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16:40 Stratford

Sonja Goucher Special Birthday Celebration Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 205y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,500 added
  • Winner: £7,280
  • 2nd: £2,150
  • 3rd: £1,075
  • 4th: £538
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 21.40s
  • Off Time: 16:45:06
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Purple, large red spots, red cap
  • Form 6-50713
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 105

prominent, ridden and weakened after normal 2 out

2
Silk - Red and royal blue (quartered), hooped sleeves, royal blue and red quartered cap
11/1
  • Form P-P4P2P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 96

tracked leaders, mistake and reminders 3rd, mistake next, struggling before normal 4 out, soon pulled up

3
Silk - Purple, Red hoops, Purple sleeves and cap
  • Form 7955/P3
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 91

chased leaders, lost place before 2nd, closed before normal 4 out, every chance next, weakened well before omitted last

4
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue triple diamond, sleeves and cap
9/2
  • Form P32F26
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 88

tracked leaders, close up from normal 4 out, hanging right after normal 2 out, no impression on winner bypassing omitted last

5
Silk - Emerald Green, Maroon spots

Gustav (IRE)

18 p BF
5/1
  • Form P96723
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 84

made all, wandered before omitted last, went clear, stayed on well

6
Silk - Royal blue, white braces and sleeves, white and royal blue striped cap
  • Form 0P07FP
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 84

in rear, mistake 1st, in touch before normal 4 out, eased down and pulled up before next

7
Silk - White, Black chevrons, White sleeves, Red stars and cap
5/2
  • Form 6P-03F1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 82

held up in rear, well in touch normal 4 out, close 3rd after normal 2 out, pressing for 2nd before omitted last, no impression and weakened final 150 yards

8
NR
5/2
  • Form 373411
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 81

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Midnight Mustang got off the mark at Market Rasen last month and did even better at Leicester nine days later - he’s 7lb higher here but can’t be ignored. Gustav was a bit disappointing at Exeter after finishing second at Leicester but would have a chance in a race like this and probably holds Instingtive on collateral form. GOONJIM was produced late by Richie McLernon to beat course specialist Clonusker at Plumpton

Formwatch

Instingtive (IRE) 9-2 (11-13) Bumped 1st, chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd before 3 out, chased winner after 3 out, ridden and no chance next, weakened into 3rd run-in, 3rd of 5, 16l behind Ardmayle (12-5) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.

Airpur Desbois (FR) 5-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened from 3 out, pulled up before last, at Newcastle 2m 5f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.

Get Back To Me (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear on outer, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, soon outpaced, no impression from 2 out, left modest 4th at last, plugged on to take 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 20 1/2l behind Braw Angus (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Mar.

Whos De Baby (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, led 10th, headed before 12th, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 23 1/2l behind Highbury High (11-11) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep.

Gustav (IRE) 11-10fav (10-8) Pressed leader, led 3rd, jumped left and not fluent 8th, went left next, challenged 4 out, every chance next, not fluent 2 out, 3rd and weakening last, 3rd of 5, 14 3/4l behind Triple Chief (11-4) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Mar.

Captains Horse (FR) 12-1 (10-10) Prominent, jumped left throughout, not fluent 11th, weakened next, pulled up 5 out, at Musselburgh 3m hcp (5) gd in Feb.

Goonjim (IRE) 10-1 (10-1) Mid-division, headway 5 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led last, kept on, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Mar beating Clonusker (11-3) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.

Midnight Mustang 7-2 (10-3) Chased leaders, led approaching 4 out, soon challenged, stayed on well, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb beating Miss Oscarose (10-5) by 10l, 8 ran.