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19:10 Stratford

Shakespeare Hospice Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 18.40s
  • Off Time: 19:10:47
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Red, White cross belts, Light Green sleeves and cap
7/1
  • Form P662P2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 98

held up well in rear, not fluent 4th, headway after 3 out, chasing leaders approaching 2 out, 4th and beaten when mistake last

2
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue epaulets, halved sleeves, Orange cap, Dark Blue diamond
10/1
  • Form 53-7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 97

held up mid-division, brief effort after 6th, soon weakened, tailed off

3
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
11/1
  • Form 700-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 95

held up well in rear, hit 4th, ridden after next, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

4
Silk - Emerald Green and White diamonds, Orange sleeves and cap
  • Form 45-7817
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 95

occasionally jumped left, raced keenly, chased clear leaders, closed after 6th, weakened approaching 2 out

5
Silk - Red, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
6/1
  • Form 7715/8-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 95

raced keenly, held up mid-division, outpaced 3 out, rallied approaching 2 out, no extra towards finish

7
Silk - Red, Yellow seams, halved sleeves, quartered cap
10/1
  • Form 578513
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 88

set good gallop with one rival to 6th, weakening when mistake 2 out

8
Silk - Orange, Light Blue epaulets and sleeves
4/1
  • Form 33-1343
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 90

raced keenly, held up, headway after 6th, went 2nd after 3 out, led last, driven out

9
Silk - White, Purple star and sleeves, Purple cap, White star
16/1
  • Form 5/PUP-PP
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 79

towards rear, jumped slowly 6th, soon lost touch, tailed up when pulled up after 3 out

10
Silk - Maroon and White diabolo, White sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 648U-06
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 74

helped set good gallop, led 6th, clear after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, headed last, stayed on

11
Silk - Light Blue, Purple chevron, quartered cap
40/1
  • Form 8070-P9
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 74

held up well in rear, keen early, ridden and weakened after 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

6
NR
  • Form 14
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 94

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Another very competitive looking contest, and all have their merits, but we'll side with Pip's Assertive Way, in preference to Zizou and Sun Quest. Tony Carroll's mare will handle the cut in the ground, as she did when winning here last month and following that up with a place at Worcester. Zizou won over this distance last time out at Worcester and earlier in the year at Plumpton, but the ground may be too testing. The selection has weight in hand from the other two on our shortlist, and that could prove crucial in soft going. The rivals though do have jockeys with 7 pound claims to try and counter that. Cordage, Santera and Call Me Edward have also won over this trip, but we favour Pip's Assertive way to get the better of all of them.

Formwatch

Sun Quest 11-4 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, hit last, headed last strides, 2nd of 14, hd behind Bedizen (11-0) at Stratford 2m sll hdl (5) gd in Jul.

Kerasoun (FR) 20-1 (10-7) Held up well in rear, no chance from 5th, 7th of 11, well behind Rising Force (10-12) at Stratford 2m nov hdl (3) gd in Jul.

Where's The Boss 40-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, led 4th, headed after 3 out, weakened approaching last, 10th of 16, 26l behind Numide (11-11) at Folkestone 2m 1f nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.

Peak Seasons (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) Led to 4th, chased leaders, lost place 3 out, weakened after next, 7th of 13, 26l behind Southern Regent (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gd.

Zizou (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) In touch, ridden 3 out, kept on to lead last, edged left flat, won at Worcester 2m hcp hdl (5) gf in Jul beating Mattaking (11-9) by 6l, 12 ran.

Pips Assertive Way 4-1 (11-4) Led, ridden after 5th, headed 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 11, 11l behind Wildbach (11-11) at Worcester 2m sll hcp hdl (5) gd.

Santera (IRE) 10-1 (10-2) Mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden 2 out, every chance last, no extra close home, 3rd of 15, 3/4l behind Pips Assertive Way (10-11) at Stratford 2m sll hdl (5) gd in Jul.

Call Me Edward (IRE) 18-1 (10-9) In touch, weakened 11th and pulled up 3 out in race won by Even Flo (10-6) at Southwell 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in May, 14 ran.

Moonlight Music (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 17, 18l behind Well Saved (11-3) at Bangor 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.

My Beautaful 20-1 (10-0) Keen early, always towards rear, 9th of 11, 32l behind Jomelamin (9-9) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in May.

Cordage (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Led, went right and not fluent 3 out, soon headed, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 10, 23l behind Crouch End Flyer (9-13) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in May.