Racecards
16:10 Hereford
Sri Lanka Paradise Island Mares' Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 194y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £16,271 added
- Winner: £9,634
- 2nd: £2,846
- 3rd: £1,423
- 4th: £711
- Form 17P213-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey H Cobden
led, hit 7th, headed before 11th, lost 2nd 4 out, chased leaders, weakened into 4th between last 2
- Form 1-1130P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey Kevin Jones
jumped left at times, chased leader until before 11th, weakened and mistake next, tailed off
- Form 10-321P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey J M Quinlan
chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 4 out, pushed along and outpaced before next
- Form 56-1424
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 125
patiently ridden in rear, good headway tracking leaders 11th, went 2nd led after 3 out, clear next, stayed on strongly
Belle Empress
218- Form 531/543-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Adam Wedge
raced wide, in touch until lost place 6th, never on terms after, tailed off
- Form 261-564
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
tracked leaders in 5th, pecked 7th, not fluent and reminders 9th, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden and struggling
- Form 31-4551
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leaders on inside, led 11th, blundered badly 3 out and soon headed, well held between last 2, soon eased when no chance with winner
- Form 5342-33
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey P J Brennan
last pair, awkward 5th, headway into modest 4th approaching 2 out, plugged on in 3rd between last 2
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Chequered View won over fences last month but Really Super didn’t take to the larger obstacles at Worcester. Peggies Venture has a chance if cheekpieces have the desired effect but FIELD EXHIBITION was in the process of running a sound race at Exeter last week when badly hampered at the second last. That run should have blown away a few cobwebs but today’s going is likely to be too quick for the returning Dinos Benefit and Belle Empress. Kentford Heiress has been out of sorts since returning from a break and Stephanie Sunshine has it all to do from out of the handicap.
Formwatch
Dinos Benefit (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, pushed along after 10th, ridden before 2 out, never going pace to get on terms, stayed on to take modest 3rd flat, 3rd of 6, 13l behind Saintemilion (10-3) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Kentford Heiress 12-1 (11-1) Behind and never travelled, blundered and pulled up 11th, at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Really Super 2-1fav (10-11) Chased leaders, lost place after 5th, last from next, soon behind, pulled up after 9th, at Worcester 2m 4f (4) gd in Sep.
Field Exhibition (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) In rear, not fluent 1st, hampered 10th, headway 4 out, mistake, hampered and left 2nd briefly 2 out, mistake last, well held 4th flat, 4th of 10, 17 1/4l behind Cap St Vincent (11-4) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Belle Empress 15-2 (11-7) Held up in last pair, headway 6th, chasing leaders when mistake 13th, 3rd 3 out, blundered 2 out, dropped to 4th and left modest 3rd last, 3rd of 8, 9 1/2l behind Clondaw Westie (11-6) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Peggies Venture 9-1 (11-11) Mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression, 4th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Trumps Benefit (10-2) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Chequered View 7-4fav (11-5) Prominent, led 5th, not fluent 3 out, clear from next, comfortably, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Sep beating Zara Hope (11-0) by 17l, 4 ran.
Stephanie Sunshine (IRE) 9-1 (10-10) Led, headed 2 out, mistake last, no extra flat, 3rd of 5, 9 1/4l behind Isaac Wonder (10-13) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gs in Sep.