16:12 Stratford Handicap Hurdle (Class 5) 19f - 16 Run Class & Speed Card

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16:12 Stratford Handicap Hurdle (Class 5) 19f Race Class Flow

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Josh Thompson gets a good tune out of AMBASSADOR, with the pair combining for three triumphs in the last year, including at Uttoxeter when last seen over obstacles. Micky Hammond's seven-year-old has since performed with credit on the Flat and is the form choice in a race that isn't as competitive as the field size would suggest. Queen Of Steel also reverts to hurdles and has shown enough previously under this jockey to warrant an interest. Cheekpieces replacing blinkers might help Evenwood Sonofagun put his heavy Market Rasen defeat behind him.

Not as competitive as the numbers suggest and SUPPOSEDTOBE looks the way to go back hurdling after posting a very good second over fences at Cartmel last time. Ambassador comes here in good nick and is next on the list, with Joker du Chenet, Queen of Steel and River Robe all worthy of respect too.

The pick is JOKER DU CHENET ran a big race in defeat over a longer trip here two starts ago and also performed well last time.

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16:45 Stratford Maiden Hurdle (Class 4) 16f - 6 Run Class & Speed Card

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16:45 Stratford Maiden Hurdle (Class 4) 16f Race Class Flow

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Cavern Club was useful on the Flat and did all that was expected of him and more when sent off a short-price favourite for his hurdling bow at Cartmel. He has a future at this game but in ROARING LEGEND, he comes up against a rival who finished second in Listed company early on in the year and has been freshened up since a shock defeat at Aintree. Leave Her To Me kept going to make it second-time lucky over timber at Uttoxeter, although this requires more of her.

CAVERN CLUB probably didn't achieve much in form terms with his main market rival flopping at Cartmel, but he still scored with any amount in hand and, with much better to come, he's taken to improve past standard-setter Roaring Legend, who presumably wasn't right to falter as he did on the run-in at Aintree when last seen in May.

Preference is for fairly useful Flat racer CAVERN CLUB, who didn't beat much on his hurdling debut but did it very easily.

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17:20 Stratford Handicap Chase (Class 5) 23f - 11 Run Class & Speed Card

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17:20 Stratford Handicap Chase (Class 5) 23f Race Class Flow

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The King Of May ended a drought of more than two years at Cartmel, but he isn't certain to back it up. At half his age, NICKELFORCE surely has his best days ahead of him and after showing a decent level of ability over the smaller obstacles, he could come into his own now sent chasing. The application of a visor might help Calvic as he tries to make amends for letting favourite-backers down at Worcester.

BEGIN THE LUCK has a good record here and shaped as if still in form at Newton Abbot last week, so can take advantage of this drop in class. Isholo du Vivien has been all or nothing over fences so far but he's a player if bouncing back, while Nickelforce is consistent over hurdles and makes his chase bow in a thin race.

This can go to class-dropper BEGIN THE LUCK (nap), who chased home a progressive rival on his latest visit to Stratford in June.

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17:50 Stratford Handicap Hurdle (Class 4) 16f - 9 Run Class & Speed Card

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17:50 Stratford Handicap Hurdle (Class 4) 16f Race Class Flow

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Returning to better ground seems to have revitalised CALLIN BATON ROUGE, who made it two from two for Charles and Adam Pogson when winning at Market Rasen three weeks ago. A 10lb hike in the ratings will make things tougher, but she is evidently on good terms with herself and may well have more to offer. Don Rafael finished third to the selection last time and could close the gap on revised terms, while market support for handicap debutant Rubies Or Gold should be noted.

DOUGLAS DC ran well on his most recent Flat outing and returns to hurdling in a lower-grade race than usual, so he's put forward as the answer. Hat-trick seeker Callin Baton Rouge and Pak Army head the opposition.

Callin Baton Rouge is respected but C&D winner PAK ARMY also arrives in good form and he gets the vote.

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18:20 Stratford Handicap Chase (Class 3) 17f - 6 Run Class & Speed Card

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18:20 Stratford Handicap Chase (Class 3) 17f Race Class Flow

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El Borracho showed up well for a long way over an extended 2m3f here recently and while both the drop in trip and class are positives, his tendency to jump right must be cause for concern. Forget The Way posted a creditable third at Market Rasen in July and the unexposed chaser ought to go well under ideal conditions, but it is SACRE COEUR that shades preference. Dan Skelton's charge struggled in a warm class 2 at Uttoxeter last time out, but this smaller field will play to her strengths and she is now 1lb lower than last December's Ludlow triumph.

EL BORRACHO has become very well handicapped and could be set to strike down in trip having shaped encouragingly here last time. Forget The Way is feared most ahead of Sacre Coeur.

The one with least to prove is FORGET THE WAY, who posted a sound effort when placed off today's mark at Market Rasen in July.

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18:50 Stratford NH Flat Race (Class 5) 16f - 5 Run Class & Speed Card

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18:50 Stratford NH Flat Race (Class 5) 16f Race Class Flow

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SERIOUS CHAT chased home a Willie Mullins hotpot on his second start at Ballinrobe in June and, now in the care of Donald McCain, he ought to take all the beating. The main threat could come from All Well And Good, who must shoulder a penalty having won at Worcester in July, while Blackwater Lilly is most appealing of the remainder.

The form SERIOUS CHAT displayed in a couple of bumpers in Ireland earlier this year gives him strong claims on debut for Donald McCain and he's fancied to come out on top. Blackwater Lily stepped up on her debut when second at Uttoxeter in July and she's feared, along with Worcester-scorer All Well And Good.

The form of the Kilbeggan bumper in which SERIOUS CHAT finished second in June has worked out pretty well in the meantime.

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Racecard Key

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Icon	Meaning
	TomForm top stats, gold rated
	TomForm top stats silver rated
	Ran similar race before
S	TomForm fatstest rated speed horse, last time out
T	Top Time speeed rated
	Top Racingpost rated
	At the races watchout for
	At the races top pick
	Top rated for thet statistic

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How to use Tomform

Please Watch this short video that will help you learn how to use Tomform.com to filter out the runners and find a winner in each race.

This is the 16:15 Kempton race from the video above backed at 28/1 earlier in the day.

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