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16:00 Hereford

Cheltenham Preview Evening At Hereford Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (Class D)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm Patches
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 32.40s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Lewis Island (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Football Crazy (IRE)

    7/2

      1
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

      Lewis Island (IRE)

      18
      4/1
      • Form 0-0U002
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-12

      made all, comfortably

      2
      Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue diabolo, diamonds on sleeves, Emerald Green cap

      Celtic Vision (IRE)

      4 hb
      33/1
      • Form P0PF00
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-11

      behind from 4th, tailed off 6th

      3
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE star, RED sleeves, WHITE stars, RED cap

      Football Crazy (IRE)

      17
      7/2
      • Form 5-244
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-4

      held up, ridden approaching 7th, headway after 2 out, stayed on to go 2nd last, not trouble winner

      4
      Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE seams, YELLOW cap, ROYAL BLUE star

      Fragrant Rose

      27
      12/1
      • Form 621-360
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-2

      held up, lost touch from 4th, tailed off 6th

      5
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow sash, Red sleeves and cap

      Cool Spice

      45
      6/4
      • Form 21335
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-1

      held up, mistake 5th, headway 7th, ridden and hit 2 out, weakened last

      7
      Silk - DARK GREEN, LIGHT GREEN disc, WHITE cap

      Major Shark (FR)

      31
      8/1
      • Form 1P-623P
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-2

      held up, headway 7th, ridden when rider dropped whip after 2 out, one pace flat

      8
      Silk - RED, YELLOW hoops, BLACK sleeves and cap

      Wun Chai (IRE)

      19 b
      11/1
      • Form 0-40200
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0

      chased winner, ridden approaching 2 out, no extra flat

      6
      NR

      Araglin

      50
      • Form 130250
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-6

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Football Crazy, Fragrant Rose, Cool Spice and Lewis Island look the principles in this handicap hurdle and we will side with Football Crazy. The selection ran well when fourth behind Fool On The Hill last time at Wincanton, and as he was well clear of the rest of the field on that day, he could be capable of taking this. He was a useful sort on the flat and has further scope for improvement over hurdles, and with conditions to suit he is expected to run a big race. Fragrant Rose is a course and distance winner who was in no mood to co-operate last time at Ludlow behind French Mannequin, but if he can reproduce his best form he would be a danger to all. Cool Spice ran a fair race behind Ele Re at Cheltenham last time and looks to have decent place prospects here, while Lewis Island is from the Nigel Twiston-Davies yard and could be capable of a big run as he showed an improved level of form behind Leith Hill Star last time. This looks quite competitive and Football Crazy is put forward as the tentative choice.