Racecards
17:40 Stratford
George Wimpey & Laing Homes Shakespeare Hospice Maiden H'dle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Heavy, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form P5-2133
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Norma Twomey
- Jockey R Thornton
not always fluent, tracked leaders, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, soon beaten
Corum (IRE)
16- Form 44/27-P6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Miss K Marks
- Jockey T Siddall
held up, jumped left 3rd, headway to chase leaders when hit 8th, struggling approaching 3 out where mistake went poor 3rd last
- Form 3/32772
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer W K Goldsworthy
- Jockey R Johnson
led to 3rd, pressed leader until weakened approaching 8th, tailed off
King Rocky
116- Form 0F0U-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer S Lycett
- Jockey R J Killoran
tracked leaders, ridden 7th, behind from next
- Form 5-PF252
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up behind leaders going well, closed 8th, went 2nd approaching 2 out where not fluent and led, soon clear, easily
- Form 55B-520
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Dave Crosse
mistakes, prominent, weakened approaching 8th
Think Lucky
25- Form 5F0-22
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
with leader until led 3rd, headed after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs E M Collinson
- Jockey Mr Richard Collinson
held up, pushed along approaching 6th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
- Form 8-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Miss Sarah Robinson
- Jockey R Greene
stumbled 1st, lost touch from 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
In depth
Verdict
Think Lucky can be lucky for punters in this maiden, and is selected ahead of Prince Vector and Answer Me. Runner up in his last two outings, our pick is the only runner on the card for David Pipe and Tom Scudamore, and as long as the ground's not too soft it could be his race to lose. He's the highest rated here, and after two decent outings this season, breaking the maiden tag shouldn't be too far away. Prince Vector was runner up in a lower grade seller last time out, and the ground shouldn't be a problem at all. The trip may be though, as he's unproven over so far. Answer Me has been placed in his two runs under rules, albeit over a shorter distance. He did win a point to point not to long back though, and Robert Thornton is an eye catching booking as it's his only scheduled ride of the evening. It looks to be between those three, and we'll side with Think Lucky.
Formwatch
Answer Me (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Mid-division, pulled hard, ridden 3f out, stayed on final 2f, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Tim Henry (10-11) at N Abbot 2m 1f mdn nhf (6) gf in Jul.
Corum (IRE) 33-1 (10-8) Towards rear, ridden and effort 9th, weakened 2 out, 6th of 8, 10l behind Barneys Mate (9-12) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Jul.
Duggan's Forge (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Led, mistake 3rd, headed 9th, plugged on, 2nd of 8, 9l behind Winter Star (11-0) at Stratford 2m 6f nov hdl (4) gd in Jul.
King Rocky 100-1 (10-9) Held up, mistake and unseated rider at the 4th in race won by Quickbeam (11-12) at Stratford 2m 6f nov hdl (3) sft in Apr, 12 ran.
Prince Vector 2-1fav (10-12) Held up in touch, ridden 2 out, led last, mistake and headed close home, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Pips Assertive Way (10-11) at Stratford 2m sll hdl (5) gd in Jul.
Supreme Team (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Led until after 2nd, prominent until weakened after 6th, 12th of 15, well behind Noble Minstrel (10-8) at Fontwell 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Jun.
Think Lucky 6-4 (11-0) Mid-division, ridden and chased winner 3 out, kept on one pace from 2 out, 2nd of 15, 26l behind Archduke Ferdinand (11-0) at N Abbot 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gf in Jul.
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Newnham Flyer (IRE) 50-1 (10-9) Soon struggling, always in rear, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Jokers Legacy (11-2) at Chepstow 2m nhf (6) sft in Mar.