Racecards
12:50 Ascot
Sunday Telegraph Handicap Hurdle (Class D)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Heavy
Turkestan (FR)
674- Form 121500/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
in touch, headway 5th, ridden and weakened after 3 out
Ben Ewar
184- Form 423-4U6
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer K Cunningham-Brown
- Jockey B Hitchcott
always behind, held off from 6th, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 23215/P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Jane Southcombe
- Jockey M Bradburne
in touch, headway 6th, ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out
- Form 33-P254
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey L P Aspell
chased winner until 5th, ridden after next, weakened after 3 out
- Form 1/121-1P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
held up, headway after 5th, ridden to chase winner 3 out, weakened after 2 out
- Form 114
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Miss L Sheen
- Jockey C Bolger
in touch, ridden approaching 6th, no impression until stayed on approaching 2 out, went 2nd last, no chance with winner
- Form 4121/30
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
held up, headway 6th, ridden after 3 out, no impression
- Form 423-304
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Paul Moloney
in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened next
- Form 234
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
made all, stumbled badly 1st, stayed on strongly, easily
Jaybeedee
18- Form 14/4-000
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey J P McNamara
traced winner, hit 5th, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace
- Form 40/F14-5
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
raced wide in rear, tailed off from 6th, pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Iambe De La See is probably better than he has shown in his last two starts in handicaps but is difficult to recommend and a chance is taken with the hurdling ability of Liberman, who could be different class to these. The winner of the Champion Bumper at last year's Festival meeting did not impress with his hurdling on his debut over timber when successful at Musselburgh last month and looks thrown in on bumper form off a mark of 109. Martin Pipe's gelding was pulled up on his handicap debut at Haydock three weeks ago but that was over 2m4f and, over this shorter trip, the six-year-old looks worth another chance. Stablemate Turkestan has a long absence to overcome, while The Gene Genie now looks to be in the grip of the handicapper. A similar comment may also apply to Time To Shine, who was well held by the promising Young Collier at Newbury last time back in a non-handicap. The five-year-old mare is now 11lbs higher than when scoring at Folkestone previously. Coulthard is better treated now than for some time but is on a long losing sequence and bigger threats may come from Physical Graffiti now that Jim Old's stable have hit form and the lightly raced Breknen Le Noir, from the stable of Philip Hobbs. However, while doubts remain concerning the hurdling ability of Liberman, Martin Pipe's gelding looks worth a bet in a poor race by the track's standards.