16:50 Stratford

Saturday 29 March 2025

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

Service With A Smile Oncourse Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 5m 37.13s

1^st

Tropical Speed

611-6

7/2j

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Prominent to 1st, soon raced in close second, disputed from 4 out, clearly led approaching 3 out, went clear after 2 out, unchallenged when not fluent last, ridden out, won going away op 9/2

2^nd

Dublin To Milan

611-5

9/2

T: C Boultbee-BrooksJ: Ned Fox (3)

Led, faced challenge from 4 out, narrowly headed 3 out, ridden home turn, outpaced last, briefly closed on winner landing side of last, no extra when outpaced final 110 yards flat op 4/1 tchd 5/1

3^rd

Caballo Diablo

910-2

12/1

T: J R BarlowJ: Alice Stevens (3)

Prominent, outpaced from 3 out, ridden to make headway before last, stayed on well run-in, went third final strides tchd 11/1

4^th

Kaproyale

1012-0

14/1

T: M ComleyJ: Liam Harrison

Held up in rear, headway from 3 out, pushed along home turn, challenging for second final flight, outpaced by leading pair run-in, weakened towards finish, lost third post op 22/1

5^th

My Louise

711-5

13/2

T: Mrs L RichardsJ: M Goldstein

In touch with leaders, not fluent 2nd, prominent, outpaced when ridden after 3 out, weakening when hampered home turn, rallied run-in, and kept on for remote fifth op 5/1

6^th

1 ¼

Ray's The One

810-6

18/1

T: M PattinsonJ: Bradley Harris (3)

Mid-division, chased leaders from 3 out, struggling after 2 out, weakened before last op 14/1

7^th

Nowyouvebinandunit

810-5

7/2j

T: N P MulhollandJ: C O'Farrell

Held up towards rear, headway from 3 out, short of room and bumped rival home turn, outpaced before last, weakened run-in

8^th

Boskill Borden

611-11

25/1

T: D A ReesJ: Shane Fenelon (5)

Prominent, outpaced from 3 out, weakened after 2 out op 33/1

9^th

Maggies Boy

611-12

9/2

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Mid-division, headway after 2 out, closing on leaders when badly hampered and hit rail home turn, never recovered, weakened before last op 10/3

10^th

Top Drawer

1110-2

80/1

T: Tracey LeesonJ: Tom Buckley (3)

Mid-division, outpaced and struggling from 3 out, soon tailed off op 150/1

11^th

Tip Top Tonto

910-8

40/1

T: Mrs A M ThorpeJ: Ellis Collier (5)

Held up in rear, raced keenly, struggling and behind from 3 out, tailed off before last op 50/1

Also Ran

Calagogo

912-0

50/1

T: Stephen AllenJ: James Turner (5)

Mid-division, dropped towards rear when not fluent 5th, three lengths detached 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 40/1

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Non-Runners

Ted's Friend²

Weight: 11-11| Age: 9

T: F O'Brien J: Max Kendrick

Arctic Saint³⁵

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: Deborah Cole J: Cameron Iles

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.80, £2.10, £4.10EX:£27.10Trifecta:£311.60Tricast:£177.15SF:£20.46Swingers:£5.10, £9.70, £11.40

Forecasts

Tropical Speed (7/2), Nowyouvebinandunit (7/2), Dublin To Milan (9/2), Maggies Boy (9/2), Arctic Saint (6/1), My Louise (13/2), Caballo Diablo (12/1), Kaproyale (14/1), Ted's Friend (14/1), Ray's The One (18/1), Boskill Borden (25/1), Tip Top Tonto (40/1), Calagogo (50/1), Top Drawer (80/1)

MAGGIES BOY has been going the right way over hurdles, showing much improved form when second on handicap debut at Sedgefield last time, and with this longer trip promising to suit he is taken to go one better with cheekpieces added. Nowyouvebinandunit took a step forward when runner-up here 19 days ago and is feared most, ahead of Arctic Saint.