TRACK FACTS TRACK DESCRIPTION A left-handed triangular shaped track, one and a quarter miles in extent, with eight fences per circuit and a run-in of 200 yards. Two tight bends and three fences in the straight make the course sharp in nature.
3m4f C 2m1f110y C
open ditch Finish Water Jump
2m6f H 2m7f C
open ditch
2m110y H 3m3f H
2m4f C 2m3f H 2m5f110y C
Grandstand
TOP COURSE TRAINERS LEADING TRAINERS AT STRATFORD (2016-2021) WITH RUNNERS: F O’BRIEN (17 wins from 90 runners, 19%) runs THE BEES KNEES (1.00), OUR COLOSSUS (5.00). DR R NEWLAND (16 wins from 62 runners, 26%) runs KING GOLAN (2.10), FANTASTIC MS FOX (2.45), FORECAST (3.20). N TWISTON-DAVIES (15 wins from 84 runners, 18%) runs WICKED WILLY (4.25). D MCCAIN (14 wins from 66 runners, 21%) runs SEE THE SEA (2.45). JONJO O’NEILL (13 wins from 90 runners, 14%) runs LITHIC (4.25).
TRAINERS IN FORM MOST WINS IN THE LAST 14 DAYS: F O’BRIEN (7 wins from 30 runners, 23%) runners listed above. D MCCAIN (7 wins from 25 runners, 28%) runners listed above. A CARROLL (5 wins from 48 runners, 10%) runs BLACK BUBLE (1.00). JONJO O’NEILL (3 wins from 15 runners, 20%) runners listed above. A KING (2 wins from 16 runners, 12%) runs CARAMELISED (1.35), DANKING (5.00).
TOP COURSE JOCKEYS LEADING JOCKEYS AT STRATFORD (2016-2021) WITH RIDES: BRIAN HUGHES (16 wins from 68 rides, 24%) rides SEE THE SEA (2.45), OSCAR MONTEL (4.25). SEAN BOWEN (14 wins from 81 rides, 17%) rides RUTHLESS ARTICLE (3.20), MARINERS MOON (3.55). PADDY BRENNAN (12 wins from 84 rides, 14%) rides OUR COLOSSUS (5.00). HARRY BANNISTER (11 wins from 60 rides, 18%) rides BLACK BUBLE (1.00). TOM SCUDAMORE (10 wins from 97 rides, 10%) rides ONEONECHOP (1.35), LADY RESET (2.45), NO FIXED CHARGES (4.25), LURGOE (5.00).
JOCKEYS IN FORM MOST WINS IN THE LAST 14 DAYS: BRIAN HUGHES (6 wins from 30 rides, 20%) rides listed above. TOM O’BRIEN (5 wins from 15 rides, 33%) rides ROCK ON TIGER (1.00), RONDE DE NUIT (2.45), LISRONAGH STONE (5.00). NICK SCHOLFIELD (4 wins from 14 rides, 29%) rides FRILLY FROCK (2.10), SMALL BAD BOB (5.00). PADDY BRENNAN (4 wins from 15 rides, 27%) rides listed above. SEAN BOWEN (4 wins from 22 rides, 18%) rides listed above.
WEIGHTWATCHER The horses which have dropped most in the weights from previous winning handicap marks in the last two years: 2.10 KING GOLAN (won off 107 down 14lb to 93); 2.45 SEE THE SEA (won off 123 down 9lb to 114); 3.55 THIS BREAC (won off 84 down 5lb to 79); BAGAN (won off 103 down 10lb to 93); BEAUTIFUL BEN (won off 110 down 12lb to 98); 4.25 TEL’ART (won off 114 down 4lb to 110).
CLASSY TIPS The following horses are running today in a race at least two grades lower than their previous race: 4.25 TEL’ART (down 2 grades).
STABLE MOVES 1.35 CARAMELISED has moved from R Hannon to A King; 1.35 CRANE has moved from M Bell to N Henderson; 1.35 DARK MOTIVE has moved from R Beckett to J Snowden; 1.35 NAZWA has moved from D M Simcock to O Sherwood; 2.10 TAKE EM OUT has moved from T Vaughan to D Burchell; 2.45 FANTASTIC MS FOX has moved from Noel Williams to Dr R Newland..
LONGEST TRAVELLERS HE’S A BULLY (2.10) & THIS BREAC (3.55) trained by J Frost, Buckfastleigh, distance of 176 miles.
NOTE: All statistics are up to and including 27th July.
