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16:15 Stratford

Stratford Operatic Society Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E) (Class E)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f
  • Going: None specified
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 7m 11.30s
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Green, White epaulets, hooped sleeves and cap
7/2
  • Form 46003-5
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12

mid-division, not fluent 2nd, ridden 5th, weakend after 4 out

2
Silk - Royal Blue, Red spots, Black cap, White spots
3/1
  • Form UPU-432
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12

towards rear, headway after 4 out, tracked leader 3 out, ridden and not fluent last, led close home

3
Silk - Maroon, White triple diamond, halved sleeves, White cap
5/1
  • Form 3-3PF14
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-8

towards rear, bad mistake 2nd, chased leaders 5th, weakened 3 out

4
Silk - Royal Blue, White stars, White sleeves, Red armlets, White and Red striped cap
  • Form 563420
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-7

tracked leader and keen hold, pulled way through to lead 3rd, clear 6th, headed approaching 4 out, weakened after 2 out

5
Silk - Light Blue, White disc, White sleeves, Light Blue armlets, White cap
18/1
  • Form 5/PPP-F0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0

mid-division until weakened after 5th, pulled up before 7th

6
Silk - Red, White stars, White sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Red cap, White star
40/1
  • Form P445-00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9

always in rear, lost touch 4 out

7
Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green and White hooped sleeves, Emerald Green cap
  • Form P00/2F-P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-8

led, headed approaching 3rd, weakened 4 out

8
Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN braces, striped sleeves, ORANGE cap
13/2
  • Form 6640/06-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-5

tracked leaders, clear with leader 6th, led 4 out and soon clear, ridden 2 out, headed flat

9
Silk - Emerald Green, Pink hooped sleeves, Pink cap

Destino

23
7/1
  • Form 0330-U4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-2

held up in touch, not fluent 4th, one pace from 4 out

In depth

Verdict

Kalambari should have won last time and can now account for Naked Oat and Cyindien in a moderate affair. This should not take much winning and Kalambari should make a bold bid to get the losses back after his mulish display at Market Rasen saw him throw the race away. Driven into the lead on the run-in, he veered to the left dramatically when shown the whip, allowing Naked Oat to catch him on the line. The latter was booked for second place only and the fortunate winner has since been turned over when only fourth on a return to the Lincolnshire track. He does at least hold Sigwells Club Boy on that form but is still one to take on. The rest make no appeal, although for place purposes, Cyindien may be worth considering. He ran out of steam over a longer journey at Wincanton and prior to that had shown a bit of form, although certainly not enough to beat the selection Kalambari. Philip Hobbs's five-year-old certainly needs to be treated with kid-gloves but we are sure that he has plenty more scope than his main rivals, and he can prove that point here.