15:10 Stratford

Thursday 2 August 2018

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Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 3m 48.20s

1^st

Innocent Touch

712-1

6/1

T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson

Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd before 3 out, led after 2 out, driven approaching last, headed narrowly flat, rallied to lead close home op 8/1 tchd 11/2

2^nd

Parthenius

511-10

11/8f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden after next, went 2nd before last where landed awwkwardly, led narrowly flat, headed close home tchd 5/4

3^rd

Red Hot Chilly

510-12

6/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, pressing winner after 2 out, 3rd and held when not fluent last, one pace tchd 13/2

4^th

Regulation

911-10

11/1

T: N B KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Tracked leader, led after 2nd, hit 2 out, soon headed, 4th and weakening when mistake last op 15/2

5^th

Gran Maestro

911-0

20/1

T: P WinksJ: Ryan Winks (5)

Tracked leaders, closed 3rd, not fluent next, lost place 5th, soon struggling op 25/1

6^th

Mercian King

710-13

12/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

Led until after 2nd, prominent, weakened 2 out

7^th

2 ¾

Mystic Sky

711-12

9/1

T: L WadhamJ: Maxime Tissier (5)

Held up towards rear, 6th and outpaced 3 out, well beaten from next tchd 10/1

Also Ran

Miss Spent

811-2

33/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Held up towards rear, jumped right 3rd and pushed along, well beaten 3 out, pulled up after

Well Said

811-1

12/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Jumped right, always well behind, tailed off 5th, pulled up after op 11/1 tchd 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.10Pl:£2.10, £1.30, £2.00EX:£17.80Trifecta:£111.50Tricast:£50.46SF:£14.53Swingers:£3.50, £11.20, £3.30

Forecasts

Parthenius (11/8), Innocent Touch (6/1), Red Hot Chilly (6/1), Mystic Sky (9/1), Regulation (11/1), Mercian King (12/1), Well Said (12/1), Gran Maestro (20/1), Miss Spent (33/1)

Several hold decent claims as the likes of Mercian King, Well Said and Regulkation all appeal as likely contenders in what is a pretty open handicap. However, preference is given to PARENIUS is just 3lb higher than he was for a good effort at Aintree when last seen out and, assuming he's over his wind problems, the gelding could take some pegging back.

Parthenius
Mercian King
Well Said

Previous Winners

2017

Comanche Chieftain

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 5

J: Richard Condon | T: N B King

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £8,837.002nd: £2,595.003rd: £1,297.004th: £649.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00