6:06 Stratford
The 6:06 Stratford sees a small but competitive Class 4 handicap hurdle over 2m6f7y on good to firm ground. With only five runners and three of them rated smart performers by the KTB numbers, the race looks likely to revolve around how the principals handle both the step up or drop in trip and the unproven surface. The KTB Fit Scores are tightly bunched between 60 and 51, underlining a race where class, run-style and trainer track record should prove decisive.
How the race shapes up
The pace shape is a lone leader with medium confidence, pointing to one clear front-runner facing little pressure. Kom Tu Voudras, who tends to make the running or race on the pace, is the obvious candidate to take that uncontested lead. Rebel Tribesman is likely to track handily from a prominent position, while the two held-up runners, Notnowlinda and Kittys Glance, plus Torrent, will be produced late. The key question is whether the clear leader can dictate and prove hard to peg back on this stiffening trip.
The KTB Fit ranking
- 1Notnowlinda KTB Selection60/100Smart performer who has been largely out of form this year yet still ran creditably when fourth last time.
- 2Kom Tu Voudras58/100Smart performer with a solid recent record including a win and two placed efforts from just eight starts.
- 3Rebel Tribesman57/100Smart performer who has won two of his five starts and looks to have more to come.
- 4Kittys Glance53/100Useful performer who has finished in the frame on all three starts this year and arrives in solid form.
- 5Torrent51/100Smart performer who has been consistent enough in recent runs without winning.
The contenders
Notnowlinda KTB Fit 60/100
Notnowlinda is a smart performer who has been largely out of form this year yet still ran creditably when fourth last time out. The step up in trip today looks a positive move for a yard that knows this track well, with Dan Skelton boasting a 22% strike rate at Stratford from 361 runs and an A/E of 0.87. Harry Skelton is aboard, a jockey who strikes at 24% here from 304 rides with an A/E of 0.92. The nine-year-old is usually held up and produces its effort late. It remains unproven on good to firm ground and has no course form on record. The recent form figures read 0953-4.
Kom Tu Voudras KTB Fit 58/100
Kom Tu Voudras is a smart performer with a solid recent record that includes a win and two placed efforts from just eight starts. It drops back in trip today while wearing first-time headgear, both of which introduce unknowns, and it has never raced on good to firm ground. The trainer has only a small sample at the track with a 25% strike rate from four runs and an A/E of 0.7, while Harry Cobden strikes at a steady 20% rate from 60 rides at Stratford with an A/E of 0.72. The six-year-old tends to make the running or race on the pace and could enjoy an uncontested lead according to the race pace shape. Recent form figures are 1-2164.
Rebel Tribesman KTB Fit 57/100
Rebel Tribesman is a smart performer who has won two of his five starts and looks to have more to come. He has already placed at this trip, which adds to his appeal, and the yard's solid 18% strike-rate at Stratford from 150 runs with an A/E of 0.87 is another positive. Jonathan Burke takes the ride but the jockey's modest 9% record at the track from 112 rides and an A/E of 0.52 is the main negative. Usually races handily on or close to the lead, the five-year-old should be prominent in a race with a lone leader shape. Recent form figures read 122-12.
The rest of the field
Kittys GlanceKTB Fit 53/100
Kittys Glance is a useful performer who has finished in the frame on all three starts this year and arrives in solid form, though it is stepping up in class. It steps up in trip today which asks a fresh question, while Alan King has a strong 22% strike rate at Stratford from 248 runs with an A/E of 1 and Tom Bellamy posts a respectable 13% from 120 rides with an A/E of 0.9. Usually held up and produced late, the five-year-old has no course form and is unproven on good to firm. Recent form figures are 01-232.
TorrentKTB Fit 51/100
Torrent is a smart performer who has been consistent enough in recent runs without winning. It drops back in trip today with first-time headgear on going on which it has failed to shine in two previous attempts. Nigel Hawke and David Noonan both have very modest strike rates at Stratford, the trainer on 1% from 102 runs with an A/E of 0.1 and the jockey on 2% from 123 rides with an A/E of 0.29. Usually held up, the five-year-old has recent form figures of P6-453.
KTB verdict
Notnowlinda is the KTB Selection. A smart performer who has been largely out of form this year, it still ran creditably when fourth last time and now steps up in trip for a yard and jockey combination that know Stratford well. The combination of Dan Skelton's 22% strike rate and Harry Skelton's 24% record at the track adds plenty of encouragement even though the mare remains unproven on good to firm. The main dangers are likely to be Kom Tu Voudras, who could take the uncontested lead, and Rebel Tribesman, who has already placed at the trip and is open to further improvement.
KTB Selection Notnowlinda
Morning odds
Best available price per runner, captured 00:15 UTC, 20 Aug. These are a morning snapshot and will have moved — see the live racecard for current prices.
| Runner | Morning price | Bookmaker |
|---|---|---|
| Kom Tu Voudras | 4/1 | Dragon Bet |
This is the narrative read of the 6:06 Stratford. For the live card — runner-by-runner stats, the full Fit Score breakdown and current odds — see the Stratford racecard. New here? How KTB works explains the Fit Score and why we publish both.
Questions about this race
Which horse is likely to get the uncontested lead?
Kom Tu Voudras, who tends to make the running or race on the pace in a race with a lone leader pace shape.
Which runners are unproven on good to firm ground?
Notnowlinda, Kom Tu Voudras, Rebel Tribesman and Kittys Glance have no runs on good to firm; Torrent has two previous runs on the surface without winning or placing.
Who has the strongest trainer record at Stratford in this field?
Alan King with a 22% strike rate from 248 runs and an A/E of 1, followed by Dan Skelton on 22% from 361 runs with an A/E of 0.87.
Which jockey has the best strike rate at the track?
Harry Skelton with a 24% strike rate from 304 rides and an A/E of 0.92.
How many of these runners have course form at Stratford?
None of the five runners have course form on record.
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