Racecards
16:15 Hereford
Ivor Johnson Memorial Hunters' Chase (Class H) (Class H)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm in Places
Rocket Radar
41- Form 6/41211-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-7
- Trainer Mrs J Hughes
- Jockey Mr J M Pritchard
tracked leader, led approaching 2nd, headed 4th, led 6th, clear approaching 4 out, easily
Vague Idea
10- Form P/P320-1
- Age 9
- Weight 12-7
prominent in touch, pecked 8th, mistake 13th, ridden next, soon weakened
Ardbei (IRE)
13- Form 34P01-0
- Age 13
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer G Thomas
- Jockey Mr S Thomas
held up in mid-division, ridden 8th, lost place 12th, soon well behind
- Form 54/22P-1
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Monica Tory
- Jockey Mr R Young
prominent in touch, not fluent 2nd, mistake 9th, ridden 12th, weakened before next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Belski
73- Form 4F1/5UP-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Laura J Young
- Jockey Mr N Harris
prominent, headway 7th, went 2nd 13th, ridden next, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 4442-42
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer H Tuck
- Jockey Mr G Barfoot-Saunt
held up towards rear, headway 10th, soon ridden along, behind from 14th, tailed off when jumped left 2 out, soon pulled up after
- Form F0325-1
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs H Tory
- Jockey Miss E Tory
held up and last, mistakes, behind when blundered and unseated rider 4 out
- Form 55/PP0R-
- Age 13
- Weight 12-0
tracked leader to 7th, lost place next, soon ridden along, well behind when fell 14th
- Form 6/P625-P
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer M Rodda
- Jockey Mr D Mansell
held up in mid-division, ridden after 9th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 11th
- Form 41212-1
- Age 13
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs J Mathias
- Jockey Mr D S Jones
led, headed approaching 2nd, led 4th, headed 6th, hit 9th, lost 2nd 13th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form P41P/4-P
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs M Marfell
- Jockey Mr S Lloyd
tracked leaders, ridden 11th, weakening when not fluent 12th, mistake next, soon behind and tailed off
In depth
Verdict
A useful Hunter chaser at best, Rocket Radar looks the one to beat. His defeat of Carbonado, who is 7lb better off, and Mr Dow Jones, reads well enough, and he is taken to beat Vague Idea, who was fortunate to win at Hereford last time, but it was still a solid performance, with Fanfaron just behind. Point winners Bardon Boy, General Typhoon and Torus Star, should not be good enough to trouble the principals.