July 01 / 18.18 Stratford

18.18

Good To Firm

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  • Prize money: £7921.5
  • 2m 0f 213y
  • Class 3
  • 4 runners
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Runners: 4 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Form: 31-51U D

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 10lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 143

Form & Verdict
Smart hurdler in his prime and a dual chase winner for Henry de Bromhead this spring (2m, yielding/good); held every chance before last-flight mishap in French hurdle race on recent stable debut and commands respect on this return to fences.
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1

1st Jul 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 213y

Class 3

18:18 Stratford

Aspire Tower

11st 10lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Jennie Candlish

Smart hurdler in his prime and a dual chase winner for Henry de Bromhead this spring (2m, yielding/good); held every chance before last-flight mishap in French hurdle race on recent stable debut and commands respect on this return to fences.

3/1

1st

1

17th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

16:45 Wexford

Aspire Tower

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Dual Grade 2 hurdles winner in his pomp back in 2020/21; missed two full seasons before returning in October 2023 and hasn't looked the same horse, though he has won twice this season, including decent C&D beginners' chase last month (yielding); okay handicap debut run in competitive Punchestown contest since, this looks much easier despite the weight concession.

4/7

1st

1

17th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

16:45 Wexford

Aspire Tower

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Dual Grade 2 hurdles winner in his pomp back in 2020/21; missed two full seasons before returning in October 2023 and hasn't looked the same horse, though he has won twice this season, including decent C&D beginners' chase last month (yielding); okay handicap debut run in competitive Punchestown contest since, this looks much easier despite the weight concession.

4/7

Form: 235-11 C

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 5lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Five-time hurdle winner who was in excellent form over fences this spring, winning on good ground at Huntingdon (2m) and Bangor (2m1f); has run well here before and is probably still on a workable mark (even from 1lb out of the weights).
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Form: 543-11 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 5lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Not bred for chasing but is 2-2 since switched to fences in May; might have been fortunate at Perth last month (2m, good; leader fell at final fence) and is 2lb wrong here but still features prominently in calculations.
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5th

1

25th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 4

16:58 Uttoxeter

Schmilsson

12st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Flat bred but won his first two chases (2m, good), albeit with luck on his side the second time when left clear; latest run when last at Stratford just wasn't his true running; still looks competitively treated.

2/1

3

1st Jul 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 213y

Class 3

18:18 Stratford

Schmilsson

10st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Not bred for chasing but is 2-2 since switched to fences in May; might have been fortunate at Perth last month (2m, good; leader fell at final fence) and is 2lb wrong here but still features prominently in calculations.

7/4

1st

2

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:22 Perth

Schmilsson

11st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Flat/hurdles scorer; not totally fluent but easily beat Nathan Wells over C&D (good) last month on chase debut and looks open to further progress in this sphere; could well defy a 7lb rise.

11/10

Form: 2852-9 D

Last run: 52 days

W: 10st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
3-13 over hurdles; not disgraced in hot Haydock handicap on latest outing in May but effectively on career-high mark from 6lb out of the weights for this chasing debut, and he's not bred for fences.
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4th

2

16th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

19:20 Uttoxeter

Black Hawk Eagle

11st 6lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Kerry Lee

Triple hurdle winner who made it fourth-time lucky over fences when beating two rivals at Chepstow (2m, soft) in March; fell at the 12th at Hereford (2m5f, good) last month but he's was still travelling well at the time and he should have more to offer as a chaser; respected.

5/2

4

16th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 194y

Class 3

18:00 Hereford

Black Hawk Eagle

10st 13lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Kerry Lee

3-13 over hurdles; only his fourth start as a chaser when too strong for two rivals over 2m at Chepstow a month ago (soft; 3lb lower); this quicker ground won't bother him at all and neither might the longer trip; good claims.

7/4

1st

1

15th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

16:30 Chepstow

Black Hawk Eagle

12st 0lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Kerry Lee

Second of four on chase debut at Stratford (2m1f, good to firm) last July and returned to form when third of six at Kempton (2m2f, good) in October last time; won on heavy ground on the Flat in 2023 but best jumps form has come on good to soft or quicker; in with a chance if conditions suit.

9/2

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Payout
Exacta £6.80
Straight Forecast £7.78
Trifecta £14.80

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Schmilsson

TOPSPEED:

Finest View

SPOTLIGHT:

Aspire Tower

POSTDATA:

Schmilsson

The Sun:

Schmilsson

The Star:

Schmilsson

Daily Record:

Schmilsson

The Times:

Finest View

The Guardian:

Finest View

D Express:

Finest View

Daily Mirror:

Finest View

Telegraph:

Aspire Tower

Daily Mail:

Aspire Tower