Racecards
15:40 Hereford
Thwaites Cask Ales Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class F)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Tirikumba
91- Form 30-44U4
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer S G Griffiths
- Jockey P J Brennan
always behind, tailed off from 6th, pulled up before last
Taffrail
23- Form 00-03P3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey Christian Williams
took keen hold, held up in touch, headway 5th, chased winner from 3 out, ridden 2 out, no impression
Stewart's Lad
147- Form 0/54-PP0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
mid-division, headway 6th, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner
- Form 3P-P323
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
made all, ridden clear approaching last, ran on
Cedar
134- Form P3F0-4P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey J Pritchard
prominent, ridden and lost place 5th, behind from next, tailed off
- Form 40050U-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey Richard Gordon
took keen hold, held up, headway 4th, weakened after 7th, blundered 2 out, pulled up before last
- Form 630610
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer J Mullins
- Jockey T J Malone
held up, stayed on approaching last, never dangerous
- Form 5P-3506
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G Jones
- Jockey Dave Crosse
chased winner until approaching 7th, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 2-53533
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey R Walford
held up in rear, ridden approaching 5th, soon no danger
- Form 0/0P0-06
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
always behind
- Form 04P5-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey P C O'Neill
prominent, lost place approaching 3rd, soon ridden, headway approaching 7th, weakened after 3 out
- Form 5003P5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey Ben Orde-powlett
always prominent, chased winner 7th until next, weakened after 2 out
Trink Hill
56- Form P40P/00
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
held up in touch, hit 5th, weakened after next, behind when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 6-23300
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
behind, headway when hit 7th, weakened after 3 out, well behind when mistake last
- Form 00/P0-U6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer C Roberts
- Jockey D Cosgrave
mid-division, hit 5th, headway 7th, weakened after 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Taffrail and Tirikumba have their fair share of weight nut should still figure in the finish, but Gan Eagla could be well treated here and is taken to land the spoils. This five-year-old gelding was beaten out of sight at Perth last time but had previously finished a promising third to Donald at Stratford. He is not the most straight forward of characters, but if in the mood today he will take all the beating. Tirikumba wasn't beaten far when fourth to San Marco in a better race than this at Stratford last time and should go close despite the burden of eleven stone twelve in the plate. Taffrail was third behind the classy Swansea Bay last time, and if he doesn't throw in one of his unexplainable poor efforts, he should be in the firing line. It is race full of inconsistent performers, but Gan Eagla has fair claims and is a tentative selection.