Racing TV Open Hunters' Chase – Stratford

Stratford

16:28

Racing TV Open Hunters' Chase

Date 2025-04-13

Distance 2m6f125y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 6yo+

Prize £2,361

Winning Time 5m 50.50s (slow by 27.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Allmankind (GB) Alex Chadwick · Mrs J Owen	10/11F	Won
2nd	Empire De Maulde (FR) Mr Darren Andrews · R W Varnham	9/4	1.75
3rd	Imperial Esprit (IRE) Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell · R W Varnham	7/1	14
4th	Solomon Grey (FR) Miss Ellie Holder · Miss V Collins	18/1	.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Bardenstown Lad (GB) Ms E C Costello · David Loughnane	11/1

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Allmankind Bay J:Mr Alex Chadwick T:Mrs J Owen	J:Mr Alex Chadwick T:Mrs J Owen	164	ht	33411P	137	136	-	30d	—	—	+2	48.2	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Unable to get near front in the big Cheltenham hunter chase (20-1); should go well here
3	Empire De Maulde Bay J:Mr Darren Andrews(3) T:R W Varnham	J:Mr Darren Andrews(3) T:R W Varnham	164	t	P51122	120	126	95	23d	—	—	+19	40.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won points this year and beaten a nose in five-runner hunter chase at Newbury (2m7f)
1	Bardenstown Lad Chestnut J:Ms E C Costello(7) T:David Loughnane	J:Ms E C Costello(7) T:David Loughnane	172	b	25110U	130	132	101	10d	—	—	+17	30.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won a point and Fakenham hunter chase this year; found it tough at Cheltenham and Aintree
4	Imperial Esprit Bay J:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) T:R W Varnham	J:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) T:R W Varnham	164	—	126522	111	123	117	—	—	—	+17	27.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Second of five in a C&D hunter chase last May but he probably needs better to win this
5	Solomon Grey Grey J:Miss Ellie Holder(7) T:Miss V Collins	J:Miss Ellie Holder(7) T:Miss V Collins	164	t	33-365	106	118	79	24d	—	—	+12	14.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Third of six in this race last year; now a 13yo and losing spell goes back to April 2022

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Allmankind	4/5	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6
Empire De Maulde	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3
Bardenstown Lad	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Imperial Esprit	15/2	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Solomon Grey	40/1	33/1	33/1	25/1	28/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Allmankind

48.2

OR: 21.8 Form: 11.1 Odds: 15.4

5/6

2nd

Empire De Maulde

40.2

OR: 17.5 Form: 16.5 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Bardenstown Lad

30.1

OR: 20 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Imperial Esprit

27.8

OR: 15.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Solomon Grey

14.8

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Allmankind	137	136	—
Bardenstown Lad	130	132	101
Empire De Maulde	120	126	95
Imperial Esprit	111	123	117
Solomon Grey	106	118	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bardenstown Lad	10d ago	Quick return
Empire De Maulde	23d ago	Fit
Solomon Grey	24d ago	Fit
Allmankind	30d ago	Fit
Imperial Esprit	—	—