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16:30 Stratford

Low6 Cheltenham Festival Preview Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 70y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,800 added
  • Winner: £6,758
  • 2nd: £1,984
  • 3rd: £992
  • 4th: £496
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 8.60s
  • Off Time: 16:30:34
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk - Maroon, light blue epaulets, light blue sleeves, maroon stars, quartered cap
10/1
  • Form 01107-P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 129

mid-division, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, every chance last, kept on same pace flat

2
Silk - White, Pink hoops, White sleeves, Pink cap
11/1
  • Form F6P628
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 125

mid-division, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, every chance approaching last, kept on well under pressure

3
Silk - Yellow, Dark Green stripe, striped sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 21-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 125

led, headed before 2 out, soon lost place

4
Silk - White, royal blue cross of lorraine, red sleeves, white armlets and stars on red cap
  • Form 1-47
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 122

mid-division, headway 2 out, chased leaders last, never a threat

5
Silk - Brown, White cross belts, White sleeves, Brown armlets, Brown and White striped cap
33/1
  • Form 3339U4
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 122

tracked leaders, led before 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra flat

6
Silk - Violet, white cap
  • Form 15-41P5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 120

chased leaders, weakened 2 out

7
Silk - Black, red stars on sleeves, red cap

Suggestion

17 D
50/1
  • Form 318-709
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 120

always behind

8
Silk - Pink, Dark Blue chevrons, hooped sleeves, Pink cap

Le Cameleon

38 BFD
9/4
  • Form 6-3312
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 120

in touch, headway 2 out, led before last, soon strongly challenged, stayed on well towards finish

9
Silk - Black, Scarlet hooped sleeves and hoop on cap
  • Form 724697
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 119

held up in rear, never a factor

10
Silk - Dark blue, white spots, white and dark blue halved sleeves, dark blue cap

Karakoram

30 t D
8/1
  • Form 135223
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 118

tracked leaders, keen, every chance after 2 out, weakened last

11
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sleeves, quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 977867
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 118

mid-division, mistake 1st, beaten after 3 out

12
Silk - Black, large white spots, white sleeves, black armlets, white cap
17/2
  • Form 51-3508
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 117

behind, ridden halfway, soon beaten

13
Silk - Royal blue, white spots, dark blue sleeves
  • Form 4-03474
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 112

held up, never dangerous

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Shanroe Tic Tec got going much too late at Doncaster nine days ago and has been dropped a further 3lb since. Stablemate Raven's Tower is on a decent mark but Esprit De Baileys is likely to need this, though looks fairly treated. William H Bonney is another with an absence to overcome but Le Cameleon has been running well on heavy going in lesser races. Rootless Tree is another who will enjoy ground conditions but we’ll take a chance on FARO DE KERSER as Tom George’s French import has been highly tried in his two runs to date in this country and reportedly lost his action last time.

Formwatch

William H Bonney 7-2 (11-12) Always towards rear, pulled up, at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.

River Bray (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Jumped off very slowly and reluctantly, well in rear, soon caught up main group, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, weakened before last, 8th of 11, 28 1/4l behind Espoir De Romay (12-0) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.

Esprit De Baileys (FR) 5-2 (10-12) Led, hard pressed after 3 out, ridden after next, headed narrowly last, rallied to regain lead flat, held on gamely, won at Doncaster 2m 1f (3) gd in Dec beating Lunar Jet (10-12) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

Faro De Kerser (FR) 12-1 (10-10) Held up in touch, headway on inside chasing leaders 4 out, weakened between last 2, 7th of 8, 23 3/4l behind Blu Cavalier (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (2) sft in Dec.

Capital Force (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Close up, pushed along 4 out, ridden next, soon beaten, 4th of 6, 16 1/4l behind Greaneteen (11-8) at Ascot 2m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.

Rootless Tree (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Held up in rear but in touch, outpaced 3 out, stayed on after last, never on terms, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Applesandpierres (11-8) at Leicester 2m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.

Suggestion 25-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway and in touch on outside 9f out, outpaced 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 21 1/2l behind All Hail Caesar (11-4) at Newcastle 2m (4) Slow in Feb.

Le Cameleon 11-4fav (11-12) Held up and behind, steady progress 4th, pushed along before 2 out, ridden to chase winner approaching last, no impression, 2nd of 15, 11l behind Caswell Bay (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.

Raven's Tower (USA) 28-1 (10-12) Held up off the pace in 6th, never on terms, 7th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Limited Reserve (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (2) hvy in Jan.

Karakoram 12-1 (11-10) Mid-division, outpaced 4th, rallied 3 out, went 3rd towards finish, unable to trouble front pair, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Ask Himself (11-9) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.

John Constable (IRE) 11-2 (11-9) Always behind, struggling 4 out, never involved, 7th of 10, 21l behind Bean In Trouble (11-11) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb.

Shut The Box (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, lost place when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 24l behind Back On The Lash (10-8) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (2) sft in Jan.

Shanroe Tic Tec (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) In rear, ridden after 3rd, well beaten after last (normal 4 out), plugged on from omitted 2 out and went modest 4th latter stages, 4th of 8, 24l behind Stonific (11-10) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.