Racecards
14:10 Hereford
ROA/Racing Post Owners' Jackpot Beginners' Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 8y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £9,603 added
- Winner: £5,317
- 2nd: £1,571
- 3rd: £785
- 4th: £393
- Form 243-075
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey R T Dunne
well behind from 3rd
- Form 62-133F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey H Cobden
held up, behind 3rd, went remote 3rd before 2 out, no chance
- Form 225-82D
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leader, led 4 out, clear after 2 out, comfortably
Royal Act
29- Form 6-F4902
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer S-J Davies
- Jockey James Banks
took keen hold, jumped left, chased leaders, dropped some way off front pair 3rd, well behind 4 out, lost 3rd before bad mistake 2 out
Shear Rock (IRE)
474- Form 11123/2-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 127
raced freely, jumped left at times, led, not fluent 4th, hit 6th, headed 4 out, no impression after 2 out
Moontripper
20- Form 8688P0
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 78
in rear, behind 3rd, went badly left 3 out, pulled up before next
In depth
Verdict
Report To Base was first past the post at Exeter at the start of the month but disqualified for missing out one of the fences. He’ll probably be backed to gain compensation as he’d finished second on the same track earlier but we’ll take a chance on the returning SHEAR ROCK. Though running for the first time since 2016, he ran the smart Ballybolley to a neck on his chasing bow and Kerry Lee likes to run her best novices here. Winning hurdler Muffins For Tea may have more to offer over fences while Royal Act gave supporters of the odds-on Le Rocher a fright at Warwick, though it may not pay to take that form too literally.
Formwatch
Fact Flow (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Always well behind, tailed off, 5th of 9, dist behind Angels Antics (10-5) at Ffos Las 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Muffins For Tea 4-1 (11-8) Led, headed after 1st, tracked leaders, fell 2nd, at Chepstow 2m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Report To Base (IRE) 4-7fav (10-12) Led, clear and in command when rider omitted to jump 3 out (normal 4 out), disqualified and placed last, won at Exeter 2m 1f (3) hvy in Jan beating Valhalla (10-12) by 26l, 3 ran.
Royal Act 8-1 (11-0) Tracked rival pair, headway 3rd, led next, joined 12th, driven between last 2, ridden flat, kept on until headed and no extra closing stages, 2nd of 3, 2 1/4l behind Le Rocher (11-6) at Warwick 2m (4) hvy in Dec.
Shear Rock (IRE) 10-3 (11-4) Led, clear before 4th until 6th, driven after 2 out, headed flat, stayed on, 2nd of 4, nk behind Ballybolley (11-11) at Wetherby 2m 3f (4) gd in Oct.
Moontripper 20-1 (10-0) Led until 2nd, chased leaders, lost place after 6th, behind 3 out, 11th of 17, 30 1/4l behind Kohuma (11-9) at Taunton 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Over To Midnight 33-1 (10-12) Led until 5th, led next, headed 3 out, weakened after next, 6th of 10, 34l behind Carole's Vigilante (11-5) at Hereford 2m 4f mdn (5) sft in Jan.