Racecards
19:10 Great Leighs
Ramparts Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,000 added
- Form 111945
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey G Baker
held up, ridden over 3f out, soon no impression
Swop (IRE)
192- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey S Sanders
led, joined 5f out, ridden 2f out, headed near finish
- Form 41-50
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 78
close up, effort when not clear run over 1f out, switched right and bumped, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 01916-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer C F Wall
- Jockey J Mitchell
mid-division, improved to 3rd 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead near finish
- Form 07/5-1
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
close up, ridden over 2f out, effort when not run and switched right over 1f out, bumped rival, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 431517
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey Billy Cray
tracked leader, joined leader 5f out, ridden and every chance from 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
- Form 67/070-8
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 75
in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 169047-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey F Sweeney
reared start, behind, tailed off from over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Swop is by far and away the most interesting horse in this line-up and should be a warm order; he's hard to oppose. Mumbleswerve can chase him home. The selection represents the in-form Cumani yard and the lack of a recent run is of little concern. He was very weak in the market on debut and the form of the race is hardly strong but he won the race nicely and connections wouldn't be persevering with the five year-old if there weren't races to be won with him. Mumbleswerve came home with a strong, late run to win a course and distance maiden last month on what was just his fourth start in his third season of racing. He should give the selection something to think about. It's hard to get excited about too many of the remainder and we wouldn't swop Swop for anything else in the race.
Formwatch
Ninth House (USA) 20-1 (8-8) Held up behind mid-division, ridden and outpaced final 2f, 5th of 8, 6l behind Russki (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr.
Swop (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, bumped entering straight, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (5) pol in Oct beating Alpes Maritimes (9-3) by 1l, 13 ran.
Twilight Star (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 23l behind Look So (8-10) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.
Grand Vizier (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 5l behind Red Somerset (9-3) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sept.
Mumbleswerve (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Held up, still well behind over 2f out, strong headway to lead near finish, won at Great Leighs 1m mdn aut stk (6) pol in Apr beating Indy Driver (8-12) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Justcallmehandsome 12-1 (8-1) Tracked leaders, close up over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 10, 16l behind The Snatcher (8-9) at Bath 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.
Obezyana (USA) 40-1 (8-11) Tracked winner, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 14l behind Bold Marc (8-11) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.
Coeur Courageux (FR) 11-4fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, no impression final 2f, 7th of 10, 6l behind One Night In Paris (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.