Racecards
15:35 Hereford
Mercia Healthcare Ltd Handicap Chase (Class E) (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Form 340/P5P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Flynn
led, headed 12th, led again next until headed after 14th, blundered next, not recover, soon behind
- Form 2335P2-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Mr R Biddlecombe
in touch, ridden 10th, with leaders tl weakened 4 out
Genetic
145- Form 020/P1P-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey R Wakley
chased leader tl mistake 5th, lost place 10th, ridden 12th, behind when pulled up before 15th
- Form 1/525FP-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Antony Evans
in touch, took closer order 9th to track leaders, led 4 out, quickened 2 out, ridden and pecked as last, driven out
Swansea Bay
173- Form 244/130-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey J R Kavanagh
mid-division, never on terms, ridden 4 out, never nearer
- Form 636232-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
tracked leaders until chased leader 4th, led 12th, headed next, led again 15th, headed 4 out, rallied 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 31PP26-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey D R Dennis
in touch, ridden 14th, chased clear leaders 4 out, soon one-paced
- Form P2612P-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
held up towards rear, headway approaching 12th, chased leaders from 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, ran on approaching last
- Form 24PF16-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Xavier Aizpuru
tracked leaders tl ridden 12th, weakened 4 out
- Form 0/0PP25-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer N M Babbage
- Jockey V Slattery
in rear, well behind at 12th, some headway tl mistake 4 out, soon beaten
- Form 4P0PPP-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J O'Shea
- Jockey Reserve
in rear, awkward 1st, mistake 5th, ridden from halfway, lost touch 12th, pulled up before 15th, broke blood vessel
Western Sun
33- Form P55R/P0-
- Age 12
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J Needham
- Jockey F Windsor Clive
in rear, lost touch 12th, behind when pulled up before 15th
In depth
Verdict
A race that makes little appeal with many out of form and of dubious character. Forrest Tribe has the ability as he has shown with placed efforts in his last three starts but is far from generous in a finish and cannot be relied upon while Channahrlie rarely runs two races alike and followed a course victory with a poor display next time even allowing for the step up in class. Rockcliffe Gossip is well treated and showed that he still retains some of his old ability at Chepstow last month but is on a long losing sequence and preference is for the lightly raced Lord Broadway who has solid claims if reproducing his fine effort behind Scotmail Lad at Leicester in February.