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Stratford

8:10

Date 2023-07-04

Distance 2m3f98y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,568

Runners 6

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Line Of Descent b Sean Bowen · Warren Greatrex	Sean Bowen · Warren Greatrex	170	t	31-121	112	119	103	8d	—	—	-9	26.9	11/8 42%
Has won three of his last four; penalised for the latest but he's progressing
3	Opening Bid b Bryan Carver · Chris Down	Bryan Carver · Chris Down	167	—	332-11	109	114	102	20d	—	—	-5	23.4	9/4 31%
Not an instant success over fences but he's won his last two; good value for latest win
NR	First Angel b Adam Wedge · Martin Keighley	Adam Wedge · Martin Keighley	166	—	324-12	108	115	99	22d	—	—	+2	19.5	9/2 18%
An easy lead would aid his cause but probably no margin for error off this mark
6	Go Fox ch Jack Quinlan · Neil King	Jack Quinlan · Neil King	151	h	04-411	93	118	106	14d	—	—	+2	14.1	11/2 15%
Front-runner on a hat-trick but he's up in grade after winning off 5lb lower latest
2	Lakefield Flyer b Brian Hughes · John Joseph Hanlon	Brian Hughes · John Joseph Hanlon	168	—	6-2153	110	108	80	24d	—	—	+7	18.1	13/2 13%
Decent start to chasing and he got very worked up before disappointing at Bangor
5	Holerday Ridge b Ciaran Gethings · Claire Hitch	Ciaran Gethings · Claire Hitch	156	t	3P-713	98	115	72	26d	—	—	+5	14.7	10 10%
Won well at Ffos Las and next race there 12 days later reportedly came too soon

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Line Of Descent	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	SP
Opening Bid	9/4	2	17/8	2	SP
First Angel	7/2	9/2	5	9/2	9/2
Go Fox	6	11/2	11/2	11/2	SP
Lakefield Flyer	13/2	7	7	7	SP
Holerday Ridge	10	8	10	8	SP

Predictor

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

1st

Line Of Descent

26.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Opening Bid

23.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.7

9/4

3rd

First Angel

19.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Lakefield Flyer

18.1

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Holerday Ridge

14.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

Go Fox

14.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Line Of Descent Top Rated	112	119	103
Lakefield Flyer	110	108	80
Opening Bid	109	114	102
First Angel	108	115	99
Holerday Ridge	98	115	72
Go Fox	93	118	106

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Line Of Descent	8d ago	Quick return
Opening Bid	20d ago	Fit
First Angel	22d ago	Fit
Go Fox	14d ago	Fit
Lakefield Flyer	24d ago	Fit
Holerday Ridge	26d ago	Fit

Going: Good

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