15:15 Stratford

Thursday 27 October 2022

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Charlie Longsdon Racing Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 51.10s

1^st

Midnight River

712-0

3/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway before 3 out, led soon after 2 out, clear before last, comfortably tchd 7/2

2^nd

Moonlighter

911-1

5/2f

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Soon held up in touch on inside, really bad mistake and lost place 7th, closed when not fluent 3 out, lost place again before 2 out, kept on from final bend, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner op 3/1 tchd 9/4

3^rd

Pencreek

911-8

10/3

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (3)

Held up behind leaders, went 2nd 3 out, every chance when mistake 2 out, weakened before last, lost 2nd flat op 7/2 tchd 16/5

4^th

Fanzio

710-7

11/2

T: R HobsonJ: Philip Armson (3)

Raced keenly, led until 2nd, chased leader, not fluent 6th, led 8th, hit 2 out, slipped badly on landing and headed, not recover op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1

5^th

Storm Control

912-0

12/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: Adam Wedge

Tracked leaders, ridden and went 2nd after 9th until 3 out, soon beaten op 9/1

Also Ran

Fancy Foundations

811-10

50/1

T: J CoulsonJ: Fergus Gregory

Held up in last pair, took keen hold, not fluent 1st, pecked 8th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before last tchd 66/1

Kauto The King

811-8

8/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Led 2nd, not fluent and headed 8th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before last op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2

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Non-Runners

Native Robin²²²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 12

T: J Scott J: Rex Dingle

Zanza¹²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: P Hobbs & J White J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£2.00, £1.80EX:£11.90Trifecta:£35.30Tricast:£24.79SF:£11.08Swingers:£2.40, £2.30, £1.70

Forecasts

Moonlighter (5/2), Midnight River (3/1), Pencreek (10/3), Fanzio (11/2), Native Robin (8/1), Kauto The King (8/1), Zanza (10/1), Storm Control (12/1), Fancy Foundations (50/1)

C&D winner PENCREEK arrives at the top of his game and still looks on a fair mark, so looks the most solid option. Storm Control usually keeps better company than this so is a possible threat, while Moonlighter is potentially very well handicapped if revived by a stable switch.

PENCREEK (FR)
STORM CONTROL (IRE)
MOONLIGHTER

Previous Winners

2021

Kap Auteuil

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 6

J: Tom Cannon | T: T Lawes

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,080.002nd: £3,262.003rd: £1,630.004th: £816.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00