Racecards
14:40 Hereford
Flexibuild Fast Track Selling Handicap Chase (Class G)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 6-0PF24
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer Mrs H Dalton
- Jockey Mr R Spate
held up in rear, jumped left 7th, headway 9th, mistake 4 out, soon weakened (wore cheek pieces)
Keaneo (IRE)
22- Form 003-FU6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
held up in touch, headway 10th, ridden after 3 out, with leader when blundered badly 2 out, hard ridden flat, ran on to lead last strides
Slewmore (IRE)
117- Form 063-5P2
- Age 11
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs D Hamer
- Jockey L P Aspell
led, ridden and headed 3 out, weakening when hampered next
- Form 4/PP000
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
always towards rear, ridden after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
- Form 041344-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer R Price
- Jockey M Bradburne
prominent, led 3 out, ridden next, headed and no extra last strides
- Form 006-136
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey S Durack
tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened next
- Form 3P50-04
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer Mrs H Dalton
- Jockey J Mogford
in touch, ridden 9th, weakening when mistake 3 out
- Form 3UP/P34
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
always towards rear, ridden 10th, weakened approaching 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Joyce Bel has shown a fair level of form in better company over fences of late but may not be entirely suited by the drop in trip and looks poor value at the likely prohibitive odds under top weight. The TEAMtalk percentage call goes to Keaneo who shaped well enough last time to suggest that a race of this nature is within his compass. The Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained gelding stays this trip and will be sharper for his latest start following a six-month break. Slewmore's Irish form seemed in decline latterly and this veteran is best watched on his return from a spell on the sidelines.