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Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
Class 2, 3m, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-150, £20,812, 5 runners
Winning time 6m 12.02s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Arizona Cardinal No. 1
Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds
✓ Top rated ✓ Course winner ✓ Back from a 648-day break
Arizona Cardinal is our selection and looks the right one to side with in this five-runner staying contest, topping our figures on 137 and a full 7 lb clear of First Confession on 130, a gap that should count over the marathon 24 furlongs on good ground. First Confession is the chief danger and the one most likely to push him, while Blenkinsop on 127 and Jupiter Allen on 124 sit further back and need to improve to bridge the gap. Broomfields Cave, rated 121, looks to have most to find. With a clear advantage on our assessment and a small field limiting the scope for trouble, Arizona Cardinal is the confident pick.
Result
Dylan Johnston
Joe Tizzard
Raced prominent just behind the front - took over at the 14th - cruising 3 out - eight lengths clear 2 out despite a leap left and a peck on landing - urged along before the last and kept up the effort to win
Bradley Harris (3)
Neil Mulholland
Pulled hard early and sat prominent - blundered at the 2nd and fell to the back - under pressure and left behind before 4 out - moved into second 2 out but eight lengths adrift - stayed on run-in without threatening - finished 2nd
Lorcan Williams
Chester Williams
Disputed front spot from the start - passed by the 14th - urged along before 3 out and jumped awkwardly - soon left behind and never a threat - finished third
Ciaran Gethings
Henry Daly
Settled towards the back - clumsy at the 10th - up to third at the 13th - travelling sweetly 3 out before pushed along to pursue the leader - faded 2 out and finished 4th
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Jumping lacked polish early - up with the pace before sinking to last of the pack by the 6th - under pressure before the 12th - sluggish at the 13th and soon detached - eased and pulled up before the fourth last
Racecard
Arizona Cardinal tp¹ Tip C D
648 days
10yo, 11-11, OR 132 11P80/
J: Charlie Hammond · T: Stuart Edmunds
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds 1/11
Arizona Cardinal won twice in his last five starts, a win four starts back and another five starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. He carries 165 lb off an official 132 and is our top-rated runner, though 648 days off is a concern.
- Sire
- Kayf Tara (GB)
- Dam
- Mathine (FR) by Malinas
- Owner
- Oakman Racing Club
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2016
- Stable
- Stewkley, Bucks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 137
Dylan Johnston
Joe Tizzard 5/26
First Confession won two starts back and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 130 ranks him second of five, making him a leading danger off 164 lb. The main risk is a 246-day absence, with an unplaced run last time out.
- Sire
- Affinisea (IRE)
- Dam
- Lough Derg Lily (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Kevan Leggett Susan John Waterworth
- Foaled
- 22 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Milborne Port, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 26 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 130
Lorcan Williams
Chester Williams 0/5
Jupiter Allen showed his hand with a win three starts back and had been placed second and third in the two runs before it, while he has run over today's trip and going before. The risk is a poor recent run, unplaced last time and pulled up the start before, under a hefty 157 lb.
- Sire
- Castle Du Berlais (FR)
- Dam
- Bienvenue Allen (FR) by Network
- Owner
- Ron Watts
- Foaled
- 21 Apr 2019
- Stable
- George Nympton, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Ciaran Gethings
Henry Daly 2/10
Blenkinsop won two starts back and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 127 ranks him third of five and sits above his official 124 while carrying 157 lb. The main risk is a 320-day absence, with a sixth last time out leaving fitness the big question.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Last Of Her Line (GB) by Silver Patriarch
- Owner
- Mrs L Nixon
- Foaled
- 11 May 2017
- Stable
- Ludlow, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 127
Bradley Harris (3)
Neil Mulholland 6/25
Third last time out and a winner two starts back, but Broomfields Cave has been off for 201 days and carries 156 lb off an official mark of 123. He has run over today's trip and going, yet rust makes him hard to fancy, and our rating of 121 ranks him last of five.
- Sire
- Court Cave (IRE)
- Dam
- Dreaming On (IRE) by Vinnie Roe
- Owner
- Bristow Crofts Partnership
- Foaled
- 2 May 2017
- Stable
- Limpley Stoke, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 25 runs (24%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 121
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.