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Handicap | Chase | 2m 75y
The Grafter
THE GRAFTER has always promised to make a better chaser and having justified support in comfortable fashion on his recent C&D debut, he looks capable of defying an 8 lb rise in the weights. Always A Reason and Stick With Me Sam also arrive on the up and they head the opposition in an interesting affair that is likely to prove strong form for the grade.
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E/W Terms: 1/4 odds first 2
Last available win price
- 1SpadestepJ: Derek FoxT: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore22-1222Age 79/49/42/1
- OR: 116
- EQ: Tongue strap
- Days Since Last Run: 25
Point winner who scored at the third time of asking over hurdles on his reappearance at Hexham (2m, soft) in October. Has proven expensive to follow since switched to fences though, including in first-time cheekpieces over C&D latest.DateCourseDistGoingTypePosNewcastle2m 75yHeavyChase2/4Doncaster2m 78yGood to Soft (Soft in places)Chase2/6Aintree1m 7f 176yGood (Good to Soft in places)Chase2/6Hexham2m 48yGood (Good to Soft in places)Hurdle1/8Perth2m 47yGood to Soft (Good in places)Hurdle2/9- 2The GrafterJ: Jonathan EnglandT: Sam England22225-1Age 711/49/45/2
- OR: 114
- EQ: Tongue strap
- Days Since Last Run: 25
Runner-up 4 times over hurdles last season and surpassed that form when making a winning chasing bow in 4-runner handicap over C&D (heavy) last month, by 6½ lengths from Spadestep. Open to improvement and looks capable of defying an 8 lb rise in the weights.DateCourseDistGoingTypePosNewcastle2m 75yHeavyChase1/4Bangor-on-dee2m 145yGood to Soft (Soft in places)Hurdle5/8Newcastle2m 190yGood (Good to Firm in places)Hurdle2/7Bangor-on-dee2m 145ySoftHurdle2/11Haydock Park1m 7f 144ySoft (Heavy in places)Hurdle2/5- 4Always A ReasonJ: Ross ChapmanT: Rebecca Menzies5-51211Age 75/16/111/2
- OR: 107
- EQ: Cheekpieces
- Days Since Last Run: 22
Winning Irish pointer who went the right way as a hurdler and made it 2 from 2 over fences in 5-runner handicap at Catterick (19.2f, soft) last month, just holding on. Open to further improvement and much respected bidding for the hat-trick.DateCourseDistGoingTypePosCatterick Bridge2m 3f 51ySoft (Heavy in places)Chase1/5Newcastle2m 4f 19yGood to Soft (Good in places)Chase1/9Carlisle2m 3f 61ySoftHurdle2/8Southwell2m 4f 88yGood to Soft (Soft in places)Hurdle1/8Carlisle2m 3f 61ySoftHurdle5/11- 5Stick With Me SamJ: Brian HughesT: Tom Gretton2U-7111Age 76/113/211/2
- OR: 106
- EQ: Hood and tongue strap
- Days Since Last Run: 22
Hasn't looked back since his return, completing a hat-trick in decisive fashion at Catterick (15.7f, soft) recently. This is more competitive but can't be taken lightly in his current mood.DateCourseDistGoingTypePosCatterick Bridge1m 7f 145ySoft (Heavy in places)Chase1/5Warwick2m 54yGood to Soft (Good in places)Chase1/6Hexham1m 7f 133yHeavyChase1/8Warwick2m 54ySoft (Good to Soft in places)Chase7/8Bangor-on-dee2m 1f 77yGood (Good to Soft in places)Chaseur/8- 7GalidamJ: Callum BewleyT: Micky Hammond15P-633Age 67/17/115/2
- OR: 98
- EQ: Tongue strap
- Days Since Last Run: 55
Fair hurdler in France. Modest form at best for current yard, though some promise switched to fences last 2 starts, not helped by a bad error at Catterick latest.DateCourseDistGoingTypePosCatterick Bridge1m 7f 145yGoodChase3/4Wetherby1m 7f 36ySoft (Good to Soft in Places)Chase3/6Carlisle2m 1fSoftHurdle6/10Hexham2m 48yGood to Soft (Good in places)Hurdlepu/8Wetherby2mSoft (Good to Soft in places)Hurdle5/10- 3Sleeping SatelliteJ: Jonathan BurkeT: Fergal O'Brien-681213Age 815/215/28/1
- OR: 108
- EQ: Tongue strap
- Days Since Last Run: 75
At the top of his game with a tongue tie fitted, back to winning ways at Stratford (19.5f) in October and impressed with his jumping when making all at Catterick the following month. Right-handed track didn't suit quite as well last time but he still shaped as though in good order.DateCourseDistGoingTypePosMusselburgh2m 4f 68ySoftChase3/4Catterick Bridge2m 3f 51yGood (Good to Soft in places)Chase1/6Bangor-on-dee2m 1f 77yGoodChase2/9Stratford-on-avon2m 3f 98yGood (Good to Firm in places)Chase1/7Worcester2m 4fGoodChase8/12- Non-Runners
- 6BallyedwardWithdrawnJ: Sean QuinlanT: Stuart Crawford, Ireland036803Age 6
- OR: 100
- EQ: Tongue strap
- Days Since Last Run: 11
Placed in points and improved on the modest form he's shown in maiden hurdles sent chasing when third in small-field handicap at Ayr (20.5f, heavy) earlier in the month. May build on that.DateCourseDistGoingTypePosAyr2m 4f 110ySoftChase3/4Naas2mYielding (Yielding to Soft in places)Hurdle22/25Down Royal2m 4f 15yYielding (Good to Yielding in places)Hurdle8/18Ayr2mHeavy (Soft in places)Hurdle6/11Down Royal2m 190yGood to Yielding (Yielding in places)Bumper3/4