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15:35 Stratford

Jenkinsons Caterers Handicap Chase (Class C) (For The Roddy Baker Gold Cup) (Class C)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: None specified
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 8m 21.60s
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), BLACK sleeves
  • Form 4-11566
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12

held up, fell 6th

2
Silk - GREEN, GOLD sash and armlets, GOLD and WHITE hooped cap
  • Form 141203
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-11

mid-division, hit 2nd, some headway 11th, one pace

3
Silk - Light blue, brown stripe and armlets
  • Form 40FP50
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

led to 7th, mistake 10th, soon weakened

4
Silk - Royal Blue, White triple diamond, White and Royal Blue halved sleeves, White cap
  • Form 2163-60
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-6

mid-division, headway 9th, chased winner briefly approaching 4 out, weakened 2 out

5
Silk - Yellow, Blue braces, striped sleeves, hooped cap
7/1
  • Form 30U05U
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-4

prominent, lost place 7th, weakened 10th

6
Silk - ORANGE, BLACK star and star on cap
12/1
  • Form P11103
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-3

held up and behind, hit 5th, hampered next, always behind

7
Silk - Dark Green, White seams, Dark Green sleeves, White cap, Red star
16/1
  • Form 4P1106
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

held up in rear, never near leaders

8
Silk - Dark blue, yellow striped sleeves
  • Form 1/30P-PP
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-1

chased leaders, ridden approaching 9th, weakened after 4 out

9
Silk - RED, DARK BLUE seams, WHITE sleeves, DARK BLUE seams, DARK BLUE cap, WHITE star
10/1
  • Form U0/P0PF
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-0

always prominent, led 7th, headed after 10th, no impression on winner from 2 out

10
Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue hoop
  • Form 336342
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-2

held up and took keen hold, headway 6th, led after 10th, easily

11
Silk - Purple and Red (halved), chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap
7/1
  • Form 33-2242
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0

chased leaders, blundered 6th, lost place 10th, never dangerous after

12
Silk - RED and WHITE (halved), RED sleeves, WHITE armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 131235
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0

behind, jumped left from 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

In depth

Verdict

Spring Grove is selected to win the feature race on the card ahead of Idealko, Day du Roy and last year's winner Skycab. Spring Grove is very experienced over fences now, and is not at all badly handicapped on form of old. A winner at Warwick in January, Robert Alner's charge ran very well at Newbury three weeks ago, only weakening on the run-in after holding every chance. That was over three miles and the drop back in trip is the key to his success here as he seems a much more potent threat over this sort of distance. Idealko gets lumps of weight from the selection and has been second three times in his last four starts, so looks an obvious candidate for the frame along with Day du Roy, who is back over fences after three outings over timber, a ploy that has protected his chase mark. Skycab has not been in top form of late and came down at Bechers first time round in the National. He has done it before here though and it would not surprise us if he did go close to capturing the prize again. Fear Siuil goes well here and makes most appeal of the rest, but Spring Grove is the pick.