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BetVictor, Remembering Envoi Allen Champion Steeplechase (Grade 1)
Grade 1, Class 1, 3m, Chase, 5yo+, €96,000, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 52.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Banbridge heads our ratings on 173 and gets the nod in a competitive Class 1 over 24 furlongs on good to soft ground. He is only a pound ahead of Heart Wood on 172, so this is no formality, and that rival is the chief danger. Affordale Fury, five pounds adrift of our selection on 168, and Haiti Couleurs on 161 complete the dangers, but Banbridge has the best figure in the field and tops our ratings. Banbridge is our selection.
Result
Paul Townend
Rebecca Curtis
Cut out the running from the front - two lengths clear at halfway - untidy jumping 2 out - error at the last - under pressure soon after - stayed on strongly on the run-in to win
Cian Quirke
A. Slattery
Settled in behind early on - up to fourth at the midway point - made ground before 3 out - pushed on before the second-last fence was bypassed - dropped out of runner-up spot and struggled for pace before the last was bypassed - came with a late run on the flat - regained second near the line - kept going to finish second
J. J. Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Up with the pace early - held runner-up spot at the midpoint - error 3 out - scrappy at the final fence - pushed hard and slipped to 4th - battled back to regain 2nd before the last was bypassed - weakened late and surrendered 2nd near the line to finish 3rd
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Raced in midfield and going easily - 3rd at halfway - veered right 4 out - under urging and fading before 2 out was skipped - wound down on the run-in and never a threat - 4th and well beaten
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Towards the back from the start - jumping lacked polish at the 2nd and given a short nudge before 5th - eight lengths off the pace before 4 out - well adrift by the last and finished 5th
Non-runners: Heart Wood, Affordale Fury
Racecard
Sam Ewing
Noel Meade 1/20
Affordale Fury won two starts back and three starts back, with a second before that, and he has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 168 ranks him third of seven; the risk is a pulled-up last run and 271 days off.
- Sire
- Affinisea (IRE)
- Dam
- No Greater Fury (IRE) by Choisir
- Owner
- P L Polly
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Castletown, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 20 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 168
J. J. Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 3/39
Banbridge has been luckless rather than out of form, with a third two starts back and a second three starts back before unseating last time, and he has run over today's trip and on this going. Our top-rated runner at 173 is yet to win in recent starts, though a 60-day break is the one question.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- Old Carton Lass (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- R A Bartlett
- Foaled
- 2 May 2016
- Stable
- Owning Hill, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 39 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 173
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott 6/36
Croke Park showed his hand when second last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going, though he's yet to win in his last five starts and was unplaced in the two runs before that. Carrying 164 lb after 17 days off, he looks a solid but unspectacular midfield type.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Toledana (FR) by Protektor
- Owner
- Gigginstown House Stud
- Foaled
- 20 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 36 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 159
Cian Quirke
A. Slattery 5/30
Hard to fancy at the foot of our ratings, despite winning last time out and a second two starts back, and he carries 164 lb off an official mark of 157. In his favour, he has run over today's trip and going, and comes here fresh after 28 days off.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Fleur D'Ainay (FR) by Poliglote
- Owner
- Mrs Margaret Orourke
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Thurles, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 30 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 156
Paul Townend
Rebecca Curtis 2/9
Haiti Couleurs won three and four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going, while he carries 164 lb off an official rating of 162. The risk is a 203-day absence after an unplaced run last time and a pulled up before that.
- Sire
- Dragon Dancer (GB)
- Dam
- Inchala (FR) by Argument
- Owner
- Conyers Mcdermott And Prowting
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Newport, Pembrokeshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 9 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 161
204 days, Non-runner
8yo, 11-10, OR 166 14113-
J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry de Bromhead
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead 6/33
Heart Wood has three wins in his last five starts, backed up by a third last time out, and has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating ranks him second of seven, but 204 days off the track and 164 lb on his back are the main risk.
- Sire
- Choeur Du Nord (FR)
- Dam
- Miss Nikita (FR) by High Chaparral
- Owner
- Robcour
- Foaled
- 18 May 2018
- Stable
- Knockeen, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 33 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 58%
- Ratings
- Perf 172
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott 6/36
Romeo Coolio won four on the spin before being pulled up last time out, and he returns after 234 days off carrying 164 lb, which makes him hard to fancy. He has run on today's going before, but our rating ranks him only sixth of seven.
- Sire
- Kayf Tara (GB)
- Dam
- Miss Bailly (FR) by Kapgarde
- Owner
- Ktda Racing
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 36 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 158
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.