Racecards
17:35 Newmarket
Gunite (Eastern) Ltd Lord'S Taverners Handicap (Class D) (Class D)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good
- Form 503016
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
held up, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner
- Form 3-04034
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey K Darley
held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 200000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Mrs J R Ramsden
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened
- Form 203464
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 00200-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
- Form 02-6450
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey T Quinn
held up mid-division, driven halfway, never on terms
- Form 6-06365
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
chased leaders, driven to challenge over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Hazewind
v- Form 000251
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey F P Ferris
always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, comfortably
- Form 000461
- Age 3
- Weight 7-13
- Trainer V Smith
- Jockey D Fentiman
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 50-0P40
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey N Mackay
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer
In depth
Verdict
Faith Healer showed improved form to win a poor maiden handicap on the all-weather at Southwell last week and has more to do off a 7lb higher mark today so preference is for another last time out winner Hazewind, who gets the nod over Panshir. The last mentioned was highly tried on his most recent start and should appreciate the return to this company. With the stable's horses in good form at present, he has to be respected and makes more appeal than Michael Bell's Spin King, who has been held in similar grade of late. The Barry Hills-trained Lorien Hill ran better last time and is another worthy of a mention, along with Vince Smith's Ask The Clerk, a stablemate of Faith Healer, but it is Hazewind that gets the vote. The selection bounced back to winning ways at Warwick last week when beating Three Welshmen by a head. A 2lb rise for that success seems perfectly fair and Hazewind is taken to follow up.