Racecards
13:20 Southwell
32Red.com Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,900 added
- Winner: £2,669
- 2nd: £778
- 3rd: £389
- Form 460
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N Kent
- Jockey Charles Greene
reminders after 2nd, never going in rear, hit 8th, jumped slowly next, tailed off 3 out, plugged on from next, went poor 2nd closing stages, tailed off
- Form P1-1232
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
made all, came well clear from 3 out, unchallenged
- Form P/1P0P-5
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
hung left most of way, tracked winner, went right 5th, reminders before and mistake 8th, no chance from 3 out, weakened to 3rd flat, dropped to 4th closing stages, tailed off
- Form P-18PP
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
tracked leading pair, not fluent 3rd, driven after 8th, mistake next, blundered 10th, no chance from 3 out, went poor 2nd flat until closing stages, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Donald McCain and Jason Maguire can complete a quick double in this with GOLDEN CALL. Already successful in point-to-points and a bumper, he's been placed in both starts over timber and looks to be on an upward curve. The others are difficult to fancy with Norwich Well and Over And Above having shown little so far under Rules and Future Dominion having finished tailed off on his hurdling debut at Wetherby last month.
Formwatch
Future Dominion 40-1 (10-5) Mid-division, ridden and struggling after 5th, tailed off, 13th of 17, well behind Crafti Bookie (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Golden Call (IRE) 5-2fav (11-0) Led, hit 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Tour Des Champs (10-13) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Norwich Well (IRE) 18-1 (10-12) Held up in last pair, headway 9th, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next, 5th of 7, 40l behind Oscar Sunset (10-12) at Hereford 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Over And Above (IRE) 200-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, reminders before 8th, soon struggling, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Aland Islands (10-12) at Hexham 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft, 14 ran.