2m · Class 4 · 4-6yo · Good To Soft · 8 runners · £5,446
All racecards for Saturday 31st October
We saidWon at 10/11F
THE SKECHER 4/5
A tricky one to unpick — most of these have barely been seen, so the stable and the booking matter more than the figures.
THE SKECHER gets the vote at 4/5 for Dan Skelton, ridden by Tristan Durrell. Dan Skelton is running at 22% over the past fortnight, and the market makes it favourite.
The dangers are KING KUBALA at 7/2 and MAJORDOMO at 4/1.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5. The Skecher 10/11F our selection | J: Tristan DurrellT: Dan Skelton | 5 | 11-0 | – | ||
| Led throughout and pulled hard - hung left at 1st and minor error 3rd before drawing away - lead cut after awkward 6th - went left and untidy 3 out then soon urged on - hard driven and challenged closely after last - kept on gamely to win at full stretch | |||||||
| 2 | shd | 4. King Kubala 9/2 | J: Craig NicholT: Sandy Thomson | 5 | 11-0 | – | |
| Settled in rear on inner - bumped at the first - moved up smoothly before a minor error 2 out - niggled in the second last - sent for home after the last - kept running on strongly final 110 yards - beaten a head in second | |||||||
| 3 | 2½ | 1. Bay Runner 18/1 | J: Sean QuinlanT: Lizzie Quinlan | 5 | 11-0 | – | |
| settled in rear but within reach - jumped awkwardly 3 out and soon nudged for effort - urged after 2 out - third after the last and never threatening - stayed on at same speed to finish third | |||||||
| 4 | ½[3] | 7. Majordomo 5/2 | J: Jack PowerT: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore | 4 | 10-8 | – | |
| sat close up in second - lost rhythm 3 out and made a mistake at the following fence - urged without making inroads before the last - weakened on the run-in to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5 | 9[12] | 2. Flaming Norman 150/1 | J: Ryan ManiaT: Adam Nicol | 5 | 11-0 | – | |
| Held up at the back throughout - clumsy jumping at the 1st and 3rd - small error at the 5th - ridden with no response and jumped awkwardly 2 out - weakened to finish 5th | |||||||
| 6 | 13[25] | 6. Battle Of Arsuf 12/1 | J: Theo GillardT: Donald McCain | 4 | 10-13 | – | |
| up with the front pair and raced freely - jumped awkwardly 1st - minor error 4th - moved into 3rd 3 out - urged without making inroads before the following fence - soon driven and found nothing more - finished 6th | |||||||
| 7 | 17[42] | 8. Noble Thistle 66/1 | J: Patrick WadgeT: Jackie Stephen | 4 | 10-13 | – | |
| Held up out the back throughout - 6th and short of rhythm with urging soon after - folded tamely to finish 7th and well beaten | |||||||
| UR | 3. Jackson Court 9/1 | J: Dominic HislopT: N. W. Alexander | 5 | 10-7 | – | ||
| Prominent early - veered left over the 1st - blundered there and unseated rider | |||||||
Winning time 3m 52.48s · Going Good To Soft · Tote win £1.91