May 21 / 16.35 Stratford

16.35

Good

William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4568.06
  • 2m 6f 125y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Chase

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £12.00
  • Place: £3.80

Form: 23343- CD

Last run: 163 days

W: 10st 9lb

13 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Long in the tooth now and patently not the force of old but has a good-ground C&D win on his CV and returns from a break on a good mark; cheekpieces the headgear of choice today; a possible if ready to roll.
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4th

5

9th Oct 2023

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

16:45 Stratford

Steel Wave

11st 8lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Gary Hanmer

in touch with leaders, headway from 9th, went third before 4 out, outpaced after 2 out, weakened approaching last

9/2

1st

1

9th Sep 2023

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

16:50 Stratford

Steel Wave

12st 0lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Gary Hanmer

prominent, went second after 11th, led after 2 out, kept on run-in, pushed out

4/1

8th

9

4th Aug 2023

Good

3m 0f 5y

Class 3

15:55 Bangor-on-Dee

Steel Wave

10st 11lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Gary Hanmer

Enjoying a fine summer with two Stratford wins and shade unfortunate (slipping saddle) when second at Southwell latest; another 6lb rise in stronger company asks a lot from this 13yo, however.

12/1

5/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 1/51P-

Last run: 145 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Winning pointer who was 2-5 over hurdles before finishing alone in three-runner race on chasing debut in November; not seen since a poor performance in December but probably still has potential.
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5th

1

15th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

15:50 Southwell

Herewegohoney

11st 13lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

soon led, not fluent 3rd, hit 9th

12/1

5th

1

15th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

15:50 Southwell

Herewegohoney

11st 13lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Badly out of form over hurdles and fences since returning last summer from a layoff; lurks on a dangerous mark and will be suited by today's trip/ground but needs to turn a corner.

12/1

5th

3

5th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

14:50 Chepstow

Herewegohoney

11st 8lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

raced in fourth, not fluent and dropped to last 7th, mistake 4 out, weakened before 2 out

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: /1415- C

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Six-time chase winner, most recently when finishing well to cause 25-1 surprise here (2m3f, heavy) last month, after a break; not in same form at Southwell four weeks later but today's faster ground won't be a problem.
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3rd

4

4th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

14:05 Bangor-on-Dee

Joly Maker

11st 6lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Jonjo O’Neill

took keen hold, midfield, headway 9th, outpaced 3 out, kept on from 2 out, no match for first two

8/1

4th

5

9th Sep 2023

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

16:50 Stratford

Joly Maker

11st 7lb

J: Max Kendrick

T: Jonjo O’Neill

held up in last, went fourth after 4th, disputing third after 2 out, kept on until no extra from last

7/1

5th

5

24th Aug 2023

Good

2m 5f 135y

Class 4

19:20 Fontwell

Joly Maker

11st 4lb

J: Max Kendrick

T: Jonjo O’Neill

travelled strongly, in touch with leaders

14/1

Form: 45U47- D

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 1lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Seven-time winner over hurdles but has been out of form in that sphere for a while now and his record over fences in 2019 (four attempts) was not convincing; very well handicapped, but needs to turn a corner.
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0

9

12th Sep 2023

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Worcester

Ratfacemcdougall

10st 9lb

J: Max Kendrick

T: D J Jeffreys

Prolific winner but seems in no form at the minute and was 40-1 when pulled up at Newton Abbot.

25/1

0

2

22nd Aug 2023

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 5

17:00 Newton Abbot

Ratfacemcdougall

12st 0lb

J: Max Kendrick

T: D J Jeffreys

held up in rear, reminder 4th

20/1

4th

7

21st May 2023

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

16:35 Stratford

Ratfacemcdougall

11st 1lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: D J Jeffreys

Seven-time winner over hurdles but has been out of form in that sphere for a while now and his record over fences in 2019 (four attempts) was not convincing; very well handicapped, but needs to turn a corner.

12/1

Form: 14353- C

Last run: 27 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Won comfortably here (2m5f, good) in the autumn and added to tally at Exeter (2m3f, heavy) in January; last month's Kempton third (2m2f, good to soft) was perfectly respectable and this race looks significantly easier; strong claims.
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1st

4

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 3

16:52 Newton Abbot

Sheldon

11st 2lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Infrequent winner, but running well since the turn of the year and his recent Newbury second (2m6f, good to soft) was solid; nudged up 1lb for that but he remains on a workable mark and is high on the list of dangers.

