14:25
Pertemps Network Jean & Paul Lucas Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)
Class 3, 2m5½f (2m5f89y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, £7,922, 5 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to soft in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Mostly Cloudy
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Light N Strike No. 4
James Bowen · Emma Lavelle
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (2/8, 14 days)
Light N Strike heads our figures on 138, a clear seven pounds better than Hardy du Seuil on 131, and that edge over 22 furlongs on good ground makes him the one to side with. Hardy du Seuil is the chief danger, with Fringill Dike (128) not far behind and Denemethy (122) also needing respect in a compact six-runner field. Confidence is only low given how many hold a live chance, but Light N Strike has the best figures and is our selection.
Runners
Sean Quinlan
Jedd O'Keeffe 1/5
Fringill Dike arrives in cracking nick, second last time out and second two starts back, with a win three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is the 169 lb he must carry.
- Sire
- Mahler (GB)
- Dam
- Credo Star (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Caron Paul Chapman
- Foaled
- 20 May 2017
- Stable
- Coverham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 71%
- Ratings
- Perf 128
Isabelle Ryder (5)
Jamie Snowden 4/18
Hardy du Seuil arrives with a solid recent profile, a third two starts back and a second three starts back, and has run on today's going, while our rating of 131 ranks him second of six. The main risk is a 196-day absence, plus 168 lb on his back.
- Sire
- Coastal Path (GB)
- Dam
- Pervenche Du Seuil (FR) by Lucky Dream I
- Owner
- The Hardy Souls
- Foaled
- 22 May 2017
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 18 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 131
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland 3/24
Scorsese has finished in the frame in four of his last five, including a win four starts back, but he was beaten into fifth last time out and returns after 194 days off. A weight of 164 lb and a ranking of fifth of six on our figures make him hard to fancy, though he has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Shirocco (GER)
- Dam
- Nova Destiny (GB) by Definite Article
- Owner
- Paul Mckeon
- Foaled
- 15 May 2018
- Stable
- Limpley Stoke, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 24 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 118
James Bowen
Emma Lavelle 2/8
Three sixths on the bounce and a fourth four starts back leave Light N Strike yet to win lately, but he has run over today's distance and going, returns fresh after 32 days, and our rating of 138 tops the six-runner field despite 164 lb.
- Sire
- Leading Light (IRE)
- Dam
- One Rose (GB) by Roi De Rome
- Owner
- Salvo Alex Giannini
- Foaled
- 2 Apr 2016
- Stable
- Ogbourne Maizey, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 138
Liam Harrison
Fergal O'Brien 3/24
Denemethy arrives with a solid profile, having finished third last time out, and a third two starts back, and he has run on today's going before, so he is a clear threat. The main risk is a 208-day layoff, which leaves fitness an open question under 164 lb.
- Sire
- Flemensfirth (USA)
- Dam
- Ute Antique (FR) by Robin Des Pres
- Owner
- Middleham Park Racing Xlix
- Foaled
- 3 Jun 2018
- Stable
- Withington, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 24 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 122
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 6/32
King Jon Oliver was pulled up last time out and again three starts back, with a fourth two starts back in between, and he returns after 177 days off. He has won within his last five starts and has run on today's going, but 156 lb is a big ask, and our figures rank him last of six.
- Sire
- Karaktar (IRE)
- Dam
- Firenza Bella (FR) by Coastal Path
- Owner
- Hes A Karaktar
- Foaled
- 13 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 32 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 113
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.