Racecards
14:40 Hereford
Herefordshire Cricket Ltd. Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,600 added
- Winner: £1,689
- 2nd: £496
- 3rd: £248
- 4th: £124
- Form 408F1P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey J McGrath
led and keen, jumped left 3rd, soon hung badly left and raced wide, ran out 5th
Willard
21- Form 00-680
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Lee Edwards
tracked leaders and keen, in 4th after 2 out and held, left poor 3rd last, lost 3rd place near finish
- Form 3-330
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Mat Salaman
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up mid-division, headway to track leaders before 3 out, led 2 out, eased run-in
- Form P-63499
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey R P McLernon
prominent, weakened after 3 out
Dazzling Rita
251- Form 2-26762
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey David England
tracked leader, left in lead 5th, headed 2 out, soon weakened, left por 2nd last, no impression on winner
- Form 05-9475
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Ed De Giles
- Jockey Felix de Giles
held up mid-division on inner, went 2nd after 2 out, ridden and 8 lengths down when fell last
Swains Meadow
111- Form 76-0U0P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer K Bishop
- Jockey James Best
held up in rear, ridden after 2 out, plugged on to take 3rd near finish
- Form P-63446
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
held up towards rear, reminder after 4th, ridden and weakened after 3 out
- Form F65443
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 82
Nonrunner
Verdict
Apache Dawn has had plenty of chances but ran his best race for a while when third at Stratford last month and this is an equally uninspiring contest. Dazzling Rita was beaten 19 lengths when runner-up at the same track last July and hasn't been out since while Black Cache was pulled up at Huntingdon after winning at Exeter and is very hard to predict. Mutanaker isn't improving but the better ground should help last month's Chepstow sixth CHASING ACES and Gary Brown's gelding is taken to open his account in only his second handicap.
Formwatch
Black Cache (IRE) 11-4fav (10-9) Chased leader until mistake 3rd, lost place next, soon behind and struggling, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out, in a race won by Endeavor (10-8) at Huntingdon 2m ldys hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Mar, 9 ran.
Willard 100-1 (11-1) In touch, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, 12th of 16, well behind Featherintheattic (11-1) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Tallulah Mai 11-2 (11-9) Always towards rear, 10th of 12, well behind Gross Prophet (11-5) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy in Nov.
Le Grand Chene (FR) 20-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, soon tailed off, 9th of 10, well behind Lucky Lukey (10-11) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Nov.
Dazzling Rita 16-1 (10-7) Held up mid-division, outpaced before 4 out, went remote 3rd 3 out, kept on to chase winner last 75 yards, no impression, 2nd of 11, 19l behind Taroum (10-11) at Stratford 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gf in Jul.
Mutanaker 11-2 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, never on terms with leaders, weakened before last, 5th of 11, 34l behind Ophelia's Kiss (10-13) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Jan.
Swains Meadow 200-1 (10-10) Towards rear, pushed along and blundered 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Kaffie (10-10) at Exeter 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) hvy in Dec, 14 ran.
Western Pride 22-1 (9-9) In touch in mid-division, not fluent 1st, closed 8th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, 34l behind Kap West (10-3) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Mar.
Chasing Aces 14-1 (11-3) With leader, led after 5 out, headed narrowly before 3 out, weakened before last, 6th of 10, 17l behind Spinning Waters (11-2) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Mar.
Apache Dawn 18-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along from 5th, switched outside and ridden after 4 out, chased clear winner after next, kept on same pace from 2 out, no chance with winner when lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Naughtyatiz (10-2) at Stratford 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Mar.
Tiger Bay (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) Led until 5th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 13, well behind Spirit Son (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) sft in Jan '11.