Racecards
13:15 Hereford
Hereford Racecourse Ownership Club Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 163y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £14,700 added
- Winner: £7,624
- 2nd: £3,513
- 3rd: £1,756
- 4th: £879
Nambiti (FR)
282- Form 324123-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
held up in touch, headway to challenge from 5 out, fell 3 out when still in contention
- Form F22-111
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Rex Dingle
led, blundered 4 out and pushed along thereafter, weakened from 3 out
- Form 46P11-0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
prominent, led 4 out, clear 2 out, eased down from last
- Form F/18242-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 114
held up in touch, pushed along and outpaced approaching 4 out, hampered and brought down 3 out
Bonza Boy
275- Form 0452-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey David Prichard
in rear, took keen hold, left in 2nd 3 out, pushed along and made no impression approaching 2 out, plugged on in distant 2nd
In depth
Verdict
JET OF MAGIC was down the field in the Swinton Hurdle but the ground conditions were much quicker than here and on a first start for Paul Nicholls, he makes a fair degree of appeal. Nambiti never won over hurdles in France though he picked up a couple of chases for previous connections. Benign Dictator needs to have improved his jumping since we last saw him while Fountains Chief is unproven on the surface but has won three of his four starts since joining Anthony Honeyball.
Formwatch
Nambiti (FR) (10-12) 3rd of 8, 8l behind Morgan Has (10-3) at Pau 2m 3f lst hvy in Feb.
Fountains Chief 13-8fav (12-0) Made all, mistake 3 out, holding 2nd from 2 out, stayed on, ridden out, won at Uttoxeter 2m 7f (4) gd in Jun beating Armchair Farmer (11-2) by 2l, 5 ran.
Jet Of Magic (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, mistake and lost ground 8th, closer after 4 out, lost position 3 out, beaten 2 out, 13th of 16, dist behind Romeo Brown (10-4) at Haydock 3m hcp (2) gs in May.
Benign Dictator (IRE) 11-10fav (11-6) Held up in touch, not fluent 2nd and 5th, mistake and reminder next, headway into 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden and well held next, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Flaming Ambition (11-6) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in Mar.
Bonza Boy 33-1 (11-0) Midfield, mistake 1st, pushed along 3 out, ridden next, not fluent last, stayed on into second flat, no match for winner, 2nd of 13, 18l behind Trelawne (11-0) at Exeter 2m 3f (4) sft in Feb.