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Walters Group Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 3m1½f (3m1f60y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, £4,700, 6 runners
- Going
- GOOD
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Mostly Cloudy
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Muskoka is our selection at Ffos Las, and he looks the right call over this marathon trip on good ground. He sits just a pound behind Mountain Mike on our figures, so the gap is negligible, and the fitness edge he holds is enough to tip the balance in his favour. Mountain Mike is the main danger as the narrowly top-rated runner, with Doctor Kildare only two pounds behind our pick and Getaway Vic the other to consider, but none of them has the sharpness Muskoka brings. Muskoka is the pick.
Runners
Sean Bowen
Rebecca Curtis 2/7
Fairye Forth won last time out and finished second and third in the two starts before that, a solid profile, but a 177-day absence and 164 lb on an official mark of 117 make him hard to fancy. Our figures rank him fifth of six, though he has run on today's going.
- Sire
- Kingston Hill (GB)
- Dam
- Let Her Cry (IRE) by Westerner
- Owner
- Away With The Fairys Partnership
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Newport, Pembrokeshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 7 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
Dylan Johnston
Sam Thomas 0/3
Doctor Kildare boasts a winner four starts back and another three starts back, then a third and a fourth last time out, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. The big risk is a 306-day absence, with 163 lb on his back too.
- Sire
- Doctor Dino (FR)
- Dam
- Lofte Place (FR) by Poliglote
- Owner
- Walters Plant Hire Ltd
- Foaled
- 5 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Lisvane, South Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 122
Luke Scott (3)
Dr Richard Newland 0/9
Mountain Mike was third and second in two of his last four, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our figures rank him top of six. The main risk is a 189-day absence, with a fall two starts back and a fourth last time also in the book.
- Sire
- Mount Nelson (GB)
- Dam
- First Katoune (FR) by Poliglote
- Owner
- Off The Clock Partners Partner
- Foaled
- 16 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Claines, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Charlie Todd
Emma Lavelle 2/18
Muskoka has a fall and two pulled-up efforts to forget, but a second and a fourth before that show his ability, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Back in just 17 days, he looks our pick on overall profile despite carrying 162 lb.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- Fine Fortune (IRE) by Bob Back
- Owner
- Mrs A Travis
- Foaled
- 8 Jun 2018
- Stable
- Ogbourne Maizey, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 18 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
James Bowen
Mickey Bowen 0/9
Getaway Vic won two starts back and has been in the first three in three of his other recent runs, a solid profile for a gelding who has run over today's trip and going and is fresh from a 19-day break. The main risk is that he was pulled up last time out, and he carries 159 lb.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Our Victoria (IRE) by Old Vic
- Owner
- Llangoedmor Partnership
- Foaled
- 12 May 2019
- Stable
- Haverfordwest, Pembrokes
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 115
Ciaran Gethings
Chester Williams 1/2
Beaten into seventh last time out after back-to-back wins, Loki's Mischief looks hard to fancy at the foot of our figures, and 156 lb is a big burden off a mark of 109. He has run on today's going and won twice in his last five starts, which is the case for him.
- Sire
- No Risk At All (FR)
- Dam
- Goddess Freja (FR) by Kapgarde
- Owner
- Ron Watts
- Foaled
- 6 Jun 2020
- Stable
- George Nympton, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 2 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
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.