16:15 Stratford

Sunday 23 April 2023

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Racecourse Streams On Racing TV Extra Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 7m 18.5s

Tel'art^p,t⁷³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 102| C

11/1

Fair winner at 3¼m over hurdles for Ben Pauling and posted some respectable efforts in hunter chases for this yard last spring. Returned to form back hurdling on a less testing surface when second at Huntingdon and claims if building on that back over fences.

Form: 3-436P2

Galop Du Bosc^b,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 100| BF

15/2

Blinkered for 1st time and tongue strap on for 1st time when a back-to-form second of 15 in handicap chase at Chepstow (23.6f, soft) last month. Got no further than the second at Newton Abbot next time but worth another chance to confirm Chepstow promise.

Form: P5792F

Ali Star Bert³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: S A Harris| OR: 95

5/1

Had offered precious little on his chasing debut but landed a gamble on just his second start over fences at Uttoxeter and impressive when following up at Chepstow (26.2f, good to soft). Good second at Southwell since and should go well again.

Form: PP7112

Cardboard Gangster^p¹⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 95| C

17/2

Landed gamble in handicap chases at Perth and Stratford during the summer. Good third in a big field at Cheltenham when last seen in October and claims if ready to go on return.

Form: 121533

Kym Eyre^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 94

4/1

Yet to win a race of any type under Rules but this former point winner raised her game when a clear second on her second start in this sphere at Taunton and backed that up at the second attempt when runner-up in this headgear at Newton Abbot 2 weeks ago. Respected.

Form: 546232

Unai^p²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: C J Todd| T: J Groucott| OR: 91

10/1

Fair winning chaser but has offered little this term.

Form: 63-5768

Man Of The North¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-4| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dave Roberts| OR: 76

9/2

Hard to predict but offered more off reduced mark when second at Newton Abbot 2 weeks ago. Back up in trip now.

Form: 3/59-042

Guttural^t⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: W T Kennedy| T: P Taylor| OR: 76

18/1

Point winner in April 2021 but he's 0-17 under Rules and showed nothing on belated seasonal reappearance 54 days ago.

Form: 1/P654-P

Etincelle Artiste^t¹⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: James Best| T: Mrs F M Shaw| OR: 74WS

17/2

Runner-up sole start between the flags but was a remote third of 11 on chase debut at Wincanton (25f, soft). Big step forward needed following another wind op.

Form: 2P87-83

Dorado Dollar^p,t¹⁰⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Lily Pinchin⁽³⁾| T: B I Case| OR: 67

22/1

:Poor maiden who looks set for another struggle from out of the handicap.

Form: 72-553P

Non-Runners

Earcomesbob³⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: P A Pritchard J: Tabitha Worsley

Forecasts

Kym Eyre (4/1), Man Of The North (9/2), Ali Star Bert (5/1), Galop Du Bosc (15/2), Cardboard Gangster (17/2), Etincelle Artiste (17/2), Unai (10/1), Tel'art (11/1), Guttural (18/1), Dorado Dollar (22/1), Earcomesbob (25/1)

GALOP DU BOSC got no further than the second when falling at Newton Abbot 2 weeks ago, but he responded well to blinkers and a tongue strap when runner-up at Chepstow the time before so is worth another chance. Ali Star Bert is getting the hang of things over fences so is another to consider along with Cardboard Gangster and Kym Eyre.