Racecards
15:00 Hereford
Letheby & Christopher Handicap Chase (Class F )
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 110y
- Going: Soft
- Form 3-45163
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer A J Whiting
- Jockey R Young
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 424/62-0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey D R Dennis
held up, headway 7th, mistake 12th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
Jackem (IRE)
595- Form 34022/P-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Ashgreen
353- Form 111P/03-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
mid-division, headway and mistake 12th, ridden when hit 4 out, weakened after 3 out
- Form 1/5-F1F5
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey J M Maguire
prominent, led 6th to 14th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form F1U-PPP
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Miss I E Craig
- Jockey J Culloty
led, hit 1st, headed 6th, stayed prominent, hit 9th, mistake 12th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 15th
- Form 00P-PUF
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer John R Upson
- Jockey P Flynn
soon well behind, tailed off when pulled up after 10th
Robber (IRE)
259- Form 063034-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Durack
in touch, mistake 3rd, lost place 6th, headway 10th, led 14th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on one pace
- Form 24-50R2
- Age 12
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R Lee
- Jockey R Thornton
behind, hampered 12th, ridden and headway 4 out, kept on from 2 out
- Form P6342-P
- Age 12
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey J Mogford
towards rear, headway 12th, ridden 15th, weakened after next
- Form P20-PFP
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey W McCarthy
tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened after 2 out
- Form PP23-0F
- Age 8
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer B J M Ryall
- Jockey P J Brennan
in touch, reminders after 8th, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, clear last, stayed on
St Kilda
37- Form 04-5433
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Mrs H M Bridges
- Jockey Miss Lucy Bridges
in touch until weakened 13th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out
Cyanara
29- Form 230-140
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey O Dayman
mid-division, pushed along when mistake and unseated rider 12th
- Form 3F603-U
- Age 10
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Miss J S Davis
- Jockey J Goldstein
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
This is a very modest contest and after must consideration Southerndown is taken to oblige, New Perk and Robber could be the two to fight out the places. This twelve-year-old is not the force of old, but accordingly has slipped down to a very handy mark. He did well to finish second to Follow The Trend over course and distance last time and the form was boosted with the third winning at Folkestone on Monday. With just 10st 8lb in the plate today he must be in with great chance of going one better. New Perk pulled up last time following some poor jumping but had previously finished a promising second to Atticus Finch, a repeat of that effort would see him involved here. Peter Bowen's Robber showed bits and pieces of form last season and doesn't look overburdened for his first outing of this campaign. So a race that will not take too much winning and Southern down looks the pick of the bunch