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Back British Farming Handicap Steeple Chase
Class 5, 2m4f (2m3f166y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, £4,304, 4 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to firm in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Dry
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Alidam is the one to side with in this five-runner Plumpton staying contest, where a fitness edge and a progressive profile are enough to put him just ahead of Kadex, who is only a pound better on our figures. Alidam sits right with the top-rated runner on ability, so the sharper condition should tell over the 20 furlongs. Kadex is the obvious danger and could easily reverse this, while Expert Analysis is a few pounds back but still capable of making the frame, and Yorgunnabeplucky is a lesser threat on these terms. Alidam gets the nod, though this is a tight call.
Runners
Alidam ht¹ Tip
134 days, Non-runner
5yo, 12-0, OR 94 P039-0
J: William Shanahan (5) · T: Jennie Candlish
William Shanahan (5)
Jennie Candlish 1/30
Alidam is without a win in his last five, but a third three starts back shows he can still run a race, and he's rated only 1 lb below his official mark of 94 on our figures at 93. The 134-day absence and a quiet yard are the concerns, though 168 lb is a fair burden.
- Sire
- Great Pretender (IRE)
- Dam
- Astaradame (FR) by Astarabad
- Owner
- A C Okeeffe
- Foaled
- 17 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Basford, Staffs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 30 runs (3%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 93
Luke Scott (3)
Jennie Candlish 1/30
Expert Analysis has been thereabouts in his last four runs, finishing third last time out, a third two starts back, a second three starts back and a third four starts back, and he has run over today's trip before. The main risk is that he is yet to win in that spell, with 162 lb on his back and a stable out of form.
- Sire
- Expert Eye (GB)
- Dam
- Aqualis (GB) by Sea The Stars
- Owner
- G White
- Foaled
- 2 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Basford, Staffs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 30 runs (3%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 88
James Turner (5)
Alan Jones 0/0
Kadex is the top-rated runner on our figures at 94 against an official mark of 85, and he has a narrow edge on that basis, but he is winless in recent starts, fell last time and has been off for 564 days, so fitness and jumping are the big concerns.
- Sire
- Saddex (GB)
- Dam
- Califete Royale (FR) by Califet
- Owner
- M Reddy & J Mallon
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Timberscombe, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 94
Conor Ring
Mrs C. Williams 1/23
Yorgunnabeplucky showed a consistent profile before his latest run, with a third three starts back and a second five starts back, and he is winless in his last five at a workable official rating of 83. The main risk is a 220-day absence, with a pulled up last time out and a yard struggling for form.
- Sire
- Yorgunnabelucky (USA)
- Dam
- Amicus (GB) by Xaar
- Owner
- Baytree
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 23 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 20%
- Ratings
- Perf 75
Jack Andrews
Tom Ellis 1/7
Winless in his last five and ranked bottom of five on our figures, Golly Gosh is hard to fancy, though back-to-back seconds are a real positive and he has run over today's trip. Turning out just two days after his last run and carrying 150 lb are both concerns.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Fantastic Gold (GB) by Fantastic Light
- Owner
- S R Andrews
- Foaled
- 31 May 2021
- Stable
- Rugby, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 67%
- Ratings
- Perf 66
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.