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Class 3, 2m6½f (2m6f125y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-130, £6,100, 8 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 5.3)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Misty
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Lounge Lizard No. 4
Tom Cannon · Sarah Humphrey
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (1/5, 14 days)
Lounge Lizard heads the field on our ratings at 136, a full 8 lb clear of The Folkes Tiara on 128, and that is a significant margin in a Class 3 staying contest at Stratford. The 22f trip on good to soft ground should suit a runner of his standing, and he looks the one to beat on merit. The Folkes Tiara is the chief danger, with Glen To Glen and Lord of Cheshire both on 125 and needing to improve to get involved. Lounge Lizard is the selection.
Runners
587 days
9yo, 12-0, OR 127 718F1/
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 5/30
Lord of Cheshire won last time out and has won twice in his last five starts, while he has run on today's going before and carries 168 lb off an official mark of 127. The big risk is a 587-day absence, which raises rustiness doubts.
- Sire
- Diamond Boy (FR)
- Dam
- Adelyta (FR) by Bering
- Owner
- Mason And Mcgoff
- Foaled
- 19 May 2017
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 30 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 21/97
Third last time out, and a winner two starts back, Major Fortune has been consistently in the frame and has run over today's trip and going, but he carries 166 lb off 125 and sits only fifth of eight on our rating of 124.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Numero Huit (IRE) by Robin Des Champs
- Owner
- Noel Fehily Racing Syndicate Major Fortu
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 21 wins from 97 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Troy Walsh (7)
David Brace 0/1
The Folkes Tiara is rated second of eight by our figures at 128, six pounds clear of his official 122, and that gap makes him a real threat, having run on today's going before. The main risk is a 191-day absence, with four of his last five finishes seventh or worse.
- Sire
- Shirocco (GER)
- Dam
- The Folkes Choice (GB) by King's Theatre
- Owner
- C Brace
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2016
- Stable
- Pyle, Bridgend
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 128
Tom Cannon
Sarah Humphrey 1/5
Lounge Lizard is our top-rated runner, and he's fresh from an 11-day turnaround, having run over today's trip and on this going before. He's yet to win in his last five starts and carries 162 lb, but our 136 figure sits well clear of his official 121.
- Sire
- Kayf Tara (GB)
- Dam
- Lifestyle (GB) by Karinga Bay
- Owner
- Sofa Surfers
- Foaled
- 13 Mar 2017
- Stable
- West Wratting, Cambs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 136
Kielan Woods
Nick Scholfield 0/18
Glen To Glen showed he can win with a victory five starts back and a third four starts back, and he returns just 17 days after a fifth last time out, having run on today's going before. The risk is a patchy record that includes a fall and a refusal, while 161 lb is a big weight to carry.
- Sire
- Dawn Approach (IRE)
- Dam
- Galuminous (IRE) by Intense Focus
- Owner
- Max Out Partnership
- Foaled
- 13 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 18 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Benjamin Macey (5)
Seamus Mullins 2/8
Sheldon won last time out and has finished in the first three in each of his last five starts, with experience of today's trip and going, but a 209-day absence and 161 lb are hard to ignore. Ranked seventh of eight on our figures, he looks one to leave out.
- Sire
- Shantou (USA)
- Dam
- Feabhra (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- Mrs Deborah Potter
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2016
- Stable
- USA
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 121
Sean Bowen
Neil Mulholland 6/23
Sunshine Diamond has been second in four of his last five starts, including last time out, and has run over today's trip and going, but he is yet to win in that spell. Carrying 159 lb off 118 and ranked sixth of eight by our rating, he looks more of a placer than a winner.
- Sire
- Notnowcato (GB)
- Dam
- Luas Luso (IRE) by Luso
- Owner
- Mrs P Bunch
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Limpley Stoke, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 23 runs (26%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 122
Stan Sheppard
Henry Daly 2/10
Petty Cash was pulled up last time out and is back after 234 days off, which makes him hard to fancy, though a third two starts back and a second four starts back show he can find a bit. He has run over today's trip and going, but carries 149 lb and is ranked last of eight on our figures.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Edermine Blossom (IRE) by Bach
- Owner
- Strachan Corbett Salwey Thompson Coltman
- Foaled
- 27 May 2017
- Stable
- Ludlow, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- 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.