J.H. Rowe Memorial Handicap Chase – Stratford

Stratford

15:47

J.H. Rowe Memorial Handicap Chase

Date 2025-10-30

Distance 2m6f125y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,040

Winning Time 5m 53.04s (slow by 30.04s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Another Folly (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	9/2	Won
2nd	Joining Force (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	5/2F	1.75
3rd	Seasmoke (IRE) James Bowen · Billy Aprahamian	13/2	2.5
4th	Faitque de L'Isle (FR) Miss Lucy Turner · James Evans	7/2	1
5th	Rathmacknee (IRE) Caoilin Quinn · Danni O'Neill	28/1	10
6th	Roxhill (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Seamus Mullins	14/1	10
7th	Felton Bellevue (FR) Harry Bannister · Ben Case	18/1	18
8th	Ballybeen (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	28/1	10
9th	Glajou (FR) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	16/1	4.75
10th	Onewayortother (FR) Tom Cannon · Toby Lawes	7/1	8

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Megascope (GB) Harry Kimber · Sheila Lewis	50/1

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 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	Joining Force Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	166	—	/3623-	102	-	-	193d	—	—	+3	27.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Placed in two maiden hurdles towards end of last season; now makes chase/handicap debut
7	Faitque de L'Isle Chestnut J:Miss Lucy Turner(5) T:James Evans	J:Miss Lucy Turner(5) T:James Evans	158	p	11-461	94	111	98	25d	—	—	-3	16.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Back in very good nick when winning readily by 4l at Uttoxeter this month; respected
3	Onewayortother Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Toby Lawes	J:Tom Cannon T:Toby Lawes	166	p	/333-6	102	114	94	25d	—	—	+5	16.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Placed off 4lb higher last autumn; probably needed recent reappearance run; interesting
5	Another Folly Chestnut J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	164	p	2464-2	100	114	93	177d	—	—	+10	20.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Bumped into big improver when clear second at Ffos Las in May; back from a break today
9	Seasmoke Bay J:James Bowen T:Billy Aprahamian	J:James Bowen T:Billy Aprahamian	154	t	/143P-	90	-	-	217d	—	—	+6	16.7	1.63/1	13/2 13%
1-9 over hurdles; placed here two runs ago; a possible if she takes well to chasing
10	Roxhill b/br J:Sean Houlihan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Sean Houlihan T:Seamus Mullins	152	—	75543-	88	-	-	213d	—	—	+7	14.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
0-6 over hurdles but signed off with pretty good run in March; may improve over fences
1	Glajou Brown J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	168	tp	14/4P5	104	108	89	43d	—	—	+10	14.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Returned from long absence with good effort in July but two lesser efforts have followed
6	Felton Bellevue Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Ben Case	J:Harry Bannister T:Ben Case	161	tp	5134P-	97	111	100	194d	—	—	+12	15.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Four chase wins; does not have compelling record when fresh; may need a stiffer test
4	Ballybeen Chestnut J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	164	t	23P/7-	100	109	44	358d	—	—	+10	13.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Often ran well in defeat for Sam Thomas; makes stable debut after one-year absence
8	Rathmacknee Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Danni O'Neill	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Danni O'Neill	156	—	7P0-44	92	108	103	105d	—	—	+8	11.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has some fairly useful form on his CV but has become disappointing; others preferred
11	Megascope Bay J:Harry Kimber T:Sheila Lewis	J:Harry Kimber T:Sheila Lewis	142	t	/667P4	78	101	84	17d	—	—	+6	7.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Seven-race maiden; out of the weights; needs help from new tongue-tie

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Joining Force	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2	11/4
Faitque de L'Isle	3/1	3/1	3/1	10/3	3/1
Onewayortother	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Another Folly	13/2	7/1	7/1	13/2	8/1
Seasmoke	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Roxhill	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Glajou	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Felton Bellevue	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Ballybeen	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Rathmacknee	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Megascope	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Joining Force

27.7

OR: 13 Form: 7.4 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Another Folly

20.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

3rd

Faitque de L'Isle

16.7

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Seasmoke

16.7

OR: 10 Form: 3.6 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Onewayortother

16.1

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Felton Bellevue

15.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Glajou

14.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Roxhill

14.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ballybeen

13.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Rathmacknee

11.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Megascope

7.4

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Glajou	104	108	89
Joining Force	102	—	—
Onewayortother	102	114	94
Another Folly	100	114	93
Ballybeen	100	109	44
Felton Bellevue	97	111	100
Faitque de L'Isle	94	111	98
Rathmacknee	92	108	103
Seasmoke	90	—	—
Roxhill	88	—	—
Megascope	78	101	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Megascope	17d ago	Fit
Faitque de L'Isle	25d ago	Fit
Onewayortother	25d ago	Fit
Glajou	43d ago	Fit
Rathmacknee	105d ago	Long break
Another Folly	177d ago	Long break
Joining Force	193d ago	Long break
Felton Bellevue	194d ago	Long break
Roxhill	213d ago	Long break
Seasmoke	217d ago	Long break
Ballybeen	358d ago	Long break