Racecards
16:45 Hereford
Admag Newspapers Handicap Chase (Class F)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
The Leader
42- Form 010P-13
- Age 11
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer P Chamings
- Jockey James Davies
Short head, in touch, ridden seventh, weakened 3 out
Iacacia (FR)
111- Form 442330
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer E Haddock
- Jockey A O'keeffe
mid-division, ridden and weakened 4 out
Kind Sir
19- Form P-33P46
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
Prominent, ridden to chase leaders four out, weakening went bundered, 2 out
- Form 002124
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
Lead first, headed first, prominent, ridden 3 out, no extra last
- Form 2P4P46
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
Towards rear, hit 5th, headway 8, mistake and weakened next
- Form 3PP-3PU
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
Always behind, lost touch 6th
- Form 4-PP660
- Age 11
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey R Greene
Track leaders, ridden to lead 5 out, headed 2 out, soon weakened
Brazil (IRE)
27- Form 00-FP00
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey J M Maguire
in touch, until unseated rider 5th
Deep King (IRE)
291- Form 3RUP3-P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
In touch, headway 8th, lead 2 out, every chance when mistake headed last
Just A Touch
26- Form 24-3P35
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer P Winkworth
- Jockey L P Aspell
In touch, riddemn 4 out, weakened 3 out, fell last
- Form U634-2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey D R Dennis
Mistake 1st, tracked leaders, led 3rd, until approaching 6th, led 7th, headed next, driven 3 out, rallied to lead last, kept on
- Form U51400
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 6th, headed approaching 7th, ridden and weakened 4 out
- Form 35/60-65
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
In rear, headway 8th, ridden 4 out, swithced left last, ran on flat
- Form 102433
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey R Hobson
Rear, lost touch 7th and weakened
In depth
Verdict
Another tough race to call here for punters with many in with chances on their best form but the principals look to be The Leader, Jupon Vert and Repunzel and we will side with the last named. The gelding was a good third behind Con Tricks last time out and a reproduction of that effort off the same mark here would make him hard to beat. The Leader rates the main danger. He was a fair third behind Inaki last time and has definite place claims. Jupon Vert is another that could go well but he gave the impression he was in the handicapper's grip when fourth behind My Galliano last time and for that reason he is opposed. Of the remainder, Kind Sir and White Dove are from yards in form and have dropped to handy marks but for the winner we return to Repunzel.