15:20
Happy Birthday Penny Tyacke Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m3½f (2m3f98y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-140, £7,209, 10 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Soft in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Mostly Cloudy
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Issam No. 1
Gavin Sheehan · Tom Symonds
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (1/5, 14 days)
Issam heads our figures on 140, narrowly ahead of Lounge Lizard on 138 and Go West on 137, and that edge is enough to make him the pick in a tightly packed Class 3 over 20 furlongs on soft ground. The margin is slim, so the three principal dangers are Lounge Lizard, Go West and Onemorefortheroad, who is only five pounds adrift on 135 and could easily turn this into a messy finish. Even so, with so little between the top of the field, Issam's superior rating gives him the best claim, and he is our selection.
Runners
Gavin Sheehan
Tom Symonds 1/5
Issam has won twice in his last five starts, including a victory two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. A sixth last time and 243 days off are the only reservations, but he tops our ratings and looks the one to beat despite carrying 170 lb.
- Sire
- Nicaron (GER)
- Dam
- Venus De Re (FR) by Network
- Owner
- Lady Gibbings
- Foaled
- 17 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Hentland, H'fords
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 141
Jonathan Burke
Emma Lavelle 2/18
Third last time out, and a winner two starts back, George's Lad is fresh from a 15-day break and has run over today's trip, but he carries 167 lb off an official mark of 139. Our rating of 133 ranks him sixth of ten, so that big weight looks the sticking point.
- Sire
- Order Of St George (IRE)
- Dam
- Undecided Hall (IRE) by Saddlers' Hall
- Owner
- Andy The Frisky Fillies
- Foaled
- 2 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Ogbourne Maizey, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 18 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 133
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls 0/10
Go West has hit the frame in three of his last five, including a win three starts back, and has run over today's trip and going before; the one concern is a 187-day absence, which leaves fitness the question under 165 lb.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Topathistle (IRE) by Broadway Flyer
- Owner
- Owners Group 107
- Foaled
- 4 May 2018
- Stable
- Ditcheat, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 137
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 18/79
Won last time out, with a fourth two starts back and a third three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Against that, 201 days off is a long absence, and 163 lb is a hefty burden, with our rating of 133 leaving him seventh of ten.
- Sire
- Jet Away (GB)
- Dam
- The Scorpion Queen (IRE) by Scorpion
- Owner
- Noel Fehily Racing Syndicate Hope
- Foaled
- 14 May 2018
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 18 wins from 79 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 63%
- Ratings
- Perf 133
Kielan Woods
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill 6/26
Jipcot ran a fourth last time out and has a win four starts back, plus experience over today's trip and going, but he returns after 195 days off and carries 159 lb. Our rating of 134 ranks him fifth of ten, so he looks a midfield sort.
- Sire
- Choeur Du Nord (FR)
- Dam
- Blinngaroe (FR) by Ungaro
- Owner
- The Megsons
- Foaled
- 13 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 26 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 134
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 0/6
Gatineau Park won last time out and two of his last four, with a second in between, but 236 days off is a big concern and 158 lb is a hefty burden. He has run over today's trip and going, yet our figures rank him ninth of ten.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Tidjy (FR) by Slickly
- Owner
- Park Life
- Foaled
- 12 Jun 2020
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 128
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Tom Cannon
Sarah Humphrey 0/4
Lounge Lizard has run over today's trip and on this going before, and he's rated 138 by us, second of ten and well clear of his official 125 off 153 lb. The risk is a shaky recent record, a seventh last time, and 159 days off.
- Sire
- Kayf Tara (GB)
- Dam
- Lifestyle (GB) by Karinga Bay
- Owner
- Sofa Surfers
- Foaled
- 13 Mar 2017
- Stable
- West Wratting, Cambs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 138
217 days
5yo, 10-13, OR 125 2P133-
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 4/22
Big Ticket has been creditable in recent starts, with a third last time out, another third two starts back and a win three starts back, but a 217-day absence is a concern. Carrying 153 lb and ranked last of ten on our figures, he is hard to fancy, though he has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Twenty Eight Guns (GB) by Black Sam Bellamy
- Owner
- R Tredwin
- Foaled
- 5 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 22 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 58%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams 0/2
Pulled up last time out after a win two starts back, and now returning from 236 days off, Bucksy des Epeires is hard to fancy, with an unseated three starts back adding to the doubts. He has run over today's trip and going, and carries 150 lb off 122.
- Sire
- Buck's Boum (FR)
- Dam
- Maline Des Epeires (FR) by Ballingarry
- Owner
- Tina Taylor
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Kings Caple, H'fords
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 132
Jack Quinlan
Neil King 1/6
Onemorefortheroad returns from a 405-day absence having finished second last time out, and he has been runner-up twice in his last four starts, with a fourth three starts back as well. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 135 sits well above his official 122, but ring rust is the obvious risk off 150 lb.
- Sire
- Yorgunnabelucky (USA)
- Dam
- Vinomore (GB) by Grape Tree Road
- Owner
- Rupert Dubai Racing
- Foaled
- 19 May 2015
- Stable
- Wroughton, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 135
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.