15:50 Stratford

Monday 8 May 2017

All13:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:50

Jenkinsons Caterers Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 5m 47.90s

1^st

Desert Sting

810-3

5/2

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ian Popham

Led until after 3rd, led next, 3 lengths clear on last bend, joined from last, found extra to pull away towards finish op 3/1

2^nd

Speed Demon

811-7

2/1f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, bumped 4th, headway from 6th, 2nd 11th, not fluent next, challenged 3 out, ridden and 3 lengths down on last bend, rallied last, every chance flat, no impression towards finish tchd 9/4

3^rd

Code Of Law

711-6

9/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Tracked leaders, ridden and unable to go with front pair after 2 out, one pace before last op 7/2

4^th

Arctic Lady

611-10

11/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Prominent, led after 3rd, headed next, chased winner until 11th, well beaten from 4 out, plugged on in modest 4th op 8/1

5^th

Academy General

1110-0

16/1

T: Miss J Du PlessisJ: David Noonan

Mid-division, lost place when jumped left 4th, mistakes 12th and 13th, weakened before next op 20/1

6^th

Repeat The Feat

610-4

20/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Prominent until after 13th, weakened 4 out op 16/1

7^th

Katarrhini

810-8

28/1

T: Miss J S DavisJ: G Sheehan

Mid-division, headway after 5th, lost place 7th, behind 13th op 25/1

8^th

The Society Man

1010-0

150/1

T: M C ChapmanJ: James Corbett (7)

Chased leaders, lost place 9th, behind 13th op 100/1

Also Ran

Citrus

511-12

16/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Towards rear, struggling 8th, behind 11th, pulled up before 3 out tchd 20/1

Lanta's Legacy

710-0

14/1

T: J ScottJ: James Best

In rear, not fluent 1st, headway before 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Gray Wolf River⁵⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: R C Harper J: Page Fuller

Brice Canyon⁵⁶

Weight: 12-2| Age: 6

T: G R I Smyly J: Mr D Maxwell

John Daniell⁴⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 12

T: J G Cann J: Nick Scholfield

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£1.50, £1.20, £1.40EX:£10.10Trifecta:£26.20Tricast:£20.23SF:£8.09Swingers:£1.80, £2.30, £2.20

Forecasts

Speed Demon (2/1), Desert Sting (5/2), Brice Canyon (3/1), Code Of Law (9/2), John Daniell (10/1), Arctic Lady (11/1), Lanta's Legacy (14/1), Academy General (16/1), Citrus (16/1), Repeat The Feat (20/1), Katarrhini (28/1), Gray Wolf River (33/1), The Society Man (150/1)

A very weak contest where a market check is advised to gauge any confidence in the possible return to form of some of them, but without that knowledge the suggestion is SPEED DEMON, whose yard can certainly help to bring about a change in fortunes and if Dan Skelton can get him to run to something like his hurdling ability then he would look well treated. Code Of Law is a more solid option, but is clearly vulnerable, while Citrus is the other one most feared.