14:33
Sodexo Live! Regal Encore Handicap Steeple Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Class 1, 3m (2m7f185y), Chase, 4yo+, £56,950, 10 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to firm in places
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Your Darling No. 1
Callum Pritchard · Ben Pauling
✓ Top rated ✓ Course winner ✓ Back from a 182-day break
Your Darling gets the nod at the top of our figures on 147, though only narrowly ahead of Henry's Friend on 145, so this looks a tight renewal over 24 furlongs on good ground. Beyond that pair, Viroflay (141) and Califet En Vol (140) sit within a handful of pounds and could easily reverse the placings if the stamina test unfolds in their favour. Your Darling's superior rating makes him the one to side with, but confidence is low given how closely bunched the leading contenders are. Our selection is Your Darling.
Runners
Callum Pritchard
Ben Pauling 0/24
Your Darling is the one to beat on our figures, having won two starts back and finished third and second before that, and he has run over today's trip and going. A pulled-up effort last time and 182 days off are the reservations, with the yard also out of form.
- Sire
- Shirocco (GER)
- Dam
- Carries Darling (GB) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Lord Vestey
- Foaled
- 21 Apr 2015
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 24 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 147
Mr Lucas Murphy (7)
Paul Nicholls 2/13
Viroflay arrives a leading threat after winning last time out, with a second five starts back and a win four starts back also in recent form, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The risk is a 171-day absence, with 168 lb to carry off a mark of 144.
- Sire
- Air Chief Marshal (IRE)
- Dam
- Red Vixen (IRE) by Agnes World
- Owner
- Paul Nicholls John Bolton
- Foaled
- 16 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Ditcheat, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 13 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 141
Kielan Woods
Ben Pauling 0/24
Henry's Friend has run over today's trip and on the going before, carries 166 lb off an official mark of 142, and our rating of 145 ranks him second of ten, but a pulled-up effort last time and 189 days off, with a yard 0/24 lately, are the big worries.
- Sire
- Shirocco (GER)
- Dam
- Easter Bonnie (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- Elizabeth And Oliver Troup
- Foaled
- 7 May 2017
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 24 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 145
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson 1/10
Califet En Vol won three starts back and was a fourth two runs ago, while he has run over today's trip and going before and is rated 140 by us. The main risk is a 197-day absence, plus a seventh last time out and 163 lb on his back.
- Sire
- Califet (FR)
- Dam
- Mallards In Flight (IRE) by Well Chosen
- Owner
- Mcneill Family Stone Family
- Foaled
- 11 May 2019
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 140
146 days
8yo, 11-4, OR 134 53-117
J: Ben Godfrey · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Ben Godfrey
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 1/15
Won two starts back and again three starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going, but a seventh last time out and a 146-day layoff raise fitness questions, while 158 lb is a hefty burden off an official mark of 134.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Natural Spring (GB) by Generous
- Owner
- Yeo Racing Partnership
- Foaled
- 9 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Bilbrook, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 132
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland 3/14
Transmission is fit enough after 14 days off, with a fifth last time out and a win four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 157 lb, though, and with a seventh two starts back, he looks a midfield type, as our rating of 138 ranks him fifth of ten.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- Ellie (IRE) by Winged Love
- Owner
- Paul Mckeon
- Foaled
- 14 May 2017
- Stable
- Limpley Stoke, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 14 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 138
Brendan Powell
Mickey Bowen 0/14
Winner last time out and a victor four starts back, Queensbury Boy has run over today's trip and going, but a 105-day absence and 155 lb on his back make him hard to fancy, and our rating of 132 ranks him only eighth of ten.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- Queens Wild (IRE) by Westerner
- Owner
- Martin Gowing David Jewers
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Haverfordwest, Pembrokes
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 132
Jack Tudor
David Pipe 0/8
Neon Moon won five starts back but has since been unplaced last time out, with a fifth two starts back and a fall before that, and returns after 210 days off. He has run over today's trip and going and our rating of 135 ranks him sixth of ten, though 152 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- No Risk At All (FR)
- Dam
- Hidden Horizons (IRE) by Winged Love
- Owner
- Brocade Racing
- Foaled
- 1 May 2016
- Stable
- Nicholashayne, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 135
Caoilin Quinn
Jamie Moore & Josh Moore 0/9
Tapley arrives in cracking form, a winner last time out and two starts back, with another win five starts back, and he is fresh from a run 12 days ago. Even so, 152 lb off a mark of 123 is a hefty burden, and our figures rank him ninth of ten, so he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Geordieland (FR)
- Dam
- Cathodine Cayras (FR) by Martaline
- Owner
- The Plumpton Party
- Foaled
- 7 May 2017
- Stable
- Lower Beeding, W Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 128
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey 0/3
Fifth last time out and absent for 97 days, Imperial Alex is hard to fancy on our figures, ranked last of ten, and he carries 150 lb. Still, he was a winner two and three starts back and has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Imperial Monarch (IRE)
- Dam
- What Can I Say (IRE) by Mister Lord
- Owner
- Hft Forklifts Limited
- Foaled
- 15 Jun 2017
- Stable
- Woolhope, H'fords
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
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.