Racecards
13:00 Hereford
Sun Valley Foods Beginners' Chase (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Form U452PB
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
keen, mid-division, jumped left 4th, headway 4 out, ridden after 3 out, weakened when hampered 2 out
- Form 15-3543
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer S Burrough
- Jockey A P McCoy
led, headed after 2nd, led again 9th, hit next, headed 11th, soon ridden, weakened flat
Idiome (FR)
628- Form 416333/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Mrs L Taylor
- Jockey A Thornton
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, went 2nd approaching last, one pace flat
- Form 1015-4P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey J P McNamara
chased leaders, ridden after 11th, weakened 2 out
Skylander
220- Form 0/65-64
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Mrs Merrita Jones
- Jockey N D Fehily
mid-division, hampered and mistake 4th, soon pulled up
- Form 2P-UPFP
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer S G Griffiths
- Jockey Paul Moloney
chased leaders to 10th, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 3F00-40
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
mid-division, headway 10th, ridden after 11th, disputing close 2nd when fell 2 out
- Form 4/0551-P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
prominent, mistake 2nd, soon lost place and behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
Priory Wood
18- Form 100/P-P4
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey L P Aspell
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
Tanikos (FR)
25- Form 130-02
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
prominent, led after 2nd to 9th, led again 11th, driven out flat
In depth
Verdict
The ability to jump a fence has to be taken on trust with a few of these and, although Tanikos is undoubtedly better than he showed in what turned out to a farce of a race on his chasing debut, it may pay to give Idiome a chance to shine on his first start for quite some time. Of the rest: Priory Wood, Fairtoto and Charlies Future are worth monitoring for support and cannot confidently be ruled out in a race that could be full of pitfalls. However, Lavinia Taylor is more than capable of having Idiome ready for the task in hand and this former French chaser can put his experience to good use against some fairly modest opposition. Under the Sand has chances on the best of his hurdles form but has not really caught the imagination as yet in this sphere. Therefore, Idiome gets the vote as he is sure to have been primed for what looks to a realistic level for him to be reintroduced to competitive action.