Racecards
14:30 Stratford
Atlas Caravans Mares' Only Novices' Selling Hurdle (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Form 242415-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 84
towards rear, headway after 5th, chased winner 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out
- Form 7357-1P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey Mr Rhys Hughes
chased leaders, led 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on well
- Form 48-835U
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Christian Williams
prominent, led approaching 3rd, headed and reminders 4th, led again 5th, headed 6th, weakened approaching 2 out
Backlash
7- Form 8
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
mid-division, headway 4th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form P-P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G J Smith
- Jockey Mr M Briggs
led until mistake 3rd, weakened quickly next, tailed off when pulled up before 5th
- Form PP5-PF4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
always behind, ridden when mistake 3rd, tailed off
- Form 0/709-0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ms Sue Smith
- Jockey Lee Edwards
mid-division, mistake 3rd, struggling from after 5th, tailed off
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey P Merrigan
always behind, not fluent 1st, tailed off when mistake 5th
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey S Thomas
in rear, some headway after 4, ridden and weakened approaching 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Miss M E Rowland
- Jockey James Davies
mid-division, headway 5th, weakened after next, tailed off
- Form 0-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer John Allen
- Jockey C Poste
chased leader, led 4th to 5th, weakening and 6th when not fluent, stumbled and unseated rider 6th
- Form 506F23-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 80
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
A low-grade affair sees Share My Dream selected ahead of Parbyblos and Backlash. Share My Dream gets the vote courtesy of proving that she can win at this type of level, having scored in an Exeter selling handicap hurdle from a mark of 87 in March. A repeat of that type of effort would give her a decent chance today. Think Of The Money won a selling handicap hurdle in May, but that success came from a mark of 68. Backlash gets a mention courtesy of the fact that she showed a modicum of ability on her hurdling debut and the fact that she hails from canny connections, while Parbyblos is a little hard to assess but she does come here as a French Flat winner, although that May success came in a non-thoroughbred event. The Paul Nicholls-trained Wishuwerbay also has to get a mention, although she was cheaply acquired and is making her racecourse debut at this lowly level. As we say, the market might provide some clues. Finally, Aristi is blinkered for the first time but the headgear will need to bring about improvement if she is to feature today. All of which returns us to the selection, which is Share My Dream.
Formwatch
Share My Dream (IRE) 3-1 (10-13) Pulled hard tracking leaders, every chance approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out, 5th of 6, 15l behind Smart Tiger (11-0) at Exeter 2m 3f nov sll hdl (5) frm in Apr.
Think of The Money 16-1 (11-2) Prominent, weakened approaching 6th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Intersky Music (10-7) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in May, 15 ran.
Aristi (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Blundered and unseated rider at the 2nd in race won by Dev (11-9) at Southwell 2m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd, 12 ran.
Backlash 50-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out, 8th of 15, 38l behind Fantastisch (10-4) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gf.
Flemensgold (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Strugg frm 10, 4th of 11, 32l behind Ruckholme (12-0) at Garthorpe 2m 4f ptp gd in May.
Sunny Afternoon 50-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 15th of 18, 13l behind Zazous (10-0) at Salisbury 7f ldy rds hcp (6) gf in May (Flat).
Wishuwerbay Karinga Bay mare out of a moderate racemare.
Our Time (IRE) 15-2 (9-11) Tracked winner, ridden 3 out, challenged 2 out, kept on same pace from last, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Can Can Flyer (11-5) at N Abbot 2m 1f sll hdl (5) gf in Apr.