Racecards
14:05 Aintree
Stanley Racing Children In Need Handicap Hurdle (Class C)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Spectrometer
36- Form 24-2522
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up, headway after 8th, led on bit 2 out, ridden and blundered last, soon headed, stayed on
- Form 1P0C-40
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Mr G Carenza
mid-division, ridden 7th, soon weakened
- Form 03336-4
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey T J Phelan
chased leaders, ridden 8th, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 4222P-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer N Waggott
- Jockey Richard Guest
in touch, effort 3 out, weakened 2 out
Cambrian Dawn
213- Form 41123/1-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
prominent, joined leader 8th, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 001/P-01
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Mrs K Walton
- Jockey B P Harding
prominent, lost place 8th, rallied 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 033UF-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey D R Dennis
in touch, headway 6th, ridden after 8th, weakened 3 out
Cita Verda (FR)
193- Form 1102-31
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey B Storey
held up, headway 7th, 4th and ridden 3 out, weakened next
- Form 42-1U42
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer A Whillans
- Jockey I Jardine
towards rear, ridden ands headway approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
Latensaani
25- Form U1112
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey R Garritty
always behind, tailed off and pulled up 3 out
Cosmic Case
49- Form P/12B11
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey A Dobbin
towrads rear, headway 8th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out
Muck Savage
153- Form 600-060
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
prominent, led approaching 8th, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 005-061
- Age 4
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer C Roche
- Jockey Paul Moloney
mid-division, headway 6th, led 8th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened quickly
High Drama
10- Form 332P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
led to 8th, weakened quickly, behind and pulled up before 3 out
- Form U60-11
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey G Lee
in touch, headway ater 8th, ridden approaching last, led flat, driven out
Gohh
8- Form 021P-03
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey R McGrath
towards rear, effort after 8th, weakened approaching 2 out
In depth
Verdict
A valuable contest has understandably produced a competitive field with a number of possibles including Spectrometer who earns the TEAMtalk vote. Trained by the in-form Philip Hobbs, the five-year-old put up a useful performance to lift a middle distance handicap off a mark of 75 at York in August and has shown a consistent level of form since being switched back to the winter game. The son of Rainbow Quest has finished runner-up on both starts this term over timber behind progressive types and, with conditions in his favour, looks sure to give another good account despite top weight. Covent Garden is on the upgrade after easy wins at Hexham and Carlisle but faces his stiffest test to date and is now 10lb higher while Latensaani has been well placed to land three modest novice events but will find this much tougher on his handicap bow. Irish raider Measure Of The Man is not easy to assess but comes here in top form and has to be respected while Fred's In The Know and Deep Water both shaped well on their return and will strip fitter. Cambrian Dawn has had his problems but scored a narrow victory on his sole start last year and may be open to further improvement off a fair mark so is another to consider as a danger.