Racecards
16:30 Stratford
Margaret Katz Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Form 7P-0565
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer O Brennan
- Jockey E Whillans
mid-division, ridden after 7th, headway after next, mistake, slightly hampered 2 out, soon beaten
- Form P95
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer S A Hughes
- Jockey T J Malone
with leaders, led 4th, hit 5th, headed after 6th, ridden approaching 8th, weakened, tailed off
- Form 513467
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Mrs N Pook
- Jockey W McCarthy
led, jumped right 1st, headed 4th, led again after 6th, not fluent 8th, soon headed, weakened 2 out
- Form 785P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J S Smith
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
mid-division, headway 6th, chased winner approaching 2 out, soon one pace
- Form 870297
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey W P Kavanagh
held up, headway, not clear run on bend approaching 2 out, jumped right last, stayed on same pace
- Form 0/394-55
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer A M Crow
- Jockey B S Hughes
prominent early, settled in touch, led after 8th, well in command when hit 2 out and last, stayed on
- Form 0/553-08
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey S P Jones
with leaders, ridden after 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up
- Form 6-37PP0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer M J Gingell
- Jockey Miss Carey Williamson
held up, effort when not much room on inside after 8th, never near leaders
- Form 97/70U-8
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer D P Keane
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
chased leaders, ridden after 7th, weakened after next
Pochard
34- Form 098
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey Felix de Giles
took keen hold, always prominent, reminders approaching 7th, one pace approaching 2 out
- Form 08/3B70
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M R Bosley
- Jockey K Tobin
held up in rear, mistake 8th, tailed off
Itstooearly
73- Form 65-4P0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 79
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up
- Form 55-3686
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey Jack Doyle
held up in rear when brought down
Drumroe
24- Form 46P860
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
mid-division when fell
In depth
Verdict
Quite a number of these are out of form but Happily Ever After caught the eye last time at Huntingdon and Jack Doyle is an eye catching booking for Henrietta Knights' mare. Formerily with Joss Savile, the distance is an unknown quantity but the good ground should aid her cause. The handicapper has dropped her 2lb for that Huntingdon outing and she is interesting at the foot of the handicap. Madam Blaze is another that has to be considered with two outings now under her belt this season. She was a staying on second three outings back at Ludlow, that form being the only semblance of form that would make you consider her landing this contest. Pouchard has attained her rating follwoing outings in what were three hot novice hurdles and has some good form on the level. She is the class act in the field and is a big danger to the selection. A race that will not take much winning and Happily Ever After gets the nod.