16:55 Stratford

Thursday 2 August 2018

All13:3014:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:55

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 6f 7y  |   Good  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:55  |   Winning time: 5m 28.1s
1st
Horse silk
5
13/2
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman
Held up towards rear, ridden and plenty to do after 2 out, headway and switched right before last, went 2nd flat, stayed on, led close home op 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
13/2
T: Tim VaughanJ: R Johnson
Tracked leaders, led narrowly approaching last, driven flat, headed close home tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
13
810-3
8/1
T: B J LlewellynJ: Sean Houlihan (5)
In touch, effort 3 out, went 3rd flat, kept on, unable to challenge op 9/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
14
10/1
T: C J DownJ: James Davies
Led, ridden and headed narrowly before last, stayed on same pace flat op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
9
5/2f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, challenged after 2 out, no extra flat op 9/4
6th
Horse silk
5
12
20/1
T: M HillJ: J McGrath
Tracked leaders, lost place after 2nd, mistake 6th, headway 7th, every chance before last, weakened flat op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
20/1
T: J BennettJ: David Bass
Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, mistake 3 out, lost place before next, weakened approaching last op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
hd
4
9/1
T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods
Tracked leader, ridden after 2 out, weakened before last tchd 17/2 and tchd 10/1
9th
Horse silk
6
1
711-12
16/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Held up in mid-division, not fluent 3rd, outpaced before 2 out, soon well held tchd 20/1
10th
Horse silk
28
3
33/1
T: P HendersonJ: Nick Scholfield
Not always fluent, always behind op 25/1
11th
Horse silk
7
6
10/1
T: Alexandra DunnJ: T Scudamore
Held up towards rear on outside, headway 8th, weakened before 2 out tchd 12/1
12th
Horse silk
14
11
40/1
T: Ollie PearsJ: Sean Quinlan
Prominent, lost place before 8th, well beaten from 3 out op 33/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
10
611-3
25/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns
Mid-division, headway and well in touch when fell 7th tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
For Jim57
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 6
T: J Candlish  J: David Noonan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.40Pl:£2.50, £2.00, £2.50EX:£54.60Trifecta:£338.10Tricast:£348.50SF:£45.17Swingers:£10.70, £19.00, £7.80

Forecasts

Simply Lucky (5/2), His Dream (13/2), Boethius (13/2), Petrify (8/1), Visage Blanc (9/1), Gaelic Flow (10/1), Seven Nation Army (10/1), For Jim (14/1), Jonagold (16/1), Scorpion Star (20/1), The Last Melon (20/1), Sergio (25/1), Montycristo (33/1), Dyna Might (40/1)

Verdict

There may be more to come fromSIMPLY LUCKY, who has won twice and been placed once from four starts for his new yard. This is a slightly tougher assignment but the gelding has a proven liming for this course and gest nod ahead of Boethius, who is on a roll for Richard Johnson and has to be feared as a live danger, while For Jim and Seven Nation Army are others that merit respect.
  1. Simply Lucky
  2. Boethius
  3. For Jim

Previous Winners

2017
Starlit Night
Weight: 10-4  |Age: 5
J: Page Fuller  |  T: C J Down
8/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,379.002nd: £992.003rd: £496.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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