15:50 Stratford

Monday 8 October 2018

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Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:53 | Winning time: 5m 25.70s

Robert's Star^p⁹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Bryony Le Clerc⁽³⁾| T: M Bradstock| OR: 122| D

4/1

Winner over an extended 2m7f at Huntingdon (good) back in May. Decent fourth at Worcester (2m7f, good) subsequently and is one to note following a break.

Form: 4312-14

Powerful Symbol^p,t³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: R P McLernon| T: B Pauling| OR: 121

8/1

Decent third over 2m7f at Worcester (good) in June. Had wind surgery subsequently and finished a well beaten fifth at Bangor (3m, good) subsequently.

Form: 1FP-F35

Sam Red^b,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 120| CD

5/2

Beaten 16L when finishing runner-up over 3m at Fakenham (good-to-soft) in April. Well beaten twice since and others hold stronger claims.

Form: 2P528-0

Roll The Dough^t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 117

5/1

Winner of two good ground 2m5f handicap chases at Newton Abbot last month. Came home 2L clear in a six runner contest last time out and he is one to note despite a 10lb rise in the weights.

Form: 563-211

Robinroyale¹¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Daniel Sansom⁽⁵⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 116

8/1

Not beaten far when finishing fifth in a handicap hurdle at Warwick (3m2f, good-to-soft) at the end of May. Fair fourth over fences the following month and interesting to see how he fares switched to handicaps.

Form: 453/7-54

Vendredi Trois^p³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Adam Wedge| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 115| D

9/1

Placed on all three starts since winning at Worcester (2m7f, good) in June. Beaten 24L at Bangor (3m, good) last time out and trip and forecast underfoot conditions should both suit.

Form: 5-31233

Fly Home Harry^p,t¹⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 112

20/1

Returned to form with a decent fourth in a 3m handicap chase at Hexham (good) in May. Absent since and worth a check in the market on his return to action.

Form: 1P18P-4

What A Laugh⁴⁶

Age: 13| Weight: 10-10| J: R Patrick⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 104| CD

13/2

Put a disappointing effort behind him when finishing runner-up over on good ground over this C&D last time out. Likely to run well once more.

Form: P-251P2

Forecasts

Sam Red (5/2), Robert's Star (4/1), Roll The Dough (5/1), What A Laugh (13/2), Powerful Symbol (8/1), Robinroyale (8/1), Vendredi Trois (9/1), Fly Home Harry (20/1)

ROLL THE DOUGH has been in good form of late and he can complete a hat-trick with victory in this handicap chase. Robert's Star followed up a good win on his penultimate start with a fourth last time out and he is taken to claim second here while Vendredi Trois has forecast conditions to suit and can take third.