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Stratford

14:05

Date 2024-06-18

Distance 2m2f148y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 4m 31.25s (slow by 15.25s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Juan Bermudez (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	5/6F	Won
2nd	Jazz King (FR) David Bass · Alastair Ralph	4/1	3.25
3rd	Flighttothestars (IRE) Kevin Brogan · Laura Horsfall	50/1	1.5
4th	Paddys Island (IRE) Charlie Price · Robbie Llewellyn	22/1	1
5th	Pleasant Man (GB) Tom Bellamy · Jack Jones	3/1	9
6th	Runaway Bride (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · David Dennis	40/1	41
7th	Stage Show (GB) Adam Wedge · Alexandra Dunn	50/1	1.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Boundary Jack (GB) Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	18/1
P.U.	Elrondo (GB) David Noonan · Tom Gretton	250/1
Fell	Simply Gorgeous (GB) Jack Quinlan · Neil King	200/1

Runners (10)

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
1	Juan Bermudez Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	—	36-21	110	115	105	17d	—	—	-20	33.7	0.17/1	4/6 60%
Has improved with experience over hurdles and scored over C&D last month; major player
2	Pleasant Man Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Jack Jones	J:Tom Bellamy T:Jack Jones	164	p	22/3-1	106	112	65	16d	—	—	+9	33.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Led close home at Fakenham (2m) this month and today's longer trip will suit
5	Jazz King Grey J:David Bass T:Alastair Ralph	J:David Bass T:Alastair Ralph	157	—	1/PP-5	108	115	84	31d	—	—	+7	24.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Pulled up in two chases this year but fared much better when back hurdling last month
3	Boundary Jack Chestnut J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	157	h	77/5-	-	-	-	175d	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Showed only minor promise in bumpers, finishing weakly on all three occasions
6	Paddys Island Brown J:Charlie Price(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:Charlie Price(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn	157	—	8-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Well beaten on Irish point debut 13 months ago and not seen again since
7	Stage Show Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Adam Wedge T:Alexandra Dunn	151	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Fair Flat-racer who has been placed a few times at up to 1m4f; makes hurdling debut today
8	Runaway Bride Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:David Dennis	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:David Dennis	150	—	3F4-5	-	-	-	40d	—	—	-1	0.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Not disgraced in Irish bumper last month; improvement needed on stable/hurdle debut
10	Flighttothestars Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Laura Horsfall	J:Kevin Brogan T:Laura Horsfall	144	t	40-65	-	93	75	17d	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Not disgraced over C&D on hurdling debut but minor role is probably her best hope
9	Simply Gorgeous Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	150	h	8	-	85	43	16d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Towards rear throughout when 100-1 for recent Fakenham maiden hurdle won by Pleasant Man
4	Elrondo Bay J:David Noonan T:Tom Gretton	J:David Noonan T:Tom Gretton	157	—	P	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Pulled up in a maiden point on last month's debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Juan Bermudez	4/6	8/13	4/6
Pleasant Man	5/2	5/2	5/2
Jazz King	9/2	4/1	9/2
Boundary Jack	22/1	28/1	25/1
Paddys Island	33/1	40/1	33/1
Stage Show	50/1	50/1	50/1
Runaway Bride	66/1	66/1	66/1
Flighttothestars	100/1	80/1	66/1
Simply Gorgeous	200/1	200/1	200/1
Elrondo	200/1	200/1	250/1

Predictor

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

1st

Juan Bermudez

33.7

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 18.7

4/6

2nd

Pleasant Man

33.4

OR: 14 Form: 12.1 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Jazz King

24.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5

9/2

Boundary Jack

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Paddys Island

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Stage Show

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Flighttothestars

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Runaway Bride

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Simply Gorgeous

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Elrondo

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Juan Bermudez	110	115	105
Jazz King	108	115	84
Pleasant Man	106	112	65
Boundary Jack	—	—	—
Paddys Island	—	—	—
Stage Show	—	—	—
Runaway Bride	—	—	—
Flighttothestars	—	93	75
Simply Gorgeous	—	85	43
Elrondo	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pleasant Man	16d ago	Fit
Simply Gorgeous	16d ago	Fit
Juan Bermudez	17d ago	Fit
Flighttothestars	17d ago	Fit
Jazz King	31d ago	Fit
Runaway Bride	40d ago	Fit
Boundary Jack	175d ago	Long break
Paddys Island	—	—
Stage Show	—	—
Elrondo	—	—