15:25 Stratford

Saturday 7 September 2019

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:40

Happy Birthday Andrew Fox Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 4m 35.60s

1^st

Ballyellis

610-5

1/1f

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor (6)

Prominent, led 6th, clear when not fluent last, easily op 7/4

2^nd

Mustaaqeem

710-0

50/1

T: B J LlewellynJ: Sean Houlihan

Led until 6th, no impression on winner when not fluent last op 40/1

3^rd

Falak

611-12

9/2

T: G ElliottJ: Fergus Gregory

Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, not fluent next or next, pushed along after 6th, struggling from 3 out, went remote 3rd after 2 out, hard ridden and closed a bit home bend, no impression when not fluent last op 10/3 tchd 5/1

4^th

Royal Beekeeper

610-0

50/1

T: D FaulknerJ: Charlie Price (3)

Chased leaders, not fluent 4th, weakened and lost 3rd after 2 out op 40/1

5^th

Best Not Argue

710-7

5/1

T: N C KellyJ: C Brace

Not always fluent in rear, pushed along 6th, well beaten 3 out op 7/2 tchd 3/1

Also Ran

Skeaping

611-0

11/4

T: P W MiddletonJ: C J Todd (3)

Held up, fell 4th op 3/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.30, £7.70EX:£32.80Trifecta:£125.90SF:£31.90Swingers:£11.40, £1.20, £15.90

Forecasts

Ballyellis (1/1), Skeaping (11/4), Falak (9/2), Best Not Argue (5/1), Mustaaqeem (50/1), Royal Beekeeper (50/1)

Only a low-grade affair but it’s not the worst event of its type and BALLYELLIS has shaped through the summer months as though he can win a small race. He certainly gave a clear indication last time that he was close to winning when coming second at Market Rasen and arguably should have won with a clearer passage. Falak hasn’t been at his best of late but he’s more than capable of winning a race of this nature at his best, he looks the main danger. Best Not Argue also enters the equation although she needs to prove she can follow up her Cartmel performance. Phil Middleton won this in 2017 with Astrum, he runs Skeaping this time but that one needs to finish off his races better.

Ballyellis
Falak
Best Not Argue

Previous Winners

2018

Vive Le Roi

Weight: 10-10 |Age: 7

J: Harry Stock | T: A W Carroll

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,184.002nd: £935.003rd: £467.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00