Racecards
14:40 Doncaster
Wadworth 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Good
Bill's Echo
26- Form 04-36F6
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
held up and keen, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out
Harley
15- Form 0F0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Paul Moloney
mistake in rear, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next, pulled up before last
- Form 34-43F3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey G Lee
chased leaders, took close order 6th, hit and led next, ridden 3 out, headed next, kept on, no chance with winner
King James
699- Form 0600B/
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
always towards rear, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 5006
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey J R Ryan
with leader, led 4th, headed 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened after last
- Form 6-20
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs A Bowlby
- Jockey J E Moore
held up, headway 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
- Form PP
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey K Johnson
mid-division, pushed along 6th, soon weakened
- Form P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer John Allen
- Jockey R Hobson
chased leaders, took close order 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next
- Form 142
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey S Thomas
held up in mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden to lead 2 out, soon clear
Sol Chance
100- Form 6-40
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Brookhouse
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, headed 4th, lost place from 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
Weldman
49- Form 460
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey F King
held up and keen, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
Windfola
24- Form 054P05
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R D E Woodhouse
- Jockey D Harold
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out
In depth
Verdict
Red Ruffles looks to have been found a suitable opportunity to open his account over hurdles and gets the vote to do so at the main expense of Jack Martin and Bill's Echo. The last mentioned represents the in-form stable of Richard Guest and has shown signs of ability in four starts this term. Jack Martin has also progressed from bumpers and lost no caste in defeat behind Why The Long Face at Sedgefield and has to be respected but preference is for Red Ruffles. Noel Chance's gelding made a winning start to his career when landing a bumper at Newbury and ran his best race over hurdles at Chepstow last month when chasing home Bright Green. A reproduction of that effort may suffice here. Looksharp Lad has shown signs of ability and, with Mary Reveley's stable coming back into form, Weldman has to be respected but the vote goes to Red Ruffles.