Racecards
13:40 Sedgefield
Ingrid Flute Holiday Accommodation Agency Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 110y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft with Soft patches on the run-in)
- Form 313135
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey A O'keeffe
disputed lead, led 7th, mistake and headed 2 out, soon no chance
- Form 50P165
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey N Mulholland
whipped round and unseated rider start
- Form 50-05P0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Walton
- Jockey Ben Orde-powlett
held up in rear, headway halfway, led 2 out, soon clear
Kobyla
27- Form 000
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer H Alexander
- Jockey R McGrath
hampered start, always well behind
Lady Janal
31- Form 66F350
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss S Forster
- Jockey Mr C Storey
chased leaders, headway after 7th, outpaced after 3 out
Minster Blue
34- Form P4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer F Murtagh
- Jockey B P Harding
towards rear, ridden and weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Secret Order
24- Form 0P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey F King
hampered start always behind
- Form 206-050
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey P Buchanan
disputed lead until mistake 7th, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 00
- Age 4
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer G Harker
- Jockey Jim Crowley
mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
This event will not take too much winning and Lady Janal is taken to oblige, with Kindle Ball and Rouge Blanc set to fight out the places.Lady Janal found the three miles at Ayr last time a shade too far, and is much better judged on her previous effort at Newcastle over a similar trip to today's when finishing a a 13 lengths fifth behind Skenfrith, which in the context of this poor event is pretty decent form. Kindle Ball won a soft race at Southwell back in December but has since been put in his place in better contests at Hereford and Chepstow, however against this opposition he could still figure in the finish. The best of the others may well be Rouge Blanc who has shown a glimmer of form in two hurdle events and was the best of these on the flat. so not a race to place a heavy wager but Lady Janal does hold strong claims.