Racecards
13:25 Stratford
Prior Products Maiden Hurdle (div 1) (Class 4)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 23-1156
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey M D Grant
in rear, reminders after 3rd and 5th, never on terms
Harrival
33- Form 7550-54
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Miss M Bragg
- Jockey D A Jacob
took keen hold in mid-division, weakened 8th
- Form 1-68
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey D P O'Dwyer
mid-division, ridden after 7th, headway after 8th, ridden and weakened after 3 out
- Form 720-028
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer S Lycett
- Jockey Tony Evans
chased leader, jumped right 5th, ridden after 3 out, led 2 out, not fluent last, soon headed, ran on
- Form 00/P-PF
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer J T Stimpson
- Jockey A Hawkins
mistake 4th, not fluent 5th, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
- Form P-15
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer L Corcoran
- Jockey H Ephgrave
prominent, ridden after 9th, 8 lengths down in 4th and weakening when fell 3 out
- Form 57
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T Molloy
took keen hold, in touch, mistake 4th, not fluent 6th, weakened quickly after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 66
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
prominent, ridden after 7th, weakened next, tailed off
- Form 44
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Paul Moloney
prominent, headway on inside after 7th, weakened after next, tailed off
- Form 3664/27
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey Miss C Dyson
led, ridden and headed narrowly 2 out, regained lead just after last, driven out
- Form 4006U7
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer D J Wintle
- Jockey W Marston
took keen hold in rear, headway 9th, left 10 lengths down in 4th and staying on at one pace when fell 3 out
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Miss J S Davis
- Jockey S Curran
mistake 1st, mid-division, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
Pollover
294- Form 7-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P E Cowley
- Jockey James Davies
in rear, some headway after 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
- Form 5-497
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey J Diment
held up, headway on outside after 7th, weakened next, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
In a race that should not take much winning, Man Of The Moment is selected to make a winning debut at the expense of Sovereign's Joy, with Master Eddy, Bally Conn and Ready Response three others worth a mention. Man Of The Moment has a lot to live up to, carrying the famous yellow One Man colours, but the son of Silver Patriarch catches the eye on breeding, being related to decent chaser Darkness, while the dam is out of a half-sister to smart hurdler Aonoch. Sure to have been well schooled, he can go in first time. Sovereign's Joy hails from a yard that is in a bit of form, and can boast a couple of runs, but he has looked one-paced so far, while Master Eddy takes a big drop in grade, but he was beaten out of sight behind Wichita Lineman at Cheltenham to temper enthusiasm. Bally Conn is a future chaser in the making on breeding, a comment that also applies to Righthand Man's distant relative Ready Response, a winning pointer before switching to race under rules. The market will no doubt prove informative here, and just a small vote goes to Man Of The Moment.