Race breakdown

14:13 Stratford
Bet With On Course Bookmakers Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) · Saturday 17 October

Distance2m6½f
GoingGood
Runners4
Race typeChase · Class 4

Runners & Race DNA fit

Informational only · 18+.

No.HorseFormRun styleWgtDNA fitHighest price
1KilworthTrainer Emma LavelleJockey Jonathan Burke
71P13-–11-11
Questions to answer
43
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2Ignore The DoorTrainer Harry DerhamJockey Paul O'Brien
/1635-–11-9
Questions to answer
45
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3DepalmaOur pick Strong caseTrainer Dan SkeltonJockey Tristan Durrell
-23212–11-4
Mixed fit
52
–
4SenatorTrainer Jamie SnowdenJockey Gavin Sheehan
3212-–11-2
Questions to answer
49
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About fit scores: Race DNA compares today's conditions (going, trip and course) with the conditions a horse has shown it handles. It is an analysis aid to help you form your own view – not a prediction, a tip or a recommendation to bet.

Case for and against

Kilworth

No. 1 · Questions to answer

The case for

  • Won 1 of 2 on good ground
  • Has won at Class 4
  • Trainer in form: 2 from 8 in the last 14 days

The case against

  • 2m6½f is ½f shorter than its best range (2m7f–3m)

Ignore The Door

No. 2 · Questions to answer

The case for

  • Won 1 of 2 on good ground
  • 2m6½f is within its best range (2m6f–2m7f); won 1 of 3 at around this trip
  • Has won at Class 4

The case against

  • Off 257 days
  • Trainer: 0 from 10 in the last 14 days

Depalma

No. 3 · Mixed fit

The case for

  • Won 1 of 7 on good ground
  • 2m6½f is within its best range (2m½f–3m2f); won 1 of 1 at around this trip
  • Has won at Class 4

The case against

  • No obvious negatives on paper

Senator

No. 4 · Questions to answer

The case for

  • Placed in 2 of 2 on good ground
  • Has won at Class 4
  • Trainer in form: 5 from 18 in the last 14 days

The case against

  • 2m6½f is 6f further than its best range (2m–2m½f)
  • Off 182 days

Case for/against points are generated from each horse's own race record. Thin records mean fewer points.