Racecards
14:15 Stratford
Tony And Andrea Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f
- Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £3,119
- 2nd: £916
- 3rd: £458
- 4th: £229
- Form FP4-44
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey C Poste
tracked leaders, driven to take 2nd between last, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner
Heston
54- Form 3-8535
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leaders, outpaced in 4th 3 out, stayed on to take modest 3rd approaching last, no chance with front pair
Landsker Jac
44- Form 07
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey Donal Devereux
led after 1st, headed after 3 out, outpaced when lost 2nd between last 2, soon no chance with front pair, weakened into 4th approaching last
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Paul Moloney
blundered 1st, tracked leaders, in touch when blundered badly and unseated rider 5th
My Direction
17- Form 2
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J P Ferguson
- Jockey J M Quinlan
led to after 1st, tracked leader, led again after 3 out, drew clear on bit between last 2, unextended
Miss Treacle
53- Form PP-UPRP
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey T J Phelan
held up in rear in touch, midtake 5th, outpaced 3 out, soon lost touch, tailed off
Verdict
Classic Colori was beaten less than a length by Chesterfield at Worcester but was no match for the easy winner who is trained by John Ferguson, responsible for MY DIRECTION. The four-year-old was only beaten a neck on his hurdling debut at Newton Abbot and looks a nice prospect. Man Of Plenty was a stayer on the Flat and jockey bookings suggest he's preferred to stablemate Boher Lad here.
Formwatch
Boher Lad (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, struggling 4 out, plugged on to take remote 4th before last, no chance with leaders, 4th of 6, 43l behind Shantou Tiger (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Heston 12-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, outpaced after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off, 5th of 8, 49l behind In The Rough (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gs in Jun.
Landsker Jac 20-1 (10-5) In touch, lost place and ridden 4f out, soon behind, 7th of 12, 28l behind Devon General (11-1) at Stratford 2m NH flat (6) gf in Jun.
Man Of Plenty 16-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, 7th of 11, 15l behind Caledonia (8-2) at Musselburgh 2m hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jun (flat).
My Direction 5-1 (10-7) In touch, ridden briefly after 3 out, hanging left before 2 out where mistake, went 2nd flat, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Collodi (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf.
Miss Treacle 33-1 (11-7) 6th when pu aft saddle slpd 2 (ur sn aft), in a race won by Kylemore Lough (11-7) at Tiverton Staghounds 3m ptp gd in Jun, 15 ran.
Classic Colori (IRE) 9-2 (10-7) Held up in 4th, tracked leading pair 4 out, challenged next, every chance 2 out, driven approaching last, soon ridden and one pace, always held by unextened winner flat, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Chesterfield (10-10) at Worcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd.