16:10 Salisbury
Wednesday 28 June 2017
All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:10
H S Lester Memorial Handicap
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  1m 6f 44y  |  Good to Soft  |  11 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:10Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 6.64s
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A real improver last year in the autumn and completed a hat-trick when winning at Chester off a mark of 81. Showed up well over hurdles for this stable of late and this mark looks very workable as she returns to the Flat.
Both victories came in this class at Ffos Las in 2016. Drop in grade and rider's claim make him one for the shortlist.
Lost his way over hurdles and three latest runs on the Flat have failed to raise hopes he may be on the way back. Stable are in better form now and landed the Hunt Cup last week. Jockey booking and a significant downward shift in the weights make him one to check out in the market.
11-race maiden makes debut for new trainer following switch from Alan King. Hard to argue he is well handicapped based on his achievements so far and he has looked a difficult ride.
Useful hurdler who scored on return to Flat action at Windsor in May. Found 2m and forcing tactics too much last time but this trip should be more to his liking. Remains potentially well handicapped in relation to his hurdle's mark and looks one of the main player's in this.
Recorded a 2016 hat-trick (including this contest) on slower ground than forecast here. Failed to threaten since under higher marks and in better company. Weighted to be more competitive here if as effective on this surface.
Showed signs of temperament when picking up a minor race at Chelmsford. Beaten in a Lingfield handicap since and bred to appreciate this longer trip.
Winner of a couple of races on smaller French tracks on slower ground than she will face here. Best effort here came on soft ground and these quicker conditions plus a rise in the weights may conspire against her.
Winner over 1m4f here two weeks ago and should prove even more effective over his longer trip. A 3lb rise seems more than fair and stable remain in excellent form with a 4-15 record for the past fortnight.
Broke his duck in a Kempton maiden where the well fancied runner-up burst a blood vessel. Holds no secrets from the handicapper and others look potentially better treated.
Runner-up at Kempton in November on Flat handicap debut and has been improving with each run over hurdles during the winter. Yet to encounter quick ground.
Non-Runners
11
(6)
Wordiness10
Weight: 8-2|Â Â Age: 9
T: P D Evans  J: David Egan
NR
Forecasts
Sternrubin (3/1), Swashbuckle (5/1), Buckle Street (13/2), Hatsaway (7/1), Rosa Damascena (8/1), Pastoral Music (8/1), Glaring (12/1), Cotton Club (14/1), Wordiness (14/1), Ardamir (16/1), Pleasure Dome (20/1), Methag (25/1)
Buckle Street is worth monitoring in the market off his featherweight given his improvement over hurdles during the winter. Cotton Club scored well here over a trip which looked short of his best. He should be even more effective today and his stable are in tremendous form. This looks a better race and preference is for STERNRUBIN. Philip Hobbs' charge should find this shorter trip more within his range having failed to get home over 2m at Goodwood last time when making the running. His hurdling mark suggests he remains leniently treated on the Flat despite his reassessment following his Windsor victory.
- Sternrubin
- Buckle Street
- Cotton Club
Prize Money
1st: £5,175.002nd: £1,540.003rd: £770.004th: £385.00
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