Racecards
12:25 Ascot
Playboy Club London Novices' Hurdle (Class 2)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £16,000 added
- Winner: £10,010
- 2nd: £2,957
- 3rd: £1,478
- 4th: £739
- Form 1-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
led, brushed 4th, blundered badly and headed 3 out, soon ridden and chased winner, ridden after 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, not recover
Attimo (GER)
18- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
took keen hold tracking leader, hit 3rd, left in 2nd briefly 3 out, soon ridden in 3rd, weakened well before next, tailed off
- Form 2-4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer K C Bailey
- Jockey S Thomas
held up in rear, headway in 3rd well before 2 out, driven after 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
- Form 1-23
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey J E Moore
tracked leading pair, disputing 2nd after 4th, definite 2nd 4 out, pushed along when left in lead next and ridden soon after, driven between last 2, edged left flat, stayed on well
- Form U142-55
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey R Johnson
raced wide, tracked leading trio, went left 5th, headway on outside approaching 4 out, pushed along and outpaced soon after 3 out, rallied to 4th well before next, no impression when mistake and weakened 2 out
Verdict
CARRAIG MOR won a minor Irish point-to-point last December and didn't make his hurdling debut until three weeks ago over 2m5f at Uttoxeter. He quickly pulled himself to the front and despite a couple of novicey errors came home with his head in his chest and this looks his for the taking. By The Boardwalk looks as though he needs a thorough test of stamina which he may not get in a small field but Doing Fine, a winning point-to-pointer, is better than the bare form of his hurdling debut at Chepstow suggests as he made a bad blunder at the last and was eased. Tinker Time was thought good enough to contest a Grade 2 on his hurdling bow but was well beaten, as he was on heavy ground at Ffos Las a couple of weeks ago, while Charlie Mann's German recruit Attimo never got involved at Exeter after being impeded at the third last.
Formwatch
Carraig Mor (IRE) 9-4fav (10-12) Jumped right at times, took keen hold early, held up, headway to track leader 2nd, led after next, came clear from 3 out, very easily, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft beating Milord (10-12) by 25l, 12 ran.
Attimo (GER) 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, soon outpaced, no impression when hampered next, 5th of 18, 21l behind Doctor Harper (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f nh nov hdl (3) gs.
By The Boardwalk (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway from 3 out, ridden and one pace from last, 4th of 12, 9l behind Flemenson (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Oct.
Doing Fine (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Chase dleaders, slow jump and lost place 5th, headway to chase leaders agin 8th, led before 4 out, headed 3 out, 3rd one pace and no chance with leading duo before next, blundered last, 3rd of 8, 23l behind Kaki De La Pree (11-0) at Chepstow 3m mdn hdl (5) sft in Oct.
Tinker Time (IRE) 11-8fav (10-12) Disputed slow pace until 5th, stayed close up, not fluent 9th, led 3 out, soon ridden and headed, weakened approaching last, last of 5, 36l behind Berea Boru (11-5) at Ffos Las 3m nh nov hdl (4) hvy.