Racecards
14:05 Huntingdon
#65 Half Yearly Membership Conditional Jockeys' Selling Hurdle (Class G) (Class G)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 131/35-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
chased leading pair, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
- Form PP12-PP
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer K Clutterbuck
- Jockey C Honour
held up towards rear, never dangerous
Spandau (NZ)
32- Form 5223-4P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer J Tuck
- Jockey James Davies
held up towards rear, never troubled leaders
Amritsar
8- Form 002-5P4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer K Wingrove
- Jockey W T Kennedy
jumped slowly early, always in rear
Ashgan (IRE)
15- Form 1P1-400
- Age 11
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey O Dayman
led, headed after 2nd, remained close up, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 35PP/02
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer O Brennan
- Jockey Mr S G Carey
held up towards rear, headway 7th, went 3rd 3 out, chased leader approaching last, stayed on to lead flat
- Form 6-P0206
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs G Harvey
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
held up, headway 5th, chased clear leader next, ridden and weakened 3 out
- Form P22365
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey T J Phelan
in touch, ridden and weakened 4 out
Moon Spinner
12- Form P60004
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
keen, led after 2nd, clear next, ridden 2 out, headed and no extra flat
- Form PU2P03
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Christian Williams
held up towards rear, headway 6th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
- Form P-33R56
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs H Dalton
- Jockey A O'keeffe
keen, mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten
In depth
Verdict
Darialann can take this seller, with Rock 'n Cold and Fier Goumier others who can make the frame. The selection stands out at the weights on official ratings, having previously won off 124 at Galway a couple of years ago, beating the useful Direct Bearing in the process. Owen Brennan's nine-year-old has taken a long time to drop in the weights and after finishing a long way behind Minivet in a claimer last time he now drops into selling company. He has run well on this surface as a younger horse, still retains some ability, and his trainer looks to have found an opportunity for him to get his nose in front again. Rock 'n Cold took a Hereford seller very easily last season on similar ground to this. Although well beaten last time out at Market Rasen, he went well for a long way after a 13 month absence, and he should strip fitter here so can be thereabouts. Of the remainder, Fier Goumier returns to the smaller obstacles for the first time in four years. He has put in some decent efforts in defeat over fences so far this campaign, although he has not run well at all on his two most recent starts and has a bit to prove. If he can recapture some early season form then he won't be far away, but for the winner we return to Darialann.