16:50 Stratford

Sunday 14 April 2019

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Experience The Thrill Inspire Racing Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 7m 20.30s

Lac Sacre^b,t⁷^{(ex 7)}

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Brennan| T: J L Flint| OR: 95

9/4

10-year-old put succession of poor runs this season behind him when easily winning at Ffos Las (3m, soft) a week ago. Penalised, but will be hard to stop if in the same mood now.

Form: 2-44PP1

Pinch Of Ginger³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 100

7/1

Was coming back from 300+ days off when runner-up at Musselburgh (3m, good to soft) last month, possibly having done too much in front. Given time to get over that and, while still a maiden, is considered.

Form: 15444-2

Definately Vinnie⁵¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Charlie Price⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Jane Mathias| OR: 98

7/1

Sole success was in a Hereford maiden hurdle (3m1f, good) last season. Not been in the best of form over fences this winter so would need to be back to very best to take this.

Form: 66P20U

Misdflight^b³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 95

11/2

Attitude is questionable, but has made the frame both starts for this trainer so far and entitled to hold similar aspirations here if putting best foot forward.

Form: 606842

Abbeygrey⁴⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 93

16/1

Not the most consistent of sorts and has been out of form for a while. No problems with the test here if he's on a going day, but hard to be confident.

Form: 7-26504

Day Of Roses⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J Scott| OR: 92

8/1

Couple of decisive wins over 3m1f back in 2017 at Fontwell but only raced three times since and nothing in that form to make him a standout today. Pulled up recently at Exeter.

Form: 7/11-R6P

Packettotherafters^p¹¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Page Fuller⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 86

6/1

Just one win from nine over fences and was below best at Southwell (3m1f, good to soft) when last spotted in December, but is capable of a good showing fresh.

Form: 2P-P3P5

Midnight Mustang^p³⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Andrew Martin| OR: 78

16/1

December win at Southwell over this sort of trip would make him interesting but hasn't shown much enthusiasm in his pair of 2019 starts.

Form: 041556

Phoenix Rock²²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Alain Cawley| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 71

10/1

Maiden over timber, was perhaps starting to feel the pinch when unlucky to slip-up on chase debut at this track back in September. Back from a break now and interesting to see if he can take to chasing.

Form: 0-4406S

Non-Runners

Goring One²⁹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 14

T: Miss A M Newton-Smith J: David Noonan

Tommy The Rascal²²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: J Candlish J: J J Burke

Forecasts

Lac Sacre (9/4), Misdflight (11/2), Packettotherafters (6/1), Definately Vinnie (7/1), Pinch Of Ginger (7/1), Goring One (7/1), Day Of Roses (8/1), Phoenix Rock (10/1), Midnight Mustang (16/1), Abbeygrey (16/1), Tommy The Rascal (50/1)

LAC SACRE won with plenty in hand last week at Ffos Las and will be hard to handle here if in the same mood, despite his penalty. Musselburgh runner-up Pinch Of Ginger was a bit too keen back from an absence that day and is feared while Goring One and Misdflight look the best of the remainder.