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Dandara Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 4, 3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, £4,594, 11 runners
Winning time 6m 21.90s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Clondaw Royale gets the nod over the top-rated Getaway Theatre, with a fitness edge and a proven record on these conditions outweighing a five-pound deficit in our figures. That gap is a real one, so the stamina test over three miles at Ffos Las will need to be answered, but he looks well placed to do it on good ground. Getaway Theatre is the chief danger, with Colonial Empire a pound behind her and Stratton Oakmont another pound back, so this is a tight contest at the head of the field. Clondaw Royale is the selection.
Result
Jamie Brace (5)
Rebecca Curtis
Up with the pace early - handy just behind the front group - moved up before 3 out - went to the front before the last and kept on strongly to win
Miss Eleanor Williams (7)
Mrs C. Williams
Tended to veer right at fences - handy early and up with the pace by 2nd - in front after 3rd - strongly challenged 3 out - overtaken before the last - no extra on the run-in but stayed on for 2nd
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Disputed the front early until after 3rd - remained close up mid-race - still in the thick of it 2 out - unable to peg back winner from the last - stayed on to finish 3rd
Isabelle Ryder (5)
Toby Lawes
racing handy in the pack - made no progress until 3 out - chased for fourth from after 2 out
Ned Fox (3)
Tom Symonds
Handy from the outset - travelling awkwardly by 7th - made no inroads from 3 out - challenged for fourth before the last - finished 5th
Harry Cobden
Kayley Woollacott
Settled at the back early - crept forward wide before 3 out but always out of contention - faded away to finish 6th
Shane Quinlan (3)
Ben Lund
Held up at the back throughout - never in the hunt and beaten a long way in 7th
Richie McLernon
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill
Raced wide within reach of the pace - blundered at the 8th - lost ground after 4 out and finished a distant 8th
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled at back - crept closer before 3 out but made no dent - veered right and faded 2 out - finished miles adrift in 9th
Callum Pritchard
Kayley Woollacott
Held up at back early - got closer on inside by 3rd fence - faded after 4 out then pulled up before 3 out
David Noonan
Tim Vaughan
Raced in the pack's midst - crept up to 8th - dropped back before 3 out then eased up ahead of the penultimate fence
Racecard
Callum Pritchard
Kayley Woollacott 0/3
Sparkling Duke won last time out and two starts back, taking three of his last four, but he returns after 252 days off and carries 168 lb. He has run over today's trip, though our rating of 104 ranks him only seventh of eleven.
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Sparkling Sword (GB) by Broadsword
- Owner
- Kayley Woollacott Racing Iii
- Foaled
- 4 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Woolminstone, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 104
Harry Cobden
Kayley Woollacott 0/3
Stratton Oakmont won four starts back and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 111 ranks him third of 11 and he carries 168 lb off an official mark of 110. The risk is a poor recent run: pulled up last time out, and 231 days off.
- Sire
- Ask (GB)
- Dam
- Foxwood Girl (IRE) by Anshan
- Owner
- Kayley Woollacott Racing L
- Foaled
- 11 May 2016
- Stable
- Woolminstone, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 111
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds 1/16
Yet to win in her last four, Getaway Theatre still showed solid form before a seventh last time out, with a third three starts back and a second four starts back, and she has run over today's trip. Our rating has her top of the field, but 225 days off is the main risk.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Alpine Breeze (IRE) by King's Theatre
- Owner
- The Holryale Partnership
- Foaled
- 5 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Stewkley, Bucks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 16 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 113
Miss Eleanor Williams (7)
Mrs C. Williams 3/27
Followango arrives with back-to-back fourths and a win three starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going, but 252 days off is a concern and 162 lb is a hefty burden. Our rating of 109 has her fourth of 11, so she looks a midfield-to-better type.
- Sire
- Ocovango (GB)
- Dam
- Follow The Icon (GB) by Black Sam Bellamy
- Owner
- W J Evans Racing
- Foaled
- 3 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 27 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 109
Isabelle Ryder (5)
Toby Lawes 0/1
La Higuera is hard to fancy after 252 days off and a fifth last time out, carrying 161 lb, with our figures ranking him ninth of eleven. In his favour, he won two and three starts back and has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Omyn Supreme (IRE) by Supreme Leader
- Owner
- Henfold Harriers Ii
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Beare Green, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 101
Jamie Brace (5)
Rebecca Curtis 2/6
River Voyage was a fourth last time out, and a winner two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Against that, he returns after 227 days off, carries 160 lb, and sits eighth of 11 on our rating of 102.
- Sire
- Ol' Man River (IRE)
- Dam
- Khazaria (FR) by Sinndar
- Owner
- Racing For Fun
- Foaled
- 20 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Newport, Pembrokeshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 6 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 58%
- Ratings
- Perf 102
David Noonan
Tim Vaughan 0/5
Two seconds in his last five outings show Colonial Empire can get involved, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 112 ranks him second of eleven. The risk is a 227-day absence, with a pulled up last time out and 159 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Zoffany (IRE)
- Dam
- Susan Stroman (GB) by Monsun
- Owner
- Mick Oboyle
- Foaled
- 28 Mar 2017
- Stable
- Aberthin, Vale of Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 7/32
Midweek Voices is winless in his last five, with a seventh last time out and a pulled up two starts back, and he returns after 203 days off. He has run on today's going and our rating of 105 ranks him sixth of eleven, but 159 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Ocovango (GB)
- Dam
- Mollydod (IRE) by Anshan
- Owner
- Sky's The Limit
- Foaled
- 23 May 2019
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 32 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 105
Richie McLernon
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill 4/36
Clondaw Royale returns just 18 days after a sixth last time out, and he has a win four starts back and a third three starts back to lean on, while having run over today's trip and going before. He carries 159 lb, but our 108 rating backs the case.
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Goodbloodbadblood (IRE) by Robin Des Champs
- Owner
- The Iveragh Syndicate
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 36 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 108
Ned Fox (3)
Tom Symonds 1/9
Mister Barclay was pulled up last time out and has been off for 186 days, which makes him hard to fancy, though he did win two starts back and has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 157 lb off 99, he's rated 98 by us, tenth of 11.
- Sire
- Nathaniel (IRE)
- Dam
- Singapore Harbour (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- M Baker K Ibberson And H Pearman
- Foaled
- 24 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Hentland, H'fords
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 98
Shane Quinlan (3)
Ben Lund 0/1
Blue In The West arrives in solid recent form, third last time out, a second two starts back and a winner three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. But 183 days off is a long break, he carries 154 lb off an official 96, and our figures rank him last of 11.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Blue Supreme (IRE) by Pistolet Bleu
- Owner
- Ben Lund Racing Club
- Foaled
- 22 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Enmore, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 95
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.