Racecards
14:50 Hereford
Tote Exacta Handicap Chase (Class E)
- 2 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 130500-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
led, headed 3 out, ridden and one pace from next
Ulusaba
18- Form 461-532
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey D N Russell
with leader, led 3 out, readily
In depth
Verdict
Ulusaba has a big fitness edge and can make it count against his three rivals, the best of whom may be Ain Tecbalet. Ulusaba is improving with each run and connections will be confident that Ferdy Murphy's seven-year-old can open his account for the season. A winner twice over fences in the past, he needs fast ground and a strongly-run race, so hopefully they will not go too slow here, otherwise Davy Russell will have to make his own pace. Shah has a long, long absence to overcome, and it is he can do the donkey work before blowing up, while Ain Tecbalet, having his first outing since April, was a winner over fences in France, but will find conditions much too fast here on his return. So, we take Ulusaba to win comfortably.