Racecards
14:20 Stratford
SGH Martineau 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 900-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D Wellicome
- Jockey Lee Edwards
took keen hold, led, went right 5th, headed 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 6651/1-3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Henry Oliver
- Jockey H Oliver
tracked leader, not fluent 5th, led 3 out, went right and mistake 2 out, soon ridden, headed before last, no impression flat, eased considerably close home
- Form 9447-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey Tom Cannon
keen early, tracked leaders, fell 5th
- Form 6
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, pushed out, comfortably
- Form 086-7
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Brendan Powell
tracked leaders, took keen hold, not fluent, ridden and outpaced 3 out, mistake and weakened next
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Impossible to recommend anything with any level of confidence as all five have massive question marks against them. Chandler Jack has shown nothing to date and Share The Dosh has failed to trouble the judge in four bumper starts. Moscow Me is very lightly-raced between the flags in recent seasons and Snowball was pulled up on reappearance. All of which leaves PORTOFINO WASP, a son of Milan. The O'Neill charge was held up when never of terms on his debut when beaten 30 lengths by previous winners Thunder Sheik and Lyssio. However, he may be the only one with any scope and receives the most tentative of votes.
Formwatch
Chandler Jack 100-1 (10-9) Mid-division and keen, weakening when blundered 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Separate Shadows (10-12) at Worcester 2m nov hdl (4) gd in Jun, 11 ran.
Moscow Me (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Prom til outpcd 3 out, 3rd of 9, 32l behind Dunraven Prince (12-0) at Banwen Miners 3m ptp gd in May.
Snowball (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Mid-division, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up and dismounted before 2 out, in a race won by Honour System (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gd in May, 16 ran.
Portofino Wasp (IRE) 40-1 (10-9) Held up, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 30l behind Thunder Sheik (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jun.
Share The Dosh 20-1 (10-8) In touch, pushed along halfway, lost touch 6f out, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Call The Cops (10-9) at Southwell 2m cond NH flat (6) gs in May.