3/1

2nd

2

20th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 6f 93y

Class 4

16:07 Newbury

Sheldon

11st 8lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Seamus Mullins

Not overly consistent and can make mistakes, as was the case when the clear leader for a long way over 2m7f here a month ago (soft; fine on good to soft); that was a good run all things considered and won't mind coming back in distance.

12/1

3rd

8

17th Feb 2026

2m 7f 91y

Class 3

15:55 Newbury

Sheldon

10st 13lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Seamus Mullins

Not overly consistent and can make mistakes; however, ran well for a very long way on testing ground at Exeter before no match for an unexposed winner over C&D; could give another good account of himself.

12/1

Form: F/P/5-

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Won off 1lb lower at Hereford (2m5f, soft) in March 2021 but made low-key return from long absence two months ago and needs to have taken significant benefit from that outing.
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0

7

27th Jul 2023

Soft

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:50 Worcester

Fraternel

11st 6lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Well beaten in both starts this year after a long absence; both wins on soft ground and still time for him to recover but more to prove than most.

20/1

4th

2

24th May 2023

Good

3m 1f 185y

Class 4

18:20 Southwell

Fraternel

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Alan King

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, not fluent 7th, dropped to rear 12th, pushed along briefly and reminder after 15th, ridden when mistake 4 out, rallied before 3 out, weakening when slow jump 2 out, tailed off

9/1

2

21st May 2023

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

16:35 Stratford

Fraternel

11st 13lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Won off 1lb lower at Hereford (2m5f, soft) in March 2021 but made low-key return from long absence two months ago and needs to have taken significant benefit from that outing.

14/1

Form: 604/5-

Last run: 379 days

W: 11st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Won over hurdles in 2020 and 2021; reverts to racing under rules after finishing second in good-ground point in March but the value of that form is open to question (short-odds favourite came to grief), and he has quite a bit more on his plate on this stable/chasing debut; tongue-tie fitted.
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3

9th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

16:10 Taunton

Hunting Percival

11st 9lb

J: Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt

T: Tracey Barfoot-Saunt

A fair 2m6f/3m2f hurdles scorer for Syd Hosie in 2023; off 22 months and offered little for his new yard when beating only one in 3m Chepstow handicap 24 days ago; others are much preferred.

100/1

9th

3

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

16:55 Chepstow

Hunting Percival

12st 0lb

J: Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt

T: Tracey Barfoot-Saunt

Four-time hurdle winner (2m-3m2f, good/good to soft) but not since 2023; absent since well-held sixth at Plumpton (3m1f, good) for Syd Hosie in April 2024 and can only be watched on this stable debut.

50/1

6th

10

14th Apr 2024

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 3

15:15 Plumpton

Hunting Percival

10st 12lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Syd Hosie

prominent

33/1

Form: 15/77-

Last run: 99 days

W: 11st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Very lightly raced since winning two novice hurdles in summer 2020 and was soundly beaten on chasing debut in February; had another wind op (his third) soon afterwards; current ability very hard to gauge.
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4

24th May 2023

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

17:50 Southwell

Balagan

11st 5lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Neil King

took keen hold, led, headed but prominent before 10th, pushed along and lost position before 5 out, struggling when not fluent 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

16/1

6

21st May 2023

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

16:35 Stratford

Balagan

11st 3lb

J: Bryony Frost

T: Neil King

Very lightly raced since winning two novice hurdles in summer 2020 and was soundly beaten on chasing debut in February; had another wind op (his third) soon afterwards; current ability very hard to gauge.

16/1

7th

5

11th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 214y

Class 4

14:10 Uttoxeter

Balagan

11st 8lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Neil King

Dual 2m4f hurdle winner (once here) on good ground in summer 2020; made low-key reappearance on soft ground here in November and not seen since but has slipped to a tempting mark for today's chasing debut; well worth a glance in the betting.

16/1

Non-runners

Fraternel, Balagan

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £50.30
Straight Forecast £59.03
Tricast £264.84
Trifecta £242.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sheldon

WEST COUNTRY:

Herewegohoney

POSTDATA:

Joly Maker

D Express:

Hunting Percival

TOPSPEED:

Steel Wave

The Sun:

Herewegohoney

The Star:

Herewegohoney

RP RATINGS:

Sheldon

The Times:

Sheldon

Daily Record:

Sheldon

Telegraph:

Joly Maker

Daily Mirror:

Joly Maker