Racecards
14:50 Wincanton
Bathwick Tyres Lord Stalbridge Memorial Cup (Handicap Chase) (Betfair Jumps Series Qualifier) (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 110y
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form P1-P981
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer Nick Mitchell
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
always behind
- Form 51330-2
- Age 10
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer G R I Smyly
- Jockey Mr D Maxwell
chased leaders to 14th, soon beaten
- Form 142323
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr H Derham
held up in touch, tracked leaders 4 out, effort next, soon one pace
- Form 82/F19-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Hadden Frost
led, headed 2 out, no extra last
- Form 4111P-7
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey A Glassonbury
tracked leaders, challenged 4out, soon ridden, rallied to lead before last, all out
- Form 4551/61
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey James Davies
fell 1st
- Form 82221-P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Mr M Legg
in touch, pushed along and lost place 10th, weakened 15th
- Form 13-3P03
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer N R Mitchell
- Jockey Charlie Studd
towards rear, weakened 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 33P-4UP
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer S C Burrough
- Jockey Nathan Sweeney
mid-division, headway 14th to chase leaders, every chance 3out, led 2 out, headed before last, kept on
In depth
Verdict
Drybrook Bedouin was given a superb ride by Nick Schofield to collar Shaking Hands in the shadow of the post over 4m at Exeter last time. But the runner-up is fancied to have his revenge over this shorter distance on slightly better terms. Noakarad De Verzee was second at Newbury on his reappearance but still looks a shade high in the weights, while Master Cobbler has more to do than when winning over C&D at the start of the month. Earth Planet is consistent but doesn't win as often as he should so we'll take a chance that HONOURABLE ARTHUR will have benefited sufficiently from his reappearance at Exeter to get back to winning ways here. He rattled up a hat-trick last winter and may still have a bit of scope over this sort of trip.
Formwatch
Drybrook Bedouin 16-1 (11-8) Behind, steady headway before 15th, chased leaders before 4 out, went 3rd 3 out, 2nd and went badly right 2 out, went badly right and led narrowly last, driven out and stayed on well, won at Exeter 4m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs beating Shaking Hands (11-7) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Noakarad De Verzee (FR) 16-1 (11-5) Tracked winner until 5th, prominent, lost place after 11th, closed 17th, went 2nd after 4 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, no impression on winner, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Battlecry (10-8) at Newbury 3m 2f am hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Nov.
Earth Planet (IRE) 11-2 (11-3) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 17th, ridden when not fluent 4 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, just failed in battle for 2nd, no impression on winner, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Battlecry (10-8) at Newbury 3m 2f am hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Nov.
Shaking Hands (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Jumped right at some fences, led, strongly pressed from 4 out, stayed on gamely, narrowly headed last, kept on but always held flat, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Drybrook Bedouin (11-8) at Exeter 4m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs.
Honourable Arthur (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, weakened after 13th, tailed off, 7th of 15, 41l behind Fortification (11-3) at Exeter 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Nov.
Master Cobbler (IRE) 15-2 (10-8) Jumped left, chased leaders, went 2nd 15th, pushed along to lead 3 out, driven and stayed on well from last, won at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs beating Magot De Grugy (11-0) by 3l, 7 ran.
Rateable Value 4-1 (11-5) Behind, not fluent 5th and 9th, tailed off when blundered 13th, pulled up before 15th, in a race won by Reblis (10-13) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft, 11 ran.
Betheholygobbs (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Mistak 1st, behind, hampered 11th, headway before 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, no chance with leading trio, 3rd of 11, 18l behind Mylord Collonges (11-8) at Wincanton 2m 5f cond hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.
Lavenoak Lad 16-1 (10-8) Tracking leaders when jumped slowly and lost place 1st, jumped slowly and last 6th, behind 8th, pulled up before 12th, in a race won by Victory Gunner (11-4) at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Nov, 10 ran.
Ballyfoy (IRE) 20-1 (11-8) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders before 5 out, ridden before and not fluent last, soon weakened, 6th of 16, well behind Giles Cross (11-12) at Fontwell 3m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Nov.