Racecards
14:40 Hereford
Classic Hits Novices' Selling Hurdle (Class 5)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 63113R
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey C Poste
led until jumped left 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 4th when pulled up quickly last
Adventino
46- Form 1PP/P9P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P R Johnson
- Jockey A Scholes
never better than mid-division
- Form 9286
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
chased leader, led going well 3 out, well in command when jumped right last, easily
- Form BP-02PP
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
mid-division, no fluent 4th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 531760
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer G A Ham
- Jockey E Dehdashti
held up in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last
- Form U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up towards rear, headway approaching 4th, mistake 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 9P3451
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Mr S Crawford
mid-division, reminder after 4th, struggling when blundered 5th, some late headway, never dangerous
- Form 69/PP
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J S Smith
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
not jump well, always behind, tailed off 5th, pulled up before 2 out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
took keen hold early, chased leaders to 2nd, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4th
- Form 9
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer J W Tudor
- Jockey T Messenger
mid-division, mistake 3rd, ridden after next, soon tailed off
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey A Hawkins
held up, hampered 1st, headway after 2nd, blundered 5th, weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 46RP08
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Dave Crosse
mistake 2nd, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 5th
Must Be So
23- Form 8
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs L J Young
- Jockey R Young
prominent, mistake 5th, weakened 3 out
- Form 9
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer M R Bosley
- Jockey S Curran
held up, mistake 1st, ridden and effort approaching 5th, weakened before 3 out, no chance when mistake last
- Form 2F03P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey P J Brennan
always prominent, went 2nd after 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out but no impression on winner
In depth
Verdict
Our choice in the second is Sunley Future, Glimmer Of Light and Mickey Pearce are the others worth noting in a poor seller. Sunley Future is clearly not one to be putting the mortgage on but he looks more than capable of winning a race of this nature based on his winning form here and at Taunton in February. There was some cut in the ground that day and he is likely to get similar conditions again. He has a penalty for those wins but looks capable of giving weight to some poor rivals. Mickey Pearce won a similar event to this around this course two weeks ago beating The Wife¿s Sister by one and a half lengths. He has a shorter trip today but a similar poor field to beat. He looks the main rival to our selection. Of the others, the Alan King-trained Glimmer Of Light is of most interest. He is still a maiden after nine starts over hurdles but a reproduction of the form that saw him come second in a Plumpton novices¿ hurdle in January would see him go close. In a poor event that won¿t take much winning our selection is Sunley Future.
Formwatch
Sunley Future (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Took keen hold, saddle soon slipped, led until ran out at the 3rd in race won by Lord On The Run (11-5) at Newbury 2m 2f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Mar, 6 ran.
Adventino 66-1 (10-9) Chased leaders to approaching 7th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by The Wife's Sister (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m nov sll hdl (5) hvy in Feb, 17 ran.
Glimmer of Light (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Raced wide in mid-division, headway 3rd, ridden and effort approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, well behind Bak To Bill (10-4) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Mar.
Herons Cove (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Led, headed and mistake 2nd, prominent to 5th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Prairie Law (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f sll hdl (5) gs in Feb, 12 ran.
Jack Durrance (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) In touch, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 12th of 14, 35l behind Miss Lehman (10-8) at Stratford 2m sll hdl (G) gd in Oct.
Lieuday 20-1 (10-11) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, blundered and unseated rider 4 out in race won by Longstone Lady (10-2) at Exeter 2m 1f nov sll hdl (5) gs in Mar, 12 ran.
Mickey Pearce (IRE) 10-3fav (10-2) Held up, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leader after 2 out, led flat, won at Hereford 2m 3f nov sll hdl (5) gd in Mar beating The Wife's Sister (10-7) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Madam Caversfield 11-2 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up 2 out in race won by Ishka Baha (11-4) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gd in Dec, 17 ran.