18:55 Stratford

Saturday 6 September 2025

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Andy Townsend Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 3m 48.52s

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Selected odds by:

Famoso⁹²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Stan Sheppard| T: M Sheppard| OR: 98| C| D

66/1

Three chase wins last season but below par in 2 outings at Bangor at the start of the summer. Reverts to hurdles after 3 months off (never won in this sphere).

Form: 5232-64

Timeforarum⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: R T Dunne| T: B Eckley| OR: 95| D

13/2

Got off the mark in 2m handicap hurdle at Hereford in December but not seen again until a below-par fifth over 18.5f here at the beginning of July. Off another 10 weeks since.

Form: 64291-5

Chips And Rice^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: C Gethings| T: R Stephens| OR: 94

66/1

Fair Flat winner for James Fanshawe but modest form at best in maiden hurdles for current stable and her opening handicap mark in this sphere isn't obviously generous.

Form: 8340

Lady Caro¹⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 93| D

25/1

Off the mark in gritty fashion in 5-runner handicap hurdle at Plumpton (2m, good to soft) in March and set to be placed when pulled up and dismounted before 3 out at Ludlow in April. First start since.

Form: 42251P-

Jet Patrol^h¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen| OR: 90| CD

4/5

Showed the immediate benefit of a switch to James Owen with a comfortable C&D win 19 days ago. Could easily have more to offer for his prolific new stable and can make light of an 8 lb rise.

Form: 9-24861

Basilette¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 89| CD

13/2

Placed twice in C&D handicaps this summer, latterly 4½ lengths third of 11 to Jet Patrol 19 days ago. Should give another good account but even an 8 lb pull in the weights may not be enough for her to turn the tables on James Owen's charge.

Form: 47-4283

Boskill Borden^v⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A Rees| OR: 86| D

28/1

Placed at Worcester on first 2 starts when visored but his run of good form in the headgear came to a halt back there 7 weeks ago.

Form: 4-57236

Graecia^h,t⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: R P McLernon| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 87

11/1

Fair Flat winner who ran comfortably her best race over hurdles when fourth of 15 in 2m Worcester handicap (good) in July. Would have been a bit closer but for trouble in running. Enters the reckoning.

Form: 4P3P-4

Hill Station^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Luke Scott⁽⁵⁾| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 83

8/1

Four-time winner on the Flat (all AW). Yet to win over hurdles but runner-up 3 times at Newton Abbot this summer, including on latest start 16 days ago. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 622632

Danny's Friend⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 80

18/1

Remains with few miles on the clock and he stepped up on his reappearance/stable debut effort when fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (2½m, good) in June. This drop back to 2m isn't sure to play to his strengths, though.

Form: 9604-64

Granny B^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 78

18/1

Fair winner of the Flat but exposed as a poor maiden over hurdles, finishing 10½ lengths fifth of 11 to Jet Patrol over C&D 19 days ago. Likely to find at least a few too strong again.

Form: 324395

Forecasts

Jet Patrol (4/5), Basilette (13/2), Timeforarum (13/2), Hill Station (8/1), Graecia (11/1), Granny B (18/1), Danny's Friend (18/1), Lady Caro (25/1), Boskill Borden (28/1), Chips And Rice (66/1), Famoso (66/1)

JET PATROL had something to spare when making a winning start for the James Owen yard here last month and an 8 lb rise doesn't look enough to prevent him following up. Graecia was quite a promising fourth at Worcester last time and might provide the main threat ahead of Basilette, who was third to the selection last time.