Racecards
15:55 Hexham
Marie-Curie Daffodil Dash Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £5,848
- 2nd: £1,717
- 3rd: £859
- 4th: £429
- Form 3257/84-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Peter Carberry
tracked leading pair, headway 2 out, challenged on outside between last 2, kept on same pace, no extra in 3rd flat
- Form 240UB-P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey D C Costello
led, joined 6th, headed narrowly 4 out, lost place between last 2, weakened before last, tailed off
- Form 2115U-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer J P Ferguson
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up behind, headway and in touch 2 out, effort towards stands side approaching last, ridden and stayed on to chase winner flat, always held
- Form PPF7F-3
- Age 8
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Mrs S J Smith
- Jockey Callum Bewley
tracked leader, joined leader 6th, led narrowly 4 out, driven 2 out, ridden and headed between last 2, no impression in 4th flat
- Form 0086-U3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up in 4th, tracked leaders when not fluent 2 out, squeezed through on inside to lead between last 2, ridden and kept on flat
- Form 6P6PF-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
Nonrunner
Verdict
The combination of John Ferguson and A P McCoy will be popular but Aalim has yet to fully convince, having landed just a couple of modest successes before disappointing the last twice. He may well be good enough off a fair handicap mark but is not likely to represent much in the way of value and VASCO DU RONCERAY is preferred. He's competed in far better contests than this in a light career to date and was not disgraced in the decent Sandown handicap last time won by L'Unique - the French-bred gelding is taken to make his class tell. Party Rock is also short-list material if able to build on a much better Aintree effort last time but the other three are all searching for form and face a tough task.
Formwatch
Vasco Du Ronceray (FR) 5-1 (11-9) Held up, headway before 4th, mistake next, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on one pace before last, 4th of 9, 14l behind L'unique (11-12) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Apr.
Son Of Flicka 10-1 (11-6) Held up in mid-division, pushed along 10th, hit 12th, lost place from 14th, last next, tailed off when slow 2 out, pulled up after, in a race won by Jurisdiction (10-12) at Cartmel 3m 6f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in May, 8 ran.
Aalim 5-1 (11-3) Held up mid-division, stumbled and unseated rider after 5th, in a race won by Silsol (11-8) at Ayr 2m 4f con hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Apr, 11 ran.
Green Wizard (IRE) 11-2 (10-2) Chased leaders, driven approching 3 out, one pace and no impression before last, 3rd of 8, 14l behind Shotavodka (11-8) at Haydock 2m 6f hcp chs (2) sft in May.
Bell Weir 9-1 (10-13) Prominent, led 2 out, headed before last, soon beaten, one pace and lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Bordoni (11-12) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft.
Party Rock (IRE) 9-2 (11-3) Prominent, ridden before 3 out, every chance 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, 4th of 9, 4l behind Rumble Of Thunder (10-7) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gd in May.