Racecards
15:40 Southwell
Bristol Finance 30th Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form U-21147
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
jumped right, not always fluent, led to 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 6204-13
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey T Siddall
mid-division, headway approaching 9th, ridden after 2 out, stayed on same pace
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Rachael Green
mid-division, not fluent 6th or 7th, soon shaken up, struggling 9th, lost touch from next, tailed off
- Form 12UF-3P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
blundered 6th, always behind, lost touch 9th, tailed off
- Form 135/F14
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Tjade Collier
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, hung left and chased winner approaching 2 out, no impression approaching last
- Form 8
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey L Treadwell
keen early, chased leader to 2nd, remained in touch until weakened 3 out
- Form 7242-04
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey D Elsworth
always prominent, chased leader from 2nd, mistake 6th, led 3 out, ridden out flat
Commanche Dawn
280- Form 8/7556F-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer G P Enright
- Jockey W Marston
held up in rear, lost touch from 10th
- Form P4P/P5
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey S Durack
held up towards rear, lost touch from 9th, tailed off
Alecia (IRE)
101- Form 66-232P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey James Davies
prominent, not fluent 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
The best race of the day by a country mile and we will side with FOURTY ACERS ahead of Lyrical Assassin. On official figures, it appears that the selection is up against it trying to give 6lbs to a higher-rated rival, however the feeling is that he can overcome that burden. After two runs this Summer over fences, a return to hurdles looks an obvious move as he proved himself to be a decent Novice earlier in the year. He handles most types of ground, has a fine strike-rate and if the cheek-pieces have a positive effect then he should run well. Main rival Lyrical Assassin is a recent recruit to the stable from Ireland and ran fairly well behind Bremen at Fontwell; a repeat of that run should see him go close. Pams Oak is a course winner and this strong-stayer is interesting over hurdles considering he had been kept to fences when we last saw him; on his previous run over hurdles he fell in a race won by Fourty Acers. Maxou Des Brosses is an unknown, whilst Strong Coffee is winless in eight but has the cheek-pieces on for the first time today. Alecia was pulled up last time and so we will return to Fourty Acers as the selection.
Formwatch
Fourty Acers (IRE) 7-4fav (11-3) Led and soon clear, came back to field 6th, not fluent 9th, mistake 11th, headed 14th, 4th when blundered 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind He's The Gaffer (11-3) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Aug.
Lyical Assassin (IRE) 3-1 (11-5) Mid-division, ridden and jumped right 7th, kept on one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 13, 17l behind Bremen (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in Sept.
Kilmore Bay (IRE) Karinga Bay gelding out of Becca's Rose.
Maxou Des Brosses (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Keen tracking leaders, led 5th, headed after 6th, weakened 8th, behind when pulled up 2 out in race won by Ogee (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in Sept, 13 ran.
Pams Oak 3-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 34l behind No Complaint (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (3) sft in Jul.
Papajosh (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Pulled hard, prominent, weakened over 4f out, 8th of 15, 43l behind Silver Kate (10-4) at Hereford 2m 1f mdn nhf (6) gd in Sept.
Strong Coffee 9-2 (11-6) Led to 4th, prominent until ridden 8th, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 12, 24l behind Phone In (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Sept.
Commanche Dawn 11-1 (10-5) Towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, staying on when fell 2 out in race won by Pitful Tercah (11-3) at Fontwell 3m 3f hcp hdl (5) gd in Jan, 14 ran.
Foxriver (IRE) 18-1 (10-5) In touch, mistake 7th, ridden after next, soon weakened, 5th of 12, well behind Another Brother (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) sft.
Alecia (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Mid-division, lost place 7th, soon weakened and pulled up 2 out in race won by Phone In (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Sept, 12 ran.