Stratford

Stephen John Thombs Memorial Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m6f125y
Going: Good
Prize: £4,040
Runners: 7
Winning time: 5m 46.23s (slow by 23.23s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 8
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 95
SP: 2/1F
Pressed leader - led after 3rd - went clear after 2 out - jumped left last - easily(op 15/8 tchd 9/4)
2
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 85
SP: 11/4
In touch with leaders - headway 9th - went second after 2 out - no match for winner(op 3/1 tchd 5/2)
3 18
Age: 7
Weight: 10st 10lbs
OR: 77
SP: 6/1
Held up in rear - not fluent 10th - headway 4 out - soon went fourth - went third run-in - never dangerous (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 15/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 8/1)
4 19¾
Age: 9
Weight: 10st 4lbs
OR: 71
SP: 9/1
Prominent - went second after 10th - lost second after 2 out - no extra when lost third run-in(op 15/2)
5 63 82¾
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 12lbs
OR: 79
SP: 16/1
Always behind - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 12/1)
6 29 111¾
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 82
SP: 3/1
Led - raced in second when headed after 3rd - lost position after 10th - weakened after 12th - tailed off (vet reported gelding had been struck into on his right-hind)(op 10/3)
PU
Age: 10
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 85
SP: 100/1
In touch with leaders - headway 9th - weakened before 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 50/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3
Tote place: £1.70 £2
Exacta: £9.50
Trifecta: £40.30
CSF: £8.63