Racecards
18:25 Stratford
Sims Garden Machinery Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 64330-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
prominent, challenged 4th, led 8th, pressed last, edged right flat, driven out
- Form 1112-61
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Mrs H Kemp
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
held up, closed 5th, not fluent and outpaced 10th, weakened after 2 out
- Form 0/F02-86
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer A J Wilson
- Jockey Hadden Frost
held up, hampered 1st, headway approaching 4 out, 3rd when jumped right 2 out, weakened before last
- Form 33/363-4
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
made most until 8th, weakened after 2 out
- Form 9/903-23
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey R Mahon
held up, jumped left and bumped 1st, jumped left next, not always fluent after, ridden before 9th, well held from 2 out, went 3rd flat, no chance with leading pair
- Form 4/0900-4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 100
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, mistakes 8th and 9th, went 2nd 3 out, ridden and every chance last, unable to quicken when switched left flat
- Form UP468-P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer M Gates
- Jockey Ciaran McKee
with leader until 7th, soon ridden, hung left on bend after 10th, not fluent and weakened 2 out
Verdict
Bay To Go only won a novice hunter chase at Fontwell last month and LOST LEGEND has much more scope. The form of the top weight's victory at Worcester hasn't worked out but that was his first run over the larger obstacles and there should be much more to come. Adrenalin Flight has been placed in all three starts over fences and should be thereabouts again but Risk and Captain Sully continue to disappoint so a bigger danger may be Irish raider Acapulco Gold.
Formwatch
Lost Legend (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, led flat, ran on well, won at Worcester 2m 4f beg chase (4) gd in Apr beating A Bridge Too Far (11-0) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Bay To Go (IRE) 4-9fav (12-0) Tracked leader until 6th, went 2nd again after 4 out, led 3 out, ridden and in command flat, won at Fontwell 2m 4f nov hts chs (6) gd in May beating The Rattler Obrien (11-7) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
Captain Sully (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, 6th of 8, 31l behind Fiftyonefiftyone (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf in May.
Risk (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, headway where 4 out, would of been, soon chasing leaders, never able to challenge, 4th of 11, 17l behind Whispering Jack (11-4) at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in May.
Adrenalin Flight (IRE) 11-4fav (11-8) In touch, reminders and closed after 8th, went 2nd before 10th, led before 4 out, headed next, soon ridden, over 3 lengths down and held when blundered and lost 2nd at the last, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Brody Bleu (11-9) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in May.
Acapulco Gold (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Not fluent 1st 2, raced 5th of the 6, some headway in 4th when mistake last, kept on same pace run-in, 4th of 6, 5l behind Pur Style (10-9) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp chs 0-109 sft in May.
Watch House (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Held up, mistakes, headway 10th, lost place next, well beaten 4 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Bishophill Jack (11-3) at Towcester 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in May, 8 ran.