Racecards
15:50 Southwell
Cannons Health Club Four Years Old Novices' Hurdle (Class E) (Class E)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Form F64415-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer R Brookhouse
- Jockey T Scudamore
mid-division, headway and hampered 5th, went 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, kept on but no chance with winner
- Form 3530-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
Darab (POL)
13- Form 0-4
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey J M Maguire
led to 2nd, chased leader, fell 5th
- Form 064-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W Jenks
- Jockey C Llewellyn
behind, headway 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 626P-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Ryan
- Jockey B Hitchcott
chased leaders to 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
Nyrche (FR)
57- Form 0322-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, headway approaching 5th, led on bit after 3 out, clear approaching last, easily
- Form 06PU0-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
always behind
Vandal
17- Form 60-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up and keen, headway 6th, weakened next
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey T Doyle
prominent and keen, led 2nd, headed after 3 out, 3rd and weakening when fell 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Nyrche, Prince of Persia and Bernini look the ones to concentrate on and the confident vote goes to Nyrche. The selection was a good second behind the highly regarded Back To Ben Alder last time out under similar conditions and need only reproduce that effort to score. Prince Of Persia rates the main danger he won a seller in good style a couple of runs ago and then was a fair fifth behind Green Tango but he will need to better that to defeat the selection. Birnini is from the yard that houses Back To Ben Alder but he does not appear to have the same ability. Of the remainder Haile Selassie was a fair fourth behind Sharp Rising last time and he is another with place claims but for the winner we return to Nyrche.