Wednesday's free GOLD feature, the Trainer Statistics (TS) report is, in fact, four reports in one. It contains information on a trainer’s recent form, and their longer term course form. For each of 14 day, 30 day, course one year, and course five year, users can filter by runs, wins, places, win profit/loss and each way profit/loss.
Clicking on any row in the report will reveal the runners that trainer has entered on the day in question, and clicking on the runner row will open that race in a new tab.
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In addition to the TS report, we also have the following fully functional free racecards...
- 1.23 Fairyhouse
- 2.35 Warwick
- 2.45 Catterick
- 3.00 Newcastle
My own personal settings for the TS report ...
...have actually generated just one UK qualifier as follows...
30 day form...
...and as the in-form Bolsover Bill runs in a 'free' race, it makes sense for me to take a quick look at the 2.45 Catterick, where I suspect he'll be well fancied to land this 10-runner, Class 5, 5yo+ handicap chase over the thick end of 2m3½f on soft ground...
As seen on the TS report graphic above, Bolsover Bill is in great form and seeks a 4-timer here, but Roccowithlove also won last time out , whilst both McGarry and Ribeye have wins in the recent form line. Dogem by Design looks the weakest on form.
Dogem was pulled up after losing touch LTO and has been beaten by 38, 43 and 74 lengths in his other three UK starts and at 3lbs out of the handicap, I'm happy to cross him off my list on his chasing debut.
The majority of this field all raced at this Class 5 level last time, but three of them drop down a grade; the top two in the weights, Crack du Ninian & Where's Hector along with last year's winner of this race, Relkadam.
That win last year of 8lbs higher than today makes Relkadam one of just two previous course and distance winners, along with featured runner, Bolsover Bill. The only other course or distance success from this bunch was Roccowithlove's win here over 3m1½f thirteen days ago for his first chase success.
I've already discounted Dogem By Design and at 63 days, he's been off the track the longest with the others all having raced in the last month; Relkadam and Roccowithlove have been sighted in the last fortnight.
Dogem by Design is on his second handicap and we've some new headgear on show as the top two in the weights, Crack du Ninian & Where's Hector are first-time wearers of a visor and a hood respectively.
As stated above, we've three course winners (2 at C&D) on show here and we've three winners at 2m2f to 2m4f. We also have four NH winners on soft ground and six with at least one previous Class 5 success, according to Instant Expert...
...which as you might have expected at Class 5 is awash with red! Bolsover Bill and Roccowithlove are the two obvious standouts and warning bells have started to ring about En Meme Temps (going/trip), Relkadam (going/trip, although he won this last year) and Ribeye (class), but it's highly possible that some of these might appear in a better light on place form...
Hmmm, yes, a little but Ribeye's time is up for today, I fear. A win and two places from sixteen career starts doesn't fill me with confidence about his chances on chase debut, so he's now a discard too and if we've now just got the top eight, I have some concerns about McGarry on soft ground with showers forecasted.
I know from looking at Bolsover Bill's recent wins that he likes to set the tempo of the race, but here's how his rivals have approached their last four outings too...
...suggesting that top weight Crack du Ninian might well keep him company up top, whilst Where's Hector and Dogem by Design look like they'll be held up, as might last year's winner, Relkadam who actually raced in mid-division for that race. Our Pace Analyser for this race...
...says that hold-up horses are likely to struggle to win/place and that horses on the sharp end of proceedings fare best of all.
Summary
It's hard to ignore the claims of featured horse Bolsover Bill, isn't it? He's in great form, his yard's in good form, he scores well on Instant Expert and on pace. He's also 2 from 2 under today's jockey and if we return briefly to Instant Expert and look just at chase form...
...he has to be the one, doesn't he? I know he's up 10lbs for a pair of convincing victories, but I think there might be well be a fair bit more to come for this 6 yr old. Nobody's getting rich off his 11/4 early price from Bet365, but I actually thought he might be a bit shorter.
That early market has McGarry at the same price, but a lack of chasing experience and his poor soft ground form make that price a bit skinny in my opinion and I think Roccowithlove might pose a threat. he's 11/2, which isn't long enough for an E/W bet in my opinion, whilst it wouldn't be the biggest surprise ever if Relkadam put another big run in and at 8/1 he could be an E/W possible, especially if your bookie pays four places.
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