Racecards
14:40 Hereford
Edmundson Electrical Handicap Hurdle (Class 2)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 147y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £15,640
- 2nd: £4,620
- 3rd: £2,310
- 4th: £1,155
- Form 42F419
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 149
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Mitchell Bastyan
held up in rear, tracked leaders after 3 out, went 3rd before last, driven and kept on same pace flat, no real impression
- Form 03257-5
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Thomas Garner
led before 1st, driven when pressed 2 out, headed narrowly last, soon ridden, kept on, held inside final 100 yards
- Form 315-42P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey N P Madden
tracked leaders, poised to challenge 2 out, led narrowly when mistake last, ridden clear inside final 100 yards
- Form 21436-2
- Age 10
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Miss J Du Plessis
- Jockey James Best
tracked leaders, hit 2 out, ridden before last, no impression in 4th flat
- Form 4PP5-28
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Jordan Nailor
led to before 1st, tracked leader, lost place 2 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
RAYVIN BLACK boasts pretty good form on ground with plenty of give. A run at Kempton in the autumn should have shaken off a few cobwebs and he is getting 14lb from Court Minstrel, who was well beaten of his new mark at Newbury. Winning Spark will handle conditions and was only beaten half-a-length off this mark at Wincanton when returning from a break but course winner Stamp Your Feet needs forgiving a poor run at Cheltenham. Thunder Sheik looks out of his depth in this company.
Formwatch
Court Minstrel (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, pecked badly 3 out, no chance after, 9th of 12, 18 1/4l behind Old Guard (11-12) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Rayvin Black 16-1 (11-0) Led, mistake and headed 2 out, mistake last, weakened run-in, 5th of 6, 19 1/2l behind Old Guard (11-0) at Kempton 2m lst (1) gd in Oct.
Stamp Your Feet (IRE) 7-1 (11-3) Towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, weakened 2 out, pulled up last, at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Winning Spark (USA) 20-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, headway 2 out, left 3rd from last, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Buckhorn Timothy (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Thunder Sheik (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Tracked winner, lost place 4 out, driven and outpaced before next, weakened 2 out, 8th of 14, 30 3/4l behind Bobble Emerald (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.