Racecards
13:50 Hereford
Central Roofing Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 8y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £4,684
- 2nd: £2,158
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £540
- Form 7/34468-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 96
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd after 8th, challenging when mistake 2 out (normal 3 out), led narrowly final 150 yards, held on well
- Form 3342F-3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer K Woollacott
- Jockey Ben Godfrey
prominent, went 2nd 6th until after 8th, weakened from final bend
- Form 174432
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey J E Moore
hampered 1st, held up behind leaders towards outside, outpaced 8th, no impression, well beaten from 2 out (normal 3 out)
- Form 3PP0-7P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer M Young
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
in rear, blundered 2nd, soon behind
- Form 3576-58
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey Tom Buckley
jumped left and mistake 1st, held up behind leaders, lost place before not fluent 3rd, bad mistake 4th, mistake last (normal 2 out), plugged on, went 4th close home
- Form 00713-6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Mrs R Ford
- Jockey Brendan Powell
led until 2nd, jumped left and led next, headed 4th, lost place 7th, well beaten 2 out (normal 3 out), lost 4th close home
- Form 055-223
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J Tickle
- Jockey David Noonan
led into start, led 2nd, headed next, led 3rd, pressed 2 out (normal 3 out), headed narrowly final 150 yards, kept on, just held
- Form 255903/
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey Jack Tudor
NonRunner
- Form 4/9PP1-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
- Form 7355-75
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A couple of these stand out. Eros may have finished closer than third here if not for a mistake at the last while STARVOSKI was still travelling well when getting the second-last fence wrong at Ffos Las on her reappearance. The latter has won off today’s mark over hurdles and gets the vote. Long Call was still beaten a distance when runner-up at Ludlow while School For Scandal has failed to trouble the winner in recording a string of placed efforts.
Formwatch
Greenrock Abbey (IRE) 13-2 (11-9) Prominent, disputed lead before 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened tamely, 8th of 10, dist behind Post Chaise (10-5) at Hereford 2m 6f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Eros (FR) 17-2 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, went 3rd before 2 out, kept on pressing for 2nd, well held, 3rd of 10, 4 3/4l behind Ben Buie (10-13) at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Long Call 6-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, pushed along 5 out, stayed on without troubling winner, 2nd of 6, 20l behind Presuming Ed (12-0) at Ludlow 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Fou Diligence (IRE) 80-1 (12-0) Midfield, dropped to rear 7th, lost touch 6 out, soon pulled up, at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Professor Calculus 66-1 (9-7) Front mid-division, headway to lead with a circuit to go, pushed along and headed well over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 18 3/4l behind Flying Standard (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Master Mikey Dee (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Raced wide in touch, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, rallied approaching last, 6th of 11, 19 1/4l behind Brulure Noire (12-0) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
School For Scandal (FR) 3-1 (10-2) Led in start, raced in last pair, mistake 8th, headway into 3rd before 4 out, ridden between last two, plugged on but no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 6, 17 1/4l behind Boston Joe (11-3) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
God Knows Why (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) Chased leaders out wide, plugged on in 3rd from 3 out, 3rd of 10, 10 3/4l behind Mister Murchan (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Starvoski (IRE) 17-2 (11-9) Close up, tracked leaders 4 out, led next, mistake and headed next, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Brulure Noire (12-0) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Legendary Rhythm 6-1 (10-13) Led until before 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 10, 16 1/4l behind Grandee (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.