3:26 Stratford

The KTB Fit ranking

1. 1Lermoos Legend KTB Selection68/100

   Form -73222 · Mickey Bowen · Sean Bowen

   Lermoos Legend is a smart performer who arrives in decent nick having reeled off four straight seconds. He steps up in trip today, a move that looks positive given he has already won over this distance, though he remains unproven on good to firm ground. The 11-year-old is usually held up and produces his effort late, a run-style that will see him biding his time behind the clear leader before mounting a challenge. Trainer Mickey Bowen and jockey Sean Bowen both hold solid records at Stratford, the former striking at 23% and the latter at 22%. With an official rating of 112 and recent form figures of -73222, he has the class and the current momentum to play a leading role.

2. 2Quick Sharpener62/100

   Form PP-103 · Jamie Snowden · Gavin Sheehan

   Quick Sharpener is a smart performer who has shown useful form when third at a similar trip last time out. He steps up in distance today while wearing first-time headgear, an unknown that could sharpen him further or prove the opposite. Usually held up and produced late, he will be giving the leader a start in a race where the pace shape favours the one in front. Both trainer Jamie Snowden and jockey Gavin Sheehan have solid records at Stratford, yet the horse has looked limited on good to firm in his only run on the surface. Rated 110 and with form figures of PP-103, he remains capable on his best days but needs to prove himself under these conditions.

3. 3Two To Tango62/100

   Form 13-243 · Emma Lavelle · Charlie Todd

   Two To Tango is a useful performer who has won once from three runs at Stratford and looks to have the right connections, with Emma Lavelle holding a solid 20% strike rate at the track. He has been consistent this year with form figures of 13-243 and showed he handles good to firm when placing on his only start on the surface. Usually held up and producing his effort late, he will need to find a way past the uncontested leader in a race set up for the one in front. Stepping up in trip for the first time in a while raises a question, as his sole previous try over this distance brought no success. Rated 104, his course record and recent consistency make him a definite player.

4. 4Another Folly60/100

   Form 2444-4 · Mrs Jane Williams · Ciaran Gethings

   Another Folly is a smart performer who won on his only previous visit to Stratford and steps up in trip today having already scored at this distance. Recent form is solid rather than spectacular with figures of 2444-4, and he has never raced on good to firm ground so that remains an unknown. He tends to make the running or race on the pace, which in a race with a lone leader shape should see him take the clear lead and set his own fractions. Trainer Mrs Jane Williams continues in decent form here with a 21% strike rate from a small sample, though jockey Ciaran Gethings has a modest 9% record at the track. Rated 105 and with a course win to his name, he is well placed to capitalise on the shape.

5. 5Melton Mossy56/100

   Form 761-54 · Mrs C. Williams · Adam Wedge

   Melton Mossy is a smart performer who has shown useful form on his day and is 1-1 on good to firm ground. He steps up markedly in trip today which asks a fresh question of him while the trainer remains winless from nine runs at Stratford, though the jockey has a solid 14% strike rate here from a large sample. Rated 107 with recent form of 761-54.

6. 6Premier Fantasy53/100

   Form 253222 · Nick Scholfield · Harry Reed

   Premier Fantasy is a useful performer who has been knocking on the door with a string of placed efforts and looks ready to go well again. He has shown his best form at this trip including a placing and the step up from 2m4½f is not expected to inconvenience him. Course form reads placed but pulled up on his other visit here while both trainer and jockey have modest strike rates at Stratford. Rated 100 with recent form of 253222.

7. 7Imperial Bede49/100

   Form 2-5443 · Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill · Richie McLernon

   Imperial Bede is a smart performer on his best days and arrives in solid recent form with a string of placed efforts. The first-time trip looks an interesting question rather than a negative for a horse who has never been asked this far. Trainer and jockey both have modest records at Stratford while the going remains unproven. Rated 105 with recent form of 2-5443.

8. 8Mr Rafiki49/100

   Form 4-442F · Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill · Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

   Mr Rafiki is a smart performer on the balance of his ratings and race history but has looked limited in his completed starts and failed to complete last time. He showed some promise when placed over today's trip on his only attempt at it yet steps up in distance from his most recent run. The yard has a modest 4% strike rate at Stratford from 23 runners while the jockey fares better with a 17% record from 58 rides here. Rated 106 with recent form of 4-442F.

9. 9Bahtiyar37/100

   Form 425634 · Max Young · Ben Poste

   Bahtiyar is a modest performer who has been placed a few times at Stratford without winning and is 0-9 at the track overall. He drops back from a recent 3m2f run to a trip where he has been placed once in four starts, and he has shown he can be competitive on good to firm. Trainer is 0-50 here while the jockey operates at a 5% strike rate from 154 rides. Rated 72 with recent form of 425634 and stepping up in class.