Racecards
16:00 Hereford
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- 13 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Form 2606-31
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey A Thornton
mid-division, headway after 7th, led after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, jinked left last, soon headed, kept on
- Form 92350-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up towards rear, smooth headway after 9th, challenged 2 out, hung left when pecked last, soon led, hung left again, held on
- Form 32690/7-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer D J Wintle
- Jockey W Marston
held up towards rear, headway after 8th, ridden, weakened 2 out
- Form P32-B42
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 80
in touch to 3rd, mid-division after, headway 9th, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 583/PP-3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer N M Babbage
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
prominent, led after 9th, soon ridden, headed after 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 086-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 82
chased leaders, ridden 7th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 10th
Fondness
10- Form 0-050
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey T Siddall
never going well, always in rear, lost touch 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 10th
- Form 040-UPP
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer C Llewellyn
- Jockey R Johnson
led to 3rd, led again 4th, headed 7th, soon ridden, weakened quickly approaching 9th, pulled up before 10th
- Form 412PFU-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 76
mid-division, jumped slowly 6th, soon pushed along, struggling after 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 10th
Galandora
13- Form 0F/9-94
- Age 7
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Dr J R J Naylor
- Jockey A Glassonbury
towards rear, blundered 7th, headway 9th, weakened 10th, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Form 5PP-75P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M G Rimell
- Jockey G Lee
with leader, led 3rd to 4th, led 7th until after 9th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
- Form 8056-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Heather Dalton
- Jockey W T Kennedy
towards rear, mistake 8th, headway next, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 8703PF-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer G Brown
- Jockey Miss L Horner
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last
In depth
Verdict
Or Sing About gets the verdict here ahead of Naohm Aaron and Major Matt. The selection easily boasts the best recent form having comfortably got the better of Ossmann at Worcester. He is open to further improvement and should not be inconvenienced by the extra couple of furlongs. David Pipe is represented by Major Matt and although he has shown very little so far it would be no surprise to see this one go close off this low mark. However a bigger threat may come from Naomh Aaron. The Evan Williams trained six-year-old showed bits and pieces of form last season but put in an improved effort last time when third to Michaels Dream. A repeat of that effort would see him in the shake up. Another with each-way claims is the Robert Alner trained Coolers Quest, but our idea of vthe winner is Or Sing About.
Formwatch
Or Sing About (FR) 6-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway 9th, went 2nd approaching 3 out, led before last, stayed on well, won at Worcester 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd beating Ossmann (11-0) by 6l, 15 ran.
Naomh Aaron (IRE) 8-1 (10-7) Chased leader, ridden to lead after 2 out, headed last, one pace, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Michaels Dream (11-12) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May.
Arc Of Stone (IRE) 11-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, stayed on from 3 out, never troubled leaders, 7th of 15, 14l behind Granite Man (11-8) at N Abbot 2m 6f nov hcp hdl (5) gf in May '06.
Coolers Quest 12-1 (10-0) Chased winner, blundered 3 out, soon outpaced, stayed on from last, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Ouh Jay (10-10) at Hereford 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl (4) gf.
Cotswold Rose 8-1 (10-4) Held up, headway approaching 3 out, close up 2 out, hung right and weakened approaching last, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Menelaus (11-2) at Towcester 2m 5f nov sll hdl (5) gf in Apr.
Fondness 50-1 (10-3) Always behind, 10th of 13, 17l behind Super Sensation (11-9) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Cardinal Sinn (UAE) 14-1 (11-2) Never really going, chased leaders, reluctant, dropped himself out after 6th, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Or Sing About (11-5) at Worcester 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd, 15 ran.
Major Matt (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Mid-division, reminders and behind from 8th, tailed off and pulled up 3 out in race won by Storm Talk (10-12) at Uttoxeter 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in May, 13 ran.