16:21 Stratford

Sunday 10 July 2022

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Stratford Racecourse Campsite Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 5m 30.86s

Rostello^p,t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 107

12/1

Dual winner over fences last term and shaped as if better for run when fourth at Worcester last month. Should strip fitter for that, so merits consideration.

Form: 3131P-4

Eureu Du Boulay^t,v1²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Armson⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hobson| OR: 105

18/1

Revived back in headgear when landing 3m Market Rasen handicap chase in April 2021. Patchy form since and needs a visor to perk him up.

Form: 736-P47

Karlie³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: R Patrick| T: M Scudamore| OR: 105WS

18/1

Point/bumper/Exeter mares' maiden hurdle winner. Yet to convince over fences but it's still early days.

Form: 6/143-5P

Known^t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Jamie Brace⁽⁷⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 104

12/1

Frequent eye-catcher over hurdles for Nicky Henderson (sold out of that yard £25,000 last January), but ran poorly on all 3 starts last season and unseated on first go at chasing at Worcester recently. Something to prove.

Form: 32/P07-U

Moans Cross¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 96| D

12/1

Scored at Fontwell in September and back to form when third at Newton Abbot 19 days ago. Can make his presence felt if he puts in a clear round.

Form: 4/4P15-3

Joey Steel²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams| OR: 90

22/1

Off 8 months before eye-catching third of 6 in handicap chase at Warwick but backed it up with a laboured display at Ffos Las.

Form: 1216-38

Ahead Of Schedule²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 84| CD

7/2

8/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap chase at this C&D (good) on debut over fences 26 days ago by neck from Wavecrest, holding on gamely. May well have more to come as a chaser.

Form: 0540/61

Wavecrest^b²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Tom Buckley⁽³⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 83

7/2

Quickly back on song when second to Ahead of Schedule in handicap over C&D last time but 5-lb rise for that looks a touch harsh.

Form: 13-3452

Good Man Vinnie^b¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 10-4| J: B S Hughes| T: P Henderson| OR: 81

13/2

More miss than hit over fences but had an excuse (rider reported reins came undone) at Cartmel las time. On a fair mark with Brian Hughes on board, so not completely dismissed.

Form: P7P-323

Thais Toir^p⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: David Noonan| T: A Wintle| OR: 79

11/1

Holding form over fences, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Uttoxeter 57 days ago. It's only poor form, however, and he's likely to find this too competitive.

Form: P5542-5

Time For Bell^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 78

5/1

Ex-pointer from the family of Time For Rupert. Brought along gradually over hurdles and showed a bit of aptitude when sixth in a handicap at Newton Abbot on chasing debut. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: P54-556

Non-Runners

Glendruid³⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: N P Mulholland J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Forecasts

Wavecrest (7/2), Ahead Of Schedule (7/2), Glendruid (5/1), Time For Bell (5/1), Good Man Vinnie (13/2), Thais Toir (11/1), Rostello (12/1), Moans Cross (12/1), Known (12/1), Eureu Du Boulay (18/1), Karlie (18/1), Joey Steel (22/1)

GLENDRUID is lightly raced for Neil Mulholland and showed enough at Worcester on his chasing debut to think he can win races in this sphere, so he's preferred to Rostello, who should strip fitter for his latest outing. Ahead of Schedule, a winner on his first go over fences, is fancied to go well again under another forceful ride.