) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jun.