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15:02 Ffos Las
Happy Birthday Susan Lake EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,700 added
- Winner: £5,827
- 2nd: £2,685
- 3rd: £1,342
- 4th: £672
- Form 41-371
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked winner, bad mistake 4 out, lost 2nd before next, chased leaders, left modest 3rd at the last, went 2nd again towards finish, no chance with very easy winner
- Form 50-6412
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey James Davies
chased leaders on inside, pecked 3rd, went 2nd before 3 out until hard ridden before next, soon weakened
- Form 97
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey Jack Tudor
held up in last trio, tailed off 3 out
- Form 9-834
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Bowen
held up in 6th, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish
- Form 343
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Miss Eleanor Williams
held up off the pace in 5th, left modest 5th at the last, never on terms
- Form 1-232
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
made all, went clear 2 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
- Form 26
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Harry Bannister
kept out wide chasing leaders, disputing well held 3rd when fell last
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs D A Hamer
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
in rear, went left and bumped 1st, went badly right 5th, tailed off when jinked badly right and unseated rider 6th
- Form 38-48
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey Ben Jones
held up in last pair, flattened 6th, steady headway on inside chasing leaders when awkward 3 out, no impression next, left modest 4th at the last
In depth
Verdict
Good Look Charm made a winning start over hurdles at Hereford and she should be thereabouts again here, despite her penalty. Anthony Honeyball’s mare certainly makes more appeal than Legendary Grace, who also has 7lb extra and was beaten a long way at Leicester by an odds-on favourite who has been turned over since. Rebecca Curtis’ pair Cardigan Isle and Universal Brook could figure at bigger odds but EUREKA CREEK hasn’t been doing a lot wrong and probably need only run up to her form to land this.
Formwatch
Good Look Charm (FR) 13-8fav (11-2) Chased leader, led 2 out, stayed on well flat, ridden out, won at Hereford 2m 6f mdn (4) gs in Jan beating I Spy A Diva (11-2) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Legendary Grace 10-3 (11-6) Chased winner, not fluent 4th, driven and beaten when jumped left and not fluent 2 out, well held when mistake last, 2nd of 4, 20l behind Walk In Clover (11-0) at Leicester 2m (3) sft in Jan.
Cardigan Isle 18-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Realta Royale (10-1) at Taunton 2m (5) gs in Jan.
Dicey Rielly (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 5f out, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 11 1/4l behind Mullenbeg (11-2) at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Emorelle (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, nudged along after 3 out, edged left and closed after next, ran on flat, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Ucanaver (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m (4) gs in Feb.
Eureka Creek (IRE) 2-1 (11-6) Chased leader, carried left 1st, lost 2nd after 5th, challenged 2 out, held from last, kept on, 2nd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Miss Fairfax (11-6) at Exeter 2m 7f mdn (4) gs in Jan.
Iconic Rock (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) In rear on outside, jumped left and some mistakes, well beaten from 9th, 6th of 7, dist behind Miss Fairfax (11-6) at Exeter 2m 7f mdn (4) gs in Jan.
Pennant Countess Recharge M out of Pennant Princess.
Universal Brook 16-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st or 2nd, ridden and lost place before 2 out, last of 8, 15 3/4l behind Ucanaver (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m (4) gs in Feb.