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Happy 70th Birthday Steve Cotton Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Stratford · Sat 30th May 2026 · 20:20

📏 2m4f205y 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 GOOD TO FIRM, Good in places (GoingStick: 7.2) (Watering) 🏟️ Turf 💰 £4,832 🐎 Chase

2nd

Two To Tango

6/5F

Charlie Todd

1st

Gateau De Miel

2/1

Tom Broughton(3)

3rd

Mix Of Clover

5/1

Jonathan Burke

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Class

Class 4

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Distance

2m4f205y

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Going

GOOD TO FIRM, Good in places (GoingStick: 7.2) (Watering)

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Surface

Turf

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Prize

£4,832

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Runners

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Weather

Partly cloudy

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Type

Chase

📊 Betting Forecast

7/4 Two To Tango, 2/1 Gateau De Miel, 5/1 Mix Of Clover, 6/1 Lacrima, 7/1 Boom Boom

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
1	Doc McCoy Form: 21PU-U	8y 168 lbs	Jamie Snowden	115	–
4	Lacrima Form: 1118-8	5y 168 lbs	Harry Reed Nick Scholfield	113	18/1
10	The Dream Goes On Form: /P3U1-	5y 158 lbs	Charlie Deutsch Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	105	–
🥇 1st	Gateau De Miel Form: 72P34-	10y 163 lbs	Tom Broughton(3) Fergal O'Brien	108	2/1
2	Nickelforce Form: 2214-3	7y 168 lbs	Jack Quinlan Ben Case	115	–
3	Pep Talking Form: 1P21-2	8y 167 lbs	Gavin Sheehan Billy Aprahamian	114	–
🥈 2nd	Two To Tango Form: 32213-	8y 163 lbs	Charlie Todd Emma Lavelle	108	6/5F
🥉 3rd	Mix Of Clover Form: 7361P-	12y 160 lbs	Jonathan Burke Alastair Ralph	105	5/1
4	No But I Will Form: 13146-	9y 167 lbs	Julian Smith	114	–
PU	Boom Boom Form: 1187P-	8y 142 lbs	Robert Dunne Rob Summers	87	10/1
8	Theonlywayiswessex Form: /234-2	8y 160 lbs	Alan King	107	–

This looks a good opportunity for TWO TO TANGO to land his second course win. The main danger is Boom Boom.

Racing Post Pick

Two To Tango

Our Expert Tip

GATEAU DE MIE has switched yards and appears to have been waiting for better ground conditions.
This race doesn\'t look the strongest and he gets a strong verdict to take the sixth race on the card.

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

Racecard ›

Westerton

J : Lewis Stones(3)

T : Jennie Candlish

17:00

Age: 6

Form: 559/82

Weight: 165 lbs

OR:

Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.

19:10 Ripon

Racecard ›

Barley

J : David Allan

T : Tim Easterby

19:10

Age: 7

Form: 7-8062

Weight: 131 lbs

OR:

ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.