1 S T RA C E 1 . 30 PM The Oncourse Bookmakers Welcome You To Stratford

Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 4)

TWO MILES ABOUT ONE FURLONGS (2m 213yds) for five yrs old and upwards

Total prize fund £8650

Owners Prize Money Winner £3494; Second £1746; Third £874; Fourth £437; Fifth £218. (Penalty Value £4568.06)

SEE PAGE 30 FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE.

1 GRANDEUR D’AME (FR) (45) 326-301 D 7 12 0

B g Desir d’Un Soir (FR) - Sourya d’Airy (FR)

O Syders & Burkes Br Mr Georges Lacombe

T Alan King, Barbury Castle S Goodwin Racing Ltd

RED and WHITE check, WHITE cap.

TIMEFORM VIEW Bumper/hurdles winner who made it third time lucky in this sphere at Huntingdon (16.5f) in January. Hard to grumble with a 5lb rise and, with similar conditions forecast here, he should have a big part to play. Star RatingHHHHI Official BHA Rating 119 TOM CANNON

2 THELASTHIGHKING (IRE) (132) 25241-4 BF 7 11 13

Ch g Roderic O’Connor (IRE) - End of The Affair (IRE)

O Mr Eddie Whettam

T Nigel Twiston-Davies, Cheltenham

Br J. Ward

S Agetur (UK) Ltd

ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW (quartered), ROYAL BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE and RED check cap.

TIMEFORM VIEW Signed off last season with a game success in a handicap hurdle at Doncaster Disappointing on return/chase debut at Warwick in November but since undergone a wind op and better expected here with a first-time tongue strap enlisted Star RatingHHHII Official BHA Rating 118 JORDAN

3 GREENROCK ABBEY (IRE) (30) 60-1312

Ch g El Salvador (IRE) - Aos Dana (IRE)

O R L Baker & R Lee

Br Mark Slevin

T Kerry Lee, Presteigne S Fitzdares Limited

WHITE, DARK BLUE epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, WHITE cap, DARK BLUE star

7 11 8

TIMEFORM VIEW Has taken well to fences this season, winning 2 of his 4 starts in this sphere. Didn’t do much wrong when beaten only by a progressive type at Uttoxeter (2m) last time (pair clear of the rest) and a reproduction of that would give him every chance here.

4 TIGER VOICE (FR) (16)

B g Poet’s Voice - Tarsia (GER)

Star RatingHHHHH Official BHA Rating 113

00-0045

O The Bill & Ben Partnership Br Mr Mathieu Daguzan-Garros

T Bernard Llewellyn, Bargoed

BLACK, YELLOW epaulets, BLACK sleeves, YELLOW stars, YELLOW cap.

8 11 7

TIMEFORM VIEW Winning hurdler/chaser for Henry de Bromhead in Ireland but, having changed hands for £18,000 in October, he hasn’t shown much spark in 3 starts for present connections Now tried in blinkers.

Star RatingHIIII Official BHA Rating 112 ROBERT WILLIAMS (3)

5 EXTRAORDINARY MAN (FR) (25) 304U-52 BF 7 10 12

B g No Risk At All (FR) - Argovie (FR)

O Mr Simon Hunt

Br Ecurie Maulepaire & E. Du Reau

T David Bridgwater, Stow-on-the-Wold S Winvic Construction Limited

RED and WHITE check, BLACK and WHITE check sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap.

TIMEFORM VIEW Fair maiden over hurdles (twice placed during 2021/22) who probably ran to a similar level sent chasing after 12 weeks off when second in 3-runner affair at Leicester last month. Not entirely without hope on handicap debut in this sphere. Star RatingHHHII Official BHA Rating 103

Number of Declared Runners 5..................................................................................................(Exacta)

Blinkers worn first time by No. 4. Tongue Strap worn first time by No. 2.

Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 3. Running for the first time since Wind Surgery No. 2.

BETTING FORECAST:

15-8 Greenrock Abbey (IRE), 9-4 Grandeur d’Ame (FR), 4-1 Thelasthighking (IRE), 11-2 Extraordinary Man (FR), 50-1 Tiger Voice (FR)

RACE SUMMARY:

GREENROCK ABBEY improved for the fitting of cheekpieces when scoring in good style at Hereford in January and subsequently pulled clear of the rest when hitting the crossbar at Uttoxeter He should be suited by this sharp track and shades preference ahead of Huntingdon-winner Grandeur d’Ame. Though Thelasthighking was well beaten on debut in this sphere, he is very much a chasing type on looks and may leave that form well behind here following a break/wind op.

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Stratford Racecourse has generously sponsored all races today and will present a memento to the winning owner and a £75 cash prize to the stable employee responsible for the best turned out horse

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