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Richard Soan Roofing Services Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase
Class 5, 3m1½f (3m1f157y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, £4,304, 4 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to soft in places (GoingStick: 6.8)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Dry
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Hard Stare heads our figures on a rating of 95, a clear seven pounds better than Tom Taggle on 88, and that gap is enough to make him the logical choice in a small four-runner Class 5 over 26 furlongs on good ground. Tom Taggle is the main danger and would be the one to beat if Hard Stare fails to give his running, while Could Be You on 77 and Lancier des Obeaux on 75 look to have a fair bit to find on our numbers. Confidence is low, but Hard Stare is the best-rated and our selection is Hard Stare.
Runners
Ben Godfrey
Anthony Honeyball 2/13
Hard Stare arrives on a good note after back-to-back thirds, the latest last time out, and he has run on today's going before. A 166-day absence is the one reservation, but our rating of 95 makes him the one to beat off 168 lb.
- Sire
- Passing Glance (GB)
- Dam
- Farewellatmidnight (GB) by Midnight Legend
- Owner
- Marmalade Matters
- Foaled
- 21 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Mosterton, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 13 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 95
Adam Wedge
Mrs C. Williams 2/27
Tom Taggle arrives in solid shape, third last time out and a fourth two starts back, with just 21 days since that run and a spell on today's going behind him. Our rating of 88 ranks him second of four, but he is yet to win in his last five, and 168 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Taggle Og (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- C M Marles Partnership
- Foaled
- 20 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 27 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 88
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland 3/15
Could Be You shaped with more promise when fifth last time out, and the gelding returns after 32 days having run on today's going before, with our rating of 77 ranking him third of four. The risk is a winless recent record and a big weight of 158 lb.
- Sire
- Youmzain (IRE)
- Dam
- Milano Bay (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- Rs Racing Syndicates
- Foaled
- 24 May 2020
- Stable
- Limpley Stoke, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 15 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 77
Bryan Carver
Laura Horsfall 0/4
Lancier des Obeaux has run over today's going and sits on an official mark of 68, below our rating of 75, which gives him a leading-danger profile despite a fourth three starts back being his best recent finish. The risk is a 195-day absence and 151 lb, with sixth in each of his last two outings.
- Sire
- Clovis Du Berlais (FR)
- Dam
- Lagarde Des Obeaux (FR) by Kapgarde
- Owner
- The Laura Horsfall Racing Club
- Foaled
- 1 May 2021
- Stable
- Towcester, Northants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 75
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.