Racecards
16:55 Stratford
Alcester Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 87-1720
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
in touch, mistake 3rd, hit 4 out, outpaced after next, weakened 2 out, mistake and left 4th last
- Form 8218-34
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, disputing 5 lengths 2nd when hampered and left in lead last, driven out
- Form P-33P62
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Dave Crosse
held up, not fluent 4th, headway approaching 4 out, no impression when left 3rd last
- Form 3-54342
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Alex Merriam
tracked leaders, mistake 3 out, disputing 5 lengths 2nd when hampered and left pressing winner last, stayed on, just held
- Form 0573/2F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer S Lycett
- Jockey Peter Carberry
held up, mistake 2nd, behind after 6th, pulled up after next
- Form 4364-6P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey Paul Moloney
led until 2nd, led next, headed 5th, lost place 4 out, mistake and weakened next
- Form 0-504U3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer E Doyle
- Jockey Alain Cawley
held up in rear, not fluent 8th, behind 4 out, some headway approaching last, no impression
- Form 88-6745
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up, mistake 1st, weakened 3 out
- Form P34210
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Ian Popham
led and mistake 2nd, headed next, led again 5th, 5 lengths clear when fell last
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Barely a meeting goes by here without an appearance from Farleigh House. Neil King's eight-year-old is effective over hurdles and fences, though was beaten in a three-runner race over C&D last time off this mark. Course winner Tri Nations is gradually coming down the weights and could figure but Novikov appears to be going backwards and Sky calling rarely runs two races alike nowadays. You don't see many of Exceed And Excel's offspring over fences but winning hurdler HENRY SAN makes his debut over the larger obstacles off a potentially lenient mark and can get the better of joint top weight Marchand D'Or.
Formwatch
Marchand D'argent (FR) 7-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, behind from 7th, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Lucy's Legend (10-7) at Newton Abbot 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Aug.
Henry San (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, led 2 out, soon headed, weakened and lost 2 places run-in, 4th of 10, 20l behind Laudatory (11-3) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Tri Nations (UAE) 12-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway from 7th, left 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 9l behind Rajnagan (11-6) at Southwell 2m nov chs (4) gd in Aug.
Farleigh House (USA) 7-4 (11-9) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, went 2nd approaching last, unable to challenge flat, 2nd of 3, 2l behind Olympian (11-1) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Aug.
Honour The World (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Held up, mid-division when fell 4 out, in a race won by Kitegen (11-12) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Aug, 8 ran.
Novikov 25-1 (11-9) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and weakened soon after 3 out, behind and pulled up before next, in a race won by Call Me Sir (10-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft, 6 ran.
Vinnes Friend (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Held up, mistakes 1st and 2nd, behind 5th, headway approaching 4 out, soon close up, beaten 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 5, 19l behind Royale's Charter (11-0) at Worcester 2m nov chs (4) gd in Aug.
Another Trump (NZ) 5-1 (11-0) In rear, driven and some headway 4th, lost touch 6th, no danger after, 5th of 6, 46l behind Bay Central (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Jul.
Sky Calling 13-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened before 2 out, last of 11, 43l behind Favours Brave (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Aug.