Racecards
15:55 Hexham
Doncaster Bloodstock Sales/e.B.F. Mares' Only Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Qualifier) (Class H)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Soft
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
held up towards rear, headway halfway, every chance 4f out, soon ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 300-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Charlton
- Jockey B Gibson
held up in touch, headway halfway, chased winner 4f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, one-paced under pressure final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Jefferson
- Jockey G Lee
held up towards rear, headway halfway, every chance 4f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out
Silken Pearls
221- Form 4-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer L Lungo
- Jockey G Berridge
held up in rear, headway halfway, led 5f out, pushed out final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W Young
- Jockey Ben Orde-powlett
tracked leader, headway to dispute lead after 3f, pushed along and lost place over 5f out, soon behind
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
tracked leaders, dropped rear halfway, soon pushed along and behind
In depth
Verdict
Silken Pearls is likely to be a warm order for this. Fourth on her only run - in a race from which the third went on to finish seventh in the Cheltenham Festival bumper - that form looks well above anything that the others have achieved. It seems unlikely that any of the newcomers are anything out of the ordinary in a race that seems to lack strength in depth. Mighty Minster looks to be best of the rest.