Racecards
15:35 Huntingdon
May Gurney Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey S Durack
held up in touch, ridden 5th, weakened 2 out
- Form 434
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer John Berry
- Jockey A Thornton
close up, led 4th, ridden 6th, headed approaching last, one pace flat
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer John R Upson
- Jockey P Flynn
close up, led 3rd, jumped slowly and headed next, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs Lucinda Featherstone
- Jockey L Vickers
held up in rear, never dangerous
Park City
22- Form B
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey L P Aspell
jumped slowly 1st and hampered, held up, mistake 4th, headway approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey E Husband
raced keen, held up, never dangerous
- Form 06
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
jumped slowly 1st, led, headed 3rd, stayed prominent, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 23
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey P Holley
raced keen, held up, headway 3 out, ridden, mistake and led approaching last, ran on flat
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
ridden 5th, weakened approaching 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Not a strong race on paper and Park City gets the TEAMtalk vote in an uninspiring heat. The Philip Hobbs-trained colt was in the process of running a big race on his hurdling bow at Stratford earlier in the month before being brought down and, with the experience under his belt, he sets a fair standard and should prove hard to beat. David Cosgrove has booked Tony McCoy for Palm Beach in a bid to follow up the yard's victory in the race twelve months ago but the three-year-old has shown nothing in maidens on the Flat and returns from a 14-week absence so looks worth opposing but Dizzy Tart has shaped with ability on both starts over timber to date and has place claims while Daneswood comes here having landed a Yarmouth seller last time and rates a big danger if adapting to hurdling.