14:30
Southern Cranes Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m4½f (2m4f116y), Hurdle, 3yo+, £28,616, 12 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to soft in places (GoingStick: 6.8)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Dry
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Ike Sport looks the right one to side with here, a progressive sort whose rating of 133 is only a pound behind Stream of Stars at the top, so the upward trajectory is enough to tip the balance in his favour. Stream of Stars is the obvious danger given he heads the ratings, while Kocktail Bleu shares Ike Sport's figure and Range, at 129, is the next best of the dangers and not out of it either. Those three apart, the rest are rated 5 lb or more below our pick, which leaves Ike Sport well placed to take advantage on the good ground over two and a half miles. Ike Sport is the selection.
Runners
Harry Atkins (5)
Neil Mulholland 3/15
Ike Sport won two starts back and was second three runs ago, so the profile is stronger than a pulled-up last time suggests. He has run over today's trip and on this going, and a 23-day break should leave him fresh, though 168 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Spanish Moon (USA)
- Dam
- Safraniere (FR) by Bering
- Owner
- The Chosen Few
- Foaled
- 6 May 2018
- Stable
- Limpley Stoke, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 15 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 133
22 days
11yo, 11-8, OR 127 3226-3
J: Toby McCain-Mitchell (3) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Toby McCain-Mitchell (3)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 3/23
Stream of Stars arrives in consistent form, third last time out and with a second three starts back and another four starts back, while his 22-day break suits. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating has him top of 13, but he is yet to win in his last five and carries 162 lb.
- Sire
- Sea The Stars (IRE)
- Dam
- Precious Gem (IRE) by Sadler's Wells
- Owner
- Susie Bob Frosell
- Foaled
- 31 Jan 2015
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 23 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 134
Adam Wedge
Jim & Suzi Best 0/10
Tonaghneave Well showed some signs of life when sixth last time out just 12 days ago, and a third three starts back is the best of his recent form, though he is yet to win in his last five. He has run over today's trip and going, but 162 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Berkshire (IRE)
- Dam
- Saramacca (IRE) by Kahyasi
- Owner
- Michael Ogburn
- Foaled
- 19 May 2020
- Stable
- Lewes, E Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 17%
- Ratings
- Perf 127
Tom Cannon
Chris Gordon 2/11
Kocktail Bleu arrives with a solid profile: a winner three starts back, a second four and five starts back, and a pair of fourths since, with 23 days since his last run and experience of today's trip and going. A weight of 161 lb is the main risk.
- Sire
- Magneticjim (IRE)
- Dam
- Tunique Bleue (FR) by Panoramic I
- Owner
- Cox Russell Lloyd Finnegan Scanlon
- Foaled
- 26 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Morestead, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 11 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 133
Sam Twiston-Davies
Paul Nicholls 3/20
Nardaran is winless in his last five, though a third two starts back is the pick of a run that also shows three sixths, including last time out; he has run over today's trip and going, but a 182-day absence and 159 lb under a 124 mark temper the appeal.
- Sire
- Waldgeist (GB)
- Dam
- Narniyn (IRE) by Dubawi
- Owner
- Martin Broughton Friends 2
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Ditcheat, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 20 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 127
Dylan Johnston
Sam Thomas 1/6
Range arrives a leading danger, having won two starts back and sitting top-four on our rating of 129 against an official 124, while he has run over today's trip and on this going before. The risk is a 261-day absence and a pulled up last time out, with 159 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Shantou (USA)
- Dam
- Grapevine Sally (IRE) by Saddlers' Hall
- Owner
- Walters Plant Hire Potter Group
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Lisvane, South Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 60%
- Ratings
- Perf 129
Tom Cannon
Chris Gordon 2/11
Goodwin was fifth last time out after a third two starts back and a win three starts back, and he's fresh enough off an 18-day break, having run over today's trip and on this going before. A weight of 156 lb and a middling ranking of seventh of 13 on our rating keep him in the midfield.
- Sire
- Champs Elysees (GB)
- Dam
- Mount Corkish Girl (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- Goodwin Racing Ltd
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Morestead, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 11 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Paddy Hanlon (5)
Paul Nicholls 3/20
Maldini Milano won last time out and again three starts back, with a sixth in between, but he returns after 210 days off and carries 156 lb. He has run over today's trip and going, yet ranked 11 of 13 on our figures, he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- Tellthemnuttin (IRE) by Shantou
- Owner
- Graeme Brooks
- Foaled
- 6 May 2020
- Stable
- Ditcheat, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 20 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 119
Bryan Carver
Harry Fry 2/6
Walk On High won three and four starts back, but he was pulled up last time out after a fifth two starts back, and he returns from 219 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, yet 156 lb and a ninth-ranked 121 rating make this a tall order.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Highland Retreat (GB) by Exit To Nowhere
- Owner
- The Highland Walkers
- Foaled
- 25 Mar 2017
- Stable
- Corscombe, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 6 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 121
Lorcan Murtagh
Georgina Nicholls 1/4
Bandjo has been well beaten of late, an eighth last time out and a fifth two starts back, and he returns after 170 days off, though he has run on today's going before. Our rating of 124 sits above his official 118, but 152 lb is a stiff burden for a gelding yet to win in recent starts.
- Sire
- Bande (IRE)
- Dam
- Signaturedupeintre (FR) by Poliglote
- Owner
- Ms Georgina Nicholls
- Foaled
- 19 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Kingston Lisle, Oxon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland 3/15
Scorsese is hard to fancy after being pulled up last time out, and he has not won since five starts back, with a fifth two starts back following two thirds. He has run over today's trip and going, but 150 lb is a lot to carry for a gelding ranked tenth of 13 on our figures.
- Sire
- Shirocco (GER)
- Dam
- Nova Destiny (GB) by Definite Article
- Owner
- Paul Mckeon
- Foaled
- 15 May 2018
- Stable
- Limpley Stoke, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 15 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
Rian Corcoran (5)
James Owen 13/56
Sixty Plus is yet to win in his last five, though he arrives in better heart with a second last time out and a third before that, just 14 days ago. He has run over today's trip and going, but 149 lb is a big burden and our ranking of 12 of 13 says he's hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Diamond Boy (FR)
- Dam
- Dam Royale (FR) by Balko
- Owner
- Terrahawks
- Foaled
- 9 May 2020
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 13 wins from 56 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 118
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes 0/12
Let Him B arrives fresh from a win last time out, with a second two starts back, and has run over today's trip and going before. Even so, our rating ranks him last of 13, and 148 lb off an official 113 looks a stiff ask.
- Sire
- Casamento (IRE)
- Dam
- Mary B (IRE) by Vinnie Roe
- Owner
- C Byrnes
- Foaled
- 26 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Ballingarry, Co Limerick
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 12 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 104
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.