Racecards
15:15 Hereford
Stan James The Sports Bookmaker Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Class H)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Spud One
28- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey A P McCoy
keen hold, mid-division, headway 7f out, hung left over 3f out, soon hard ridden, kept on, no chance with with nr
Ben More
59- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J King
- Jockey L P Aspell
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on one-paced
- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey B Fenton
made all, clear final furlong, easily
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
mid-division, weakened halfway, tailed off
- Form 30-4
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs H Dalton
- Jockey P G Hourigan
pulled hard, always behind
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
behind, ridden and headway over 5f out, weakened 4f out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
soon prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on, never nearer
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
towards rear, headway over 5f out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 3rd post
Oneway (IRE)
255- Form F3-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer M Rimell
- Jockey Mr M Rimell
in touch, ridden over 6f out, soon weakened
- Form 4-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer A Lidderdale
- Jockey J Culloty
keen, in touch, headway over 4f out, ridden to go 2nd over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Tweli
45- Form 320
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer I Wood
- Jockey R Thornton
tracked leaders, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
Vicar's Lad
12- Form 4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Antony Evans
prominent, ridden over 6f out, weakened over 4f out
Fiery Creek
16- Form 30-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
mid-division, effort over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer J Frost
- Jockey Mr James Davies
prominent, ridden after 6f, weakened over 5f out
In depth
Verdict
The lack of pace in National Hunt Flat races makes somewhat of a mockery of the form and makes confidently picking the winner very difficult. It usually pays to watch the market in this type of race with the trainers of Spud One, Tweli, and Vicar's Lad all having good records at this track. The first mentioned did win a race (for which he has a penalty) though it was a pretty weak race and is hard to assess. Cloudy Grey's fourth in a Sandown bumper could be useful form while Supreme Dawn showed some promise when beaten only nine lengths in a race at Towcester earlier in the year. Kiora Bay warrants a mention, coming from a powerful in-form stable but as usual in these desperate to watch races the market will be the best guide.