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Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Graduation Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m (1m7f207y), Chase, 4yo+, £26,015, 3 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to soft in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Fine
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Be Aware No. 1
Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (21/97, 14 days)
Be Aware is the standout on our figures, with a rating of 143 that puts him 19 lb clear of All The Glory on 124 and 27 lb ahead of Cristal d'Estruval on 116, which is a sizeable gap in a three-runner Class 2 contest over 16 furlongs at Carlisle. All The Glory is the main danger and the one most likely to take advantage if Be Aware fails to reproduce his best, while Cristal d'Estruval looks to have the most to find. In such a small field there is little to hide behind, and Be Aware's superior level should tell, even if our confidence is only low. Be Aware is our selection.
Runners
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton 21/97
Be Aware is the one to beat: the gelding finished third last time out and was second in three of his last five, so he is consistently in the frame, and he has run over today's trip. He is yet to win in that spell and has been off 212 days, but his 143 rating tops this trio.
- Sire
- Martaline (GB)
- Dam
- Kendova (FR) by Kendor
- Owner
- Andrew L Cohen
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 21 wins from 97 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 143
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham 4/22
Three wins in his last three starts, including last time out, makes Cristal d'Estruval a serious threat, and he has run over today's trip. The big risk is a 330-day absence, while 154 lb is a stiff burden and our rating ranks him third of three.
- Sire
- Crystal Ocean (GB)
- Dam
- Aurore D'Estruval (FR) by Nickname
- Owner
- Barratt Racing
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 22 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 58%
- Ratings
- Perf 117
Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill 5/38
All The Glory arrives in decent heart after a third last time out, just 25 days ago, and she has run over today's trip before, while our rating of 124 ranks her second of three. The risk is a pulled-up effort two starts back and a weight of 147 lb, with her yet to win in her last five.
- Sire
- Fame And Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Glorybe (GER) by Monsun
- Owner
- Coral Racing Club
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 38 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
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.