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18:40 Stratford

Helping Hands Homecare Hunters' Chase (Class 5)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 110y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 5.00s
  • Off Time: 18:40:22
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue spots, sleeves and spots on cap
9/2
  • Form 1/P1211-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 12-6
  • Official Rating 118

mid-division, headway 8th, soon chasing leaders, ridden and effort 10th, gradually weakened

2
Silk - Grey, Orange star, Brown sleeves, Grey cap, Royal Blue star

Cheeky Lad

8 CD
7/1
  • Form 5970-41
  • Age 9
  • Weight 12-1
  • Official Rating 108

mid-division, headway 5th, soon chasing winner, every chance approaching 2 out, challenged again after last, always held

3
Silk - Light blue, red triple diamond and sleeves, quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 21-6111
  • Age 7
  • Weight 12-1
  • Official Rating 120

made all, challenged from 3 out, soon driven, kept on well under pressure

4
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue diamonds on sleeves, Royal Blue and White quartered cap
4/1
  • Form 5/215P-2
  • Age 8
  • Weight 12-1
  • Official Rating 115

soon in rear, never dangerous

5
Silk - Royal Blue and Mauve (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves

Strong Weld

16 pt
4/1
  • Form 1P69-3U
  • Age 12
  • Weight 12-1
  • Official Rating 114

tracked winner, under pressure 9th, soon lost place

7
Silk - Dark blue, emerald green hoop, quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 3P3/75F-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 124

always towards rear, pulled up after 2 out

9
Silk - Brown, Pink stars, Brown sleeves
100/1
  • Form 457P4-5
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 75

chased leaders, under pressure 6th, weakening when not fluent 8th, pulled up before 3 out

10
Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green disc, striped sleeves and striped cap
12/1
  • Form 33PP3-4
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10

held up towards rear, behind when not fluent last

11
Silk - Black, Red inverted triangle, sleeves and cap

O'Toole (IRE)

22 BFDCD
9/2
  • Form 35042-F
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 117

mid-division, headway 9th, chased leaders next, under pressure before 3 out, soon one pace

12
Silk - Red, Brown sleeves and cap
  • Form 4U3/13U-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10

held up in rear, detached before 3rd, not fluent 8th, some late headway, never nearer

13
Silk - Yellow, Purple star, Purple and Yellow check sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple star
28/1
  • Form 3P11-11
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-3

in touch, not fluent 9th, soon under pressure, never dangerous

6
NR

Adventino

5 b
  • Form U60/P-9R
  • Age 14
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 67

Nonrunner

8
NR
  • Form 1/4314-4
  • Age 13
  • Weight 11-10

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Strong Weld was still there with every chance before unseating his rider three out at Cheltenham last time and he has every chance in this hunters' chase but a safer option looks to be WHIZZAAR, who gets the verdict with O'Toole rated the best of the rest. The selection has been in good form in point-to-points and in hunter chases of late, winning his last two starts including in this grade at Ascot and he is taken to complete a hat-trick. Dancing Credit has won his last two starts between the flags but this is tougher and of more interest may be recent Ludlow winner Cheeky Lad. Reflector ran well when chasing home Rien A Perdre at Cheltenham earlier this month and is another to consider although a bigger threat is likely to come from O'Toole, who is a consistent performer in this grade and he has every chance if able to reproduce the form shown when second to Rowdy Yeats at Ludlow last month. Preference though is for the in-form Whizzaar, who is taken to win again.

Formwatch

Whizzaar 11-10 (12-0) Made all; impressive, won at Trebudannon 3m ptp in Apr beating Tonic Du Charmil (12-0) by 4l, 9 ran.

Cheeky Lad 15-2 (11-5) Always prominent, went 2nd 9th (water), led 3 out, ridden clear from last, won at Ludlow 2m 4f hts chs (5) gd beating Mcevoy (12-4) by 9l, 6 ran.

Overlut (FR) 5-4 (12-7) Made all; all out, won at Lower Machen 3m ptp beating Misamon (12-7) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.

Reflector (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Mid-division, pushed along after 5th briefly, headway approaching 9th, challenging 3 out, chasing winner after, edged left approaching last, one pace flat, 2nd of 13, 6l behind Rien A Perdre (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m hts chs (5) gd.

Strong Weld 10-1 (11-11) Tracked leader, led 4th, hit 5th, ridden when unseated rider 3 out, in a race won by Craiglands (11-11) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hts chs (5) gd, 18 ran.

All Star (GER) 9-2 (11-12) Held up mid-division, behind when fell 8th, in a race won by Mcevoy (12-6) at Leicester 2m hts chs (6) gs in Mar, 13 ran.

Made In France (FR) 20-1 (11-3) Keen early, soon well behind, blundered 5th, tailed off approaching 10th, 5th of 6, well behind Cheeky Lad (11-5) at Ludlow 2m 4f hts chs (5) gd.

Mr Goofy (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, lost place 5th, mistake 9th, in touch again 11th, ridden after 3 out, 3rd and weakening when hit last, 4th of 7, 14l behind City Affair (11-9) at Aintree 2m 4f nov hts chs (6) gd.

O'Toole (IRE) 13-8fav (12-0) Held up, headway 9th, chased leader approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out, fell last, in a race won by Van Ness (11-7) at Hereford 2m 3f hts chs (6) gd in Apr, 13 ran.

Pingaro De La Vire (FR) (12-0) Held up; hdwy to chall when ur bend app 2 out, in a race won by Captain's Legacy (12-0) at Godstone 3m ptp in Mar, 7 ran.

Dancing Credit 1-3 (10-7) Made all; rdly, won at Lower Machen 3m ptp beating Mouseen (11-0) by 6l, 4 ran.

Adventino 100-1 (11-7) Mid-division, lost place and hit 5th, hampered 7th, soon hopelessly tailed off, continued, 9th of 13, well behind Van Ness (11-7) at Hereford 2m 3f hts chs (6) gd in Apr.

Bob Justice (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) Ap; kpt on same pce bet last 2, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Where's My Baby (12-0) at Fakenham Points 3m ptp in Apr.