Racecards
12:35 Kempton Park
Totejackpot Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class D )
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Form 10
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
in touch, ridden after 6th, chased winner before 2 out, stayed on under pressure, weakened last and lost 2nd flat
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
held up, hampered 6th, soon ridden and weakened
Charlie Bear
BF- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Durack
pulled hard in touch, weakened quickly after 5th, tailed off
- Form U
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey T Doyle
towards rear, headway 4th, weakened after next
- Form 0P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
pulled hard, tracked winner, ridden after 5th, weakened quickly before last
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B P Harding
tracked leaders, chased winner 2 out, stayed on same pace
- Form 6
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey J Goldstein
held up behind, headway after 3 out, stayed on for 2nd after last, no chance with winner
Grouville
38- Form P04
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Dave Crosse
held up in touch, blundered 5th, stayed on same pace from 2 out
- Form 00P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J A Geake
- Jockey B J Crowley
held up, ridden along 5th, weakened 3 out and soon tailed off
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
tracked leaders, ridden after 6th, kept on same pace, weakened before last
- Form 00
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer P Butler
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
close up, lost place after 5th, soon beaten
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey A Thornton
towards rear, headway 6th, stayed on same pace
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
made all, ridden clear 2 out, easily
In depth
Verdict
Woody Valentine created a favourable impression when making a winning debut over hurdles at Warwick last month before getting bogged down in the mud at Chepstow and is taken to resume winning ways at the main expense of newcomers Zalda and Barranco. The last mentioned is a likely type on pedigree being by Sadler's Wells but lack of previous experience is of concern. The Philip Hobbs-trained Zalda has yet to race over hurdles but was a dual middle distance handicap winner on the flat for Roger Charlton and could be the type to make the grade over hurdles. Peter Bowen's Charlie Bear and Henry Daly's Rumbling Bridge have both shown enough to suggest that they could win races over hurdles and have to be respected. City Palace got no further than the first flight on his hurdling debut and is another to consider but the vote goes to Woody Valentine. Useful at his best for Mark Johnston on the level, the son of Woodman need only reproduce the form of his Warwick run to win this.