14:40 Stratford

Thursday 22 August 2019

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Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 6f 125y  |   Good  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:40  |   Winning time: 5m 38.1s
1st
Horse silk
8
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
2nd
Horse silk
3
6
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
3rd
Horse silk
6
4
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
4th
Horse silk
½
9
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
5th
Horse silk
½
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
6th
Horse silk
3 ¼
11
12/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: R Johnson
Held up in mid-division, headway 6th, no impression 2 out op 14/1
7th
Horse silk
3
7
12/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed (3)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, closed after 11th, weakened before last tchd 14/1
8th
Horse silk
½
10
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
9th
Horse silk
9
5
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
10th
Horse silk
3 ¼
12
25/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield
Led, blundered badly, headed and lost place 3 out, soon behind tchd 28/1
11th
Horse silk
11
2
16/1
T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (3)
Held up in rear, blundered badly 9th, well beaten 3 out
12th
Horse silk
17
3
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)

Verdict

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.
  1. Meldrum Lad
  2. Kentford Heiress
  3. El Terremoto

Previous Winners

2018
Pawn Star
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 8
10/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,408.002nd: £2,175.003rd: £1,088.004th: £544.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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