13:50 Stratford

Monday 29 March 2021

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Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 3m 49.94s

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Selected odds by:

Isolate¹⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 127| D

9/4

Fairly useful on Flat and won novices at Taunton and Leicester before shaping better than the distance beaten suggests on handicap debut at Ascot. Remains with potential back from a break.

Form: 2-3110

Stepney Causeway^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 138| C| D

4/11

Lightly-raced, fairly-useful winner on the Flat who left hurdles debut well behind when very easy winner of Catterick maiden. Followed up here (18.7f) 2 weeks ago and open to further improvement.

Form: 511

Bold Red²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: D G Bridgwater

150/1

Tailed off in Kempton bumper on debut and then ran in void race at Plumpton prior to showing very little at Southwell.

Form: 0V5

Faitque De L'Isle²⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: E De Giles| OR: 119

25/1

Showed fairly useful form completed start over hurdles in France in January last year. Just fair form in 3 chase starts since but a market check required with Brian Hughes booked for UK/stable debut.

Form: P28-54

Miltiades⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R Patrick| T: H D Daly

80/1

Fell sole start in points and probably needed the run when a well-held third of 4 in a Ludlow bumper on debut in January.

Form: F3

Red Maple³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill

50/1

Made winning NH debut in Bangor bumper in September. No impact either start over hurdles since, though could prove a different proposition when sent handicapping.

Form: 178

Sir Warrior⁷⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Solomon Wood⁽⁷⁾| T: M Gates

250/1

Failed to complete in 4 starts in points and went with no promise on Leicester Rules debut in January.

Form: PFUP/P

Zuba³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: W T Kennedy| T: N J Gifford

25/1

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1¾m) for Amanda Perrett but well held on Doncaster hurdle debut in December. Subsequently had wind op and was bit better than result (travelled well) back on Flat since.

Form: 0

Order Of St John¹⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys

100/1

Modest maiden on Flat, unproven beyond 6f, so an unlikely sort for hurdling.

Form:

Tashunka¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien

12/1

Showed fair form in 2 bumpers in 2017/18, but below that level both starts following season. Offered something to work on sent hurdling after 25 months off prior to unseating at Huntingdon.

Form: 2680/3U

Lightning Blue¹¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: R T Dunne| T: T R Gretton

150/1

Little impact on Flat/both starts over hurdles.

Form: 48

Non-Runners

Voyburg¹⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Stepney Causeway (4/11), Isolate (9/4), Tashunka (12/1), Voyburg (12/1), Faitque De L'Isle (25/1), Zuba (25/1), Red Maple (50/1), Miltiades (80/1), Order Of St John (100/1), Lightning Blue (150/1), Bold Red (150/1), Sir Warrior (250/1)

STEPNEY CAUSEWAY is already verging on useful and, with both his hurdles wins backed up by the clock, he's hard to oppose. Isolate remains with potential back from a break and seems likely to pose the main threat. Tashunka may prove best of the rest.