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14:40 Stratford

Thursday 22 August 2019

All13:0013:3514:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 5m 38.1s

1^st

Topofthecotswolds

511-5

5/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, headway when blundered 12th, hampered 3 out, challenged last, soon led, driven out op 9/2

2^nd

Pink Eyed Pedro

811-8

9/2j

T: D BraceJ: C Brace (5)

Chased leaders on outside, not fluent 1st, lost place 4th, headway 10th, left in lead 3 out, not fluent last, soon headed and stayed on same pace op 6/1 tchd 4/1

3^rd

Meldrum Lad

1011-10

9/2j

T: Justin LandyJ: Miss Becky Smith (3)

Held up in rear, headway 3 out, in touch 2 out, soon lost ground on leaders, stayed on flat, went 3rd close home op 4/1 tchd 5/1

4^th

Midnight Maestro

711-5

16/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up in mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden after 2 out, not fluent last, no extra and lost 3rd close home op 12/1

5^th

More Buck's

912-1

20/1

T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen

Mid-division, hampered 1st, slow next, effort 3 out, one pace before last op 18/1 tchd 25/1

6^th

3 ¼

Vendredi Trois

1011-0

12/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: R Johnson

Held up in mid-division, headway 6th, no impression 2 out op 14/1

7^th

Soupy Soups

811-6

12/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed (3)

Took keen hold, chased leaders, closed after 11th, weakened before last tchd 14/1

8^th

Exxaro

911-0

10/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Ben Godfrey (7)

Chased leader, slow 10th, lost 2nd after next, ridden before 4 out, gradually lost place op 12/1 tchd 14/1

9^th

Poker School

911-9

12/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Chased leaders, mistake 1st, not much room after 12th, lost place 4 out op 11/1 tchd 10/1

10^th

3 ¼

Primal Focus

510-7

25/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield

Led, blundered badly, headed and lost place 3 out, soon behind tchd 28/1

11^th

Kentford Heiress

912-1

16/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (3)

Held up in rear, blundered badly 9th, well beaten 3 out

12^th

El Terremoto

711-12

15/2

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders, lost place 11th, well beaten 2 out op 8/1 tchd 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.60Pl:£1.60, £2.90, £2.20EX:£28.50Trifecta:£87.50Tricast:£109.43SF:£28.29Swingers:£5.30, £5.40, £5.00

Forecasts

Pink Eyed Pedro (9/2), Meldrum Lad (9/2), Topofthecotswolds (5/1), El Terremoto (15/2), Exxaro (10/1), Vendredi Trois (12/1), Soupy Soups (12/1), Poker School (12/1), Midnight Maestro (16/1), Kentford Heiress (16/1), More Buck's (20/1), Primal Focus (25/1)

This is not the strongest of races for the grade and a few have questions to answer on recent form. Soupy Soups and El Terremoto have dropped to more attractive marks so could post improved efforts, whilst Kentford Heiress has been in good form and will find this easier than last time. In contrast Topofthecotswolds faces a more strenuous examination, whereas Poker School and Pink Eyed Pedro are fully weighted. MELDRUM LAD comfortably beat a useful pair here in May with something to spare and represents a good point-to-point stable. That form arguably makes him well-handicapped if he is able to match the performance.