Happy 70th Birthday Steve Cotton Handicap Chase (GBB Race).
Stratford · Saturday, 30 May · 22:20
· 2m 4f 205y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
19:20
Off time
5
Runners
Good to Firm (Good in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 5 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.20
6/5
02 · 🥈 2nd
3
2/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
11
10/1
05 · —
19
18/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | — |
Lacrima (G)
[T]
Fairly useful chaser who landed hat-trick of claimers in France last summer/autumn for Nick George & Amanda Zetterholm. Has made little impact both outings for current yard, including back over the larger obstacles last time, and could onl…
|
1118-84 | Harry Reed | Nick Scholfield | 5 | 76.2 kg |
19
18/1
|
| — | 1 | — | Doc McCoy (G) | 021PU-U | — | Jamie Snowden | 8 | 76.2 kg | — |
| 1st | 2 | — |
Gateau De Miel (G)
[T]
Course winner last summer who ran well on first outing since leaving Barry Brennan when runner-up in Wincanton hunter (2½m, soft) in March. Disappointing both subsequent starts under Rules but has been given a chance by the assessor on fir…
|
472P34- | Tom Broughton | F O'Brien | 10 | 73.9 kg |
3
2/1
|
| — | 2 | — | Nickelforce (G) | 32214-3 | J M Quinlan | B I Case | 7 | 76.2 kg | — |
| 2nd | 3 | — |
Two To Tango (G)
FAV
[P]
Winless following 11 attempts over hurdles but off the mark in this sphere at the fourth time of asking when gamely seeing off his 4 rivals with first-time cheekpieces enlisted here (19f) in March. Held back by a clumsy round of jumping at…
|
32213-2 | C J Todd | Miss E C Lavelle | 8 | 73.9 kg |
2.20
6/5
|
| — | 3 | — | Pep Talking (G) | 21P21-2 | G Sheehan | Billy Aprahamian | 8 | 75.7 kg | — |
| 3rd | 4 | — |
Mix Of Clover (G)
[P]
Inconsistent veteran who bounced back to form to justify support when winning a 5-runner C&D handicap in October. However, typically followed that with a bad run at Hereford next time and it's hard to know what form he'll be in on this ret…
|
7361P-3 | J J Burke | A Ralph | 12 | 72.6 kg |
6
5/1
|
| — | 4 | — | No But I Will (G) | 213146- | — | J S Smith | 9 | 75.7 kg | — |
| — | 5 | — |
Boom Boom (G)
[T]
Showed plenty of ability remains when landing back-to-back course handicaps here last summer. However, lost his form badly later in 2025 and returns from a 6-month absence from 3 lb out of the weights.
|
1187P-P | R T Dunne | B R Summers | 8 | 64.4 kg |
11
10/1
|
| — | 8 | — | Theonlywayiswessex (G) | 17/234-2 | — | A King | 8 | 72.6 kg | — |
| — | 10 | — | The Dream Goes On (M) | 1F/P3U1- | Charlie Deutsch | Dr R Newland & J Insole | 7 | 71.7 kg | — |
Betting forecast: Two To Tango (6/5), Gateau De Miel (2/1), Mix Of Clover (5/1), Boom Boom (10/1), Lacrima (18/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4832.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2223.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1112.0 GBP |
| P4 | 556.0 GBP |
| P5 | 277.0 GBP |