Racecards
16:16 Hereford
More Opportunities With RE Recruitment Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 53y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £16,100 added
- Winner: £8,387
- 2nd: £3,864
- 3rd: £1,931
- 4th: £967
- Form 102221
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Joe Anderson
tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden and pressed home turn, headed approaching last, kept on, always held
- Form 137-742
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Peter Kavanagh
led, not fluent 4 out, headed and ridden 2 out, weakened well before last
- Form 62-11
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Alex Edwards
handy, lost place and pushed along 3 out, ridden in 4th after 2 out, kept on one pace
- Form 611112
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up in rear, in touch, headway to chase front pair after 2 out, pushed along and pressed leader home turn, led approaching last, ridden run-in and ran on well
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A competitive affair, despite the small field. Voice Of Calm certainly wasn’t winning out of turn at Newbury last time. She is 5lb higher here but Joe Anderson takes off 7lb again. Fiveandtwenty has been steadily finding some form again but she is very much a Musselburgh specialist. Lime Drop’s winning run came to an end at Kempton and she steps up two grades for this so HOLLY HARTINGO may be the one to focus on. The drop in trip is obviously a concern but her victories at Ludlow and Huntingdon have both worked out well and this circuit is more testing than it looks.
Formwatch
Voice Of Calm 7-2 (11-6) Bit keen tracking leaders, smooth headway approaching 2 out, led before the last, ridden clear run-in, won at Newbury 2m hcp (2) gs in Jan beating Gran Luna (11-3) by 4l, 6 ran.
Fiveandtwenty 10-3 (10-11) Led, shaken up before 2 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden, ran on one pace, no extra, 2nd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Socialist Agenda (10-5) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (2) gd in Feb.
Holly Hartingo (IRE) 10-11fav (11-7) Chased leaders, not fluent 6th, went 2nd next, led and not fluent 3 out, clear last, readily, won at Huntingdon 2m 5f (3) sft in Jan beating Hillfinch (11-1) by 5l, 8 ran.
Lime Drop (FR) 11-5fav (11-5) Held up in rear, raced keenly, not fluent 1st, headway on inside to chase winner before 2 out, switched left approaching last, ridden to lead flat, headed towards finish, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 5, shd behind Sarceaux (10-5) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.