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15:15 Stratford

Sunday 23 April 2023

All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:15

NAF Five Star Metazone Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 6m 52.4s

1^st

Shantou Sunset

911-10

17/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: Charlie Price (3)

Mid-division, headway before 9th, went 2nd before 3 out, led 2 out, clear flat, stayed on op 11/1

2^nd

2 ¾

William Ewart

611-6

2/1f

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, chased winner after 2 out, not fluent last, no impression flat op 9/4

3^rd

3 ½

The Questioner

712-0

3/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

Chased leaders, led before 3 out, not fluent and headed 2 out, 3rd and held before last, kept on op 5/2

4^th

Tis But A Scratch

710-2

18/1

T: Georgie HowellJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway before 3 out, weakened approaching last op 14/1

5^th

Luckello

710-2

33/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Held up in rear, mistake 7th, headway approaching 3 out, struggling after 2 out, soon weakened op 28/1

6^th

Top Drawer

910-2

20/1

T: Tracey LeesonJ: Tom Buckley (3)

Mid-division, not much room 2nd, headway before 9th, not much room when not fluent out, soon weakened op 18/1

7^th

Frame Rate

810-8

50/1

T: C J GrayJ: M G Nolan

Held up in rear, struggling 4 out op 28/1

Also Ran

Our Three Sons

1211-12

10/1

T: Charlotte FullerJ: G Sheehan

Chased leaders, lost place 6th, well behind after next, pulled up before 8th tchd 9/1

Reve De Niamh

611-3

11/1

T: I JardineJ: Dylan Johnston (7)

Led until 1st, chased leader, not fluent 4 out, lost place before next, pulled up after op 10/1 tchd 9/1

Dora De Janeiro

1011-1

15/2

T: S G WestJ: Bruce Lynn (3)

Led 1st, clear 3rd until after 8th, hit next, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up after op 17/2 tchd 9/1

Moscow Spy

610-6

12/1

T: G HarrisJ: Conor Ring (3)

Behind, not fluent 7th, struggling 4 out, pulled up after op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Loch Garman Aris¹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 13

T: G Hanmer J: Tabitha Worsley

Quiet Thunder¹³⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: Sarah Hollinshead J: Chris Ward

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.50Pl:£2.70, £1.40, £1.50EX:£32.50Trifecta:£165.30Tricast:£66.22SF:£26.85Swingers:£4.70, £6.30, £2.30

Forecasts

William Ewart (2/1), The Questioner (3/1), Dora De Janeiro (15/2), Shantou Sunset (17/2), Our Three Sons (10/1), Reve De Niamh (11/1), Moscow Spy (12/1), Tis But A Scratch (18/1), Top Drawer (20/1), Loch Garman Aris (25/1), Luckello (33/1), Quiet Thunder (33/1), Frame Rate (50/1)

Steadily progressive from a low base over hurdles, THE QUESTIONER continued the good work initially over fences, earlier this year. Undone by mistakes on his latest start in that sphere, he returns to timber with potential to do better still and earns the vote to concede weight all round and come out on top. Easy Bangor scorer William Ewart rates the chief danger, despite his much-inflated mark. Dora de Janeiro and Our Three Sons can also make the frame.