Racecards
17:00 Hereford
Future Stars Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Class H) (Class H)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
mid-division, headway halfway, led over 3f out, soon clear, easily
- Form P-PP
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs D Hamer
- Jockey R Thornton
prominent and pulled hard, led 7f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Christian Williams
mid-division, headway after 6f, ridden and every chance over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Judy's Lad
28- Form R3-R
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Jane Southcombe
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
chased leaders 6f
Makandy
35- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss J Wormall
- Jockey Miss J Wormall
mid-division, hung left and lost place after 5f, soon behind
- Form 3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
prominent, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey A Thornton
mid-division, headway 7f out, not much room over 3f out, soon ridden, went 2nd final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 00
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer M Wellings
- Jockey O McPhail
led 9f, soon ridden, weakened 4f out
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey C Studd
held up, headway after 6f, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer S A Brookshaw
- Jockey J M Maguire
in touch, ridden over 6f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Jay Be Junior is certain to have many supporters and sets the standard with his recent Market Rasen win and looks set to follow up with Smiths Tribe and newcomer Yes Sir the likely main dangers. Jay Be Junior won as he liked on his debut and looked a horse with a future. Even with his penalty he looks a class above any of his rivals and his only danger will come from any unexposed newcomers. Yes Sir comes from the in-form yard of Peter Bowen and he is more than capable of readying a horse first time of asking. The market will play an important role here. Smiths Tribe was narrowly beaten into third place by Cornish Sett around Ludlow on his debut and with improvement likely will be threatening the judge again. A place with plenty of newcomers to lookout for but Jay Be Junior is taken to follow up his recent Market Rasen win.