Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 20:20 Sinclair Mercedes Benz Handicap Chase2m 3f 110y

  • Weighed In - (Class 2), £20,000 added, 5yo+, 4 runners
  • Winner £12,512 2nd £3,696 3rd £1,848 4th £924
  • Going: Soft Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 5m 13.00s
  • Off time: 20:20:14
Pos Horse Odds
1st Stage Acclaim (IRE) 9/2
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 P/1136-2 Dark Green, Dark Green and White diabolo on sleeves West With The Wind 34 Course Winner 7 11-12 Paul Moloney Evan Williams 154 3/1
2 122-134 Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, striped sleeves, Yellow cap Cootehill (IRE) 11 Course Winner Distance Winner 8 10-10 S Twiston-Davies N A Twiston-Davies 138 11/8
4 42F-U21 Dark Blue, Light Blue braces, halved sleeves, Dark Blue and Light Blue quartered cap Stage Acclaim (IRE) 7 7 10-0 b T J O'Brien Dr R D P Newland 122 9/2
5 P432-11 Crazy Quilt Nobunaga 19 7 10-0 Aidan Coleman Miss V Williams 122 9/4
Non runners
3F814-77Trooper Clarence810-4Evan WilliamsAdam Wedge132

Verdict

Aintree runner-up WEST WITH THE WIND is conceding plenty of weight to his four rivals but, with Uttoxeter selling hurdle winner Stage Acclaim and the hat-trick-seeking Nobunaga 6lb out of the handicap proper, may well be up to the task if Paul Moloney can conserve his stamina over this longer trip. Stablemate Trooper Clarence has been largely out of sorts since returning from a break while Cootehill has been found wanting in this grade in the past and is also probably high enough in the weights at present.

Formwatch

West With The Wind 5-1 (11-9) Led, blundered 7th, not fluent 4 out, ridden and headed approaching last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Rio Gael (10-0) at Aintree 2m hcp chs (2) gd in May.

Cootehill (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on to 4th flat, 4th of 17, 13l behind Mumbles Head (10-5) at Perth 3m hcp chs (2) sft.

Trooper Clarence 14-1 (11-3) With leader until approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Solaras Exhibition (10-11) at Ffos Las 2m hcp hdl (2) gs.

Stage Acclaim (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led approaching 3 out, ridden next, ran on well, eased close home, won at Uttoxeter 2m sll hdl (4-8yo) (5) gd beating King Fingal (11-0) by 12l, 10 ran.

Nobunaga 9-4fav (10-5) Chased leaders, mistake 7th, headway 3 out, soon every chance, led before last, soon clear, ran on well, won at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd beating Sunday City (10-11) by 6l, 6 ran.

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