July 28 / 16.55 Stratford

16.55

Good

Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4574.64
  • 3m 2f 83y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 2-1381

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Gained all four hurdling wins at Cartmel, most recently when dominating from the front and maintaining a strong gallop ten days ago (3m1f, good); Tom Midgley's 5lb claim partially offsets her 7lb penalty here, but she's away from her favourite track this time.
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1

10th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

12:12 Uttoxeter

Liffeydale Dreamer

12st 0lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Sam England

Excels around Cartmel, completing a hat-trick when successful at that venue on final start in August 2022; returns off the same mark but wellbeing is clearly an unknown; market could be informative.

16/1

5/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 176251 D

Last run: 3 days

W: 11st 1lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Won four slow-ground chases in France this spring (2m2f-2m3f) and came good for David Pipe at the fifth attempt with clear success over fences at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) on Monday; went very close off today's mark over hurdles there (3m2f, good) last week and can go well again here, providing his very busy recent schedule doesn't catch up with him.
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2nd

7

28th Jul 2022

Good

3m 2f 83y

Class 4

16:55 Stratford

Defi DOudairies

11st 1lb

J: Philip Armson

T: David Pipe

held up in rear, headway before 3 out, led approaching last, soon ridden and faced sustained challenge, edged left run-in, all out, finished 1st, placed 2nd - caused interference

5/1

6/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: /5-421 CD

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 10lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Long in the tooth now and not the force of old but has made the frame on all three starts since reverting to racing under rules for new stable this spring, most recently when beating very progressive rival to win small-field C&D (good) event 11 days ago; only due to go up 5lb for that, though, and has a 7lb penalty to shoulder in a deeper race.
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1

15th Nov 2022

Good To Soft

3m 1f 119y

Class 4

14:15 Hereford

Ennistown

12st 2lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Adrian Wintle

in touch with leaders, lost position and ridden 9th, lost touch 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

10/1

3rd

5

28th Jul 2022

Good

3m 2f 83y

Class 4

16:55 Stratford

Ennistown

11st 10lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Adrian Wintle

held up in rear, pushed along 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on run-in, went third towards finish, not pace to challenge

6/1

Form: 8P9-21 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Six-time hurdle winner, most recently under usual patient ride at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good; most flights omitted) this month; back up to his career-high mark here but will be suited by the longer distance and ought to make his presence felt.
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6th

6

27th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

3m 3f 119y

Class 5

18:55 Stratford

Sammylou

11st 0lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Six-time hurdle winner who stays well and is usually ridden very patiently; well beaten on both appearances this season and not seen over fences since two unconvincing attempts in January 2020; given a good chance by the handicapper but still looks risky.

14/1

10th

2

14th Jun 2024

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 5

19:55 Newton Abbot

Sammylou

11st 13lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Gained three of his six hurdling wins over C&D; pulled up ten days ago, after a break, and won't be favoured by the forecast rain here but is too well handicapped to rule out and the return to this track is an obvious plus; usually ridden very patiently.

14/1

2

4th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:50 Southwell

Sammylou

11st 13lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

in rear

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1/341- D

Last run: 303 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Belatedly opened his account in Warwick handicap (3m2f, good) in spring 2021, and added to his tally in three-runner novice at Worcester (2m7f, good) last September; has fitness to prove after a ten-month absence but he's back on his winning handicap mark and will be suited by the conditions.
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5th

2

27th Sep 2022

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

14:26 Southwell

Imperial Knight

11st 10lb

J: Luca Morgan

T: Ben Pauling

held up in behind leaders, not fluent 14th, lost ground 3 out, soon ridden and weakened

6/1

5th

5

31st Aug 2022

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 3

18:10 Worcester

Imperial Knight

11st 8lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

led, headed but prominent 2nd, ridden and lost position before 3 out, weakened 2 out

11/2

5th

2

28th Jul 2022

Good

3m 2f 83y

Class 4

16:55 Stratford

Imperial Knight

12st 0lb

J: Luca Morgan

T: Ben Pauling

led, headed but prominent after 2nd, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened

5/1

Form: 256-4F

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Has modest 2-28 strike-rate under rules and is much better known as a chaser now; unlucky to come to grief at penultimate fence at Cartmel last month but was on the back foot at the time and a few of the others in this line-up have less to prove.
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11

11th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

18:05 Southwell

Lord Getaway

10st 10lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: James Evans

towards rear

25/1

7th

6

22nd May 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

20:40 Southwell

Lord Getaway

11st 7lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: James Evans

Veteran stablemate of Kapamazov; no win since December 2018; long absence before pulling up at Hereford (3m1f) in March; safe to look elsewhere.

40/1

7th

6

22nd May 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

20:40 Southwell

Lord Getaway

11st 7lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: James Evans

Veteran stablemate of Kapamazov; no win since December 2018; long absence before pulling up at Hereford (3m1f) in March; safe to look elsewhere.

40/1

Form: 1P-336 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Won two chases last summer (2m5f, soft/3m2f, good to firm) and was seemingly back in form when third in first-time cheekpieces last month, but her latest run was underwhelming and she hasn't raced over hurdles since 2020; others have more pressing claims.
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7th

6

28th Jul 2022

Good

3m 2f 83y

Class 4

16:55 Stratford

Delight Of Dubai

11st 8lb

J: Tom O’Brien

T: Noel Williams

midfield, some headway 9th, soon pushed along and dropped to rear, weakened after 10th

16/1

Form: 23P-73 C

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 2lb

13 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Regressive teenager who has won only once since 2017; put in good front-running shift when third at Cartmel (3m1f, good to soft) last month, but today's race is more competitive and it's hard to predict whether he'll be in the right mood again; 1lb out of the weights.
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8th

9

28th Jul 2022

Good

3m 2f 83y

Class 4

16:55 Stratford

Optimistic Bias

10st 2lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: James Evans

prominent, disputed lead after 2nd, led after 8th, soon went clear, reduced lead after 10th, ridden and headed after 2 out, soon weakened

12/1

Form: 226-1P D

Last run: 32 days

W: 12st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Beat some out-of-form rivals to gain wide-margin win over fences at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) in May, but ran poorly last month (albeit in a good race) and it's hard to know what to expect from him on this first hurdling start since 2019.
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30th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 152y

Class 4

15:50 Plumpton

Sizing Cusimano

11st 13lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Returned from break with wide-margin win last spring but generally very disappointing since; last month's Taunton fourth (3m2f, good) was a step back in the right direction but he was well held in the end; others have more appealing profiles.

12/1

4th

1

21st Dec 2022

Good

3m 2f 57y

Class 4

13:23 Taunton

Sizing Cusimano

12st 2lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Joe Tizzard

Emphatic winner off a 3m2f handicap at Newton Abbot (good) in May but he's not come close to that form since and has been tailed off and pulled up at Exeter (3m) in last two starts; now 4lb lower than for last win but he has a lot to prove.

25/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £25.40
Straight Forecast £23.32
Tricast £137.66
Trifecta £151.50

Selections

RP Ratings:

Defi D'Oudairies

POSTDATA:

Ennistown

Daily Mail:

Liffeydale Dreamer

SPOTLIGHT:

Imperial Knight

WEST COUNTRY:

Sammylou

Daily Mirror:

Liffeydale Dreamer

TOPSPEED:

Defi D'Oudairies

The Guardian:

Defi D'Oudairies

Daily Express:

Defi D'Oudairies

The Star:

Defi D'Oudairies

Daily Record:

Defi D'Oudairies

Telegraph:

Ennistown

The Sun:

Ennistown