Racecards
14:30 Stratford
102 Touch FM Selling Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,949
- 2nd: £572
- 3rd: £286
- 4th: £143
- Form 0-17
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up in rear, hit 4th, headway on outside after 2 out, went 2nd before last, stayed on, not able to get to winner
- Form 3366-20
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
prominent, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, pushed along after 3 out, lost place next, weakened before last
- Form 1285-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leader, every chance when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 44-6247
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey J M Quinlan
led, headed after 2 out, beaten before last where left 3rd
- Form 44966-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up in touch, closed before 3 out, challenged next, soon led, clear last, driven out
- Form 106/35-F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Lee Edwards
held up, took keen hold, not fluent 4th, headway approaching 2 out, beaten before last where hampered
- Form 8P-3134
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey T E Whelan
mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, 3rd and beaten when blundered and unseated rider last
Pass Friend
19- Form 00
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer M R Bosley
- Jockey James Davies
pulled hard in rear, not fluent 4th, ridden before 3 out, soon struggling, tailed off
Verdict
Thegaygardener looked useful when obliging at Uttoxeter last year but the handicapper has made life difficult and the five-year-old drops in grade in an attempt to add to that sole success. THIRD HALF has struggled to live up to the feats of half-brother, Brown Panther, but if the tonguestrap can work on its first application, the Worcester winner looks very much the one to beat. Quadriller has questions to answer after a modest run at Worcester while Neil King saddles two entries including Huntingdon winner, Wom. Persian Herald will make a first foray into plating company though he is still a maiden after 15 previous starts. The Bay Bandit posted a 25/1 shock over course and distance earlier in the season though the form of that race has not worked out.
Formwatch
The Bay Bandit 20-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 4 out, stayed on same pace from next, 7th of 15, 32l behind Anay Turge (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jun.
Thegaygardener 13-2 (10-9) Held up towards rear, ridden before 3 out, well beaten next, 10th of 12, 17l behind Tom Wade (10-3) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Jun.
Third Half 11-1 (10-4) Held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon outpaced, last of 5, 9l behind Docs Legacy (11-0) at Wolverhampton 2m Nat Hunt Flat (4yo) (AWT) (4) std in Jan.
Persian Herald 7-1 (11-6) Keen led, hit 4th, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened last, 7th of 10, 17l behind Dont Take Me Alive (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Jun.
Quadriller (FR) 5-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, driven and one pace 3 out, no impression before next, 5th of 12, 35l behind Thunder Sheik (10-6) at Worcester 2m 4yo mdn stks (4) gd in Jun.
Rigid 12-1 (10-5) Mid-division, fell 3rd, in a race won by Maoi Chinn Tire (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in May, 10 ran.
Wom 16-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway 3 out, no extra after next, 4th of 13, 17l behind My Lord (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gf.
Pass Friend 125-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, weakened before 3 out, 10th of 13, well behind Azure Fly (11-0) at Stratford 2m mdn hdl (5) gd.