Racecards
14:30 Hereford
Admag Newspapers Novices' Chase (Class D) (Class D)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Form 1/31642-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N M Babbage
- Jockey V Slattery
in touch, headway 6th, chased winner from next, weakened 2 out, fell last
- Form 0/P3150-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey J R Kavanagh
held up behind, headway approaching 7th, chased winner from 2 out, soon no chance
Giveaway
7- Form 400430-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Wintle
- Jockey P Griffiths
in rear, lost touch 7th
- Form 2122PP-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer S Gilmore
- Jockey Mr P Cowley
chased winner to 5th, reminders 7th, soon weakened, behind from 2 out
- Form 613334-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Xavier Aizpuru
in rear, ridden along 4th, slow jump next, never on terms
- Form 20/2204-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
made all, clear 3 out, pecked last, unchallenged
- Form 0656R/P-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer A Juckes
- Jockey Antony Evans
chased leaders to 3rd, mistake 4th, fell 5th
In depth
Verdict
Beauanarrow is lightly raced and may be open to a little further progress in a race which shouldn't take much winning. The Norman Babage-trained gelding shaped well when a staying-on runner-up at Warwick over two miles last month and should appreciate the step up in trip here. Best Available landed a Taunton novice hurdle in February but has failed to reporduce the form in two subsequent starts and is best watched on his chasing bow while Allimac also lacks experience over fences and ran below par on his latest outing.