Racecards
16:50 Stratford
Intrum Justitia Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class E) (Class E)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: None specified
- Form 0-22
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
held up, pushed along 5th, some headway after 3 out, never near leaders
- Form B0BP-00
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey J Doab
held up, ridden 5th, stayed on from 3 out, never dangerous
- Form 02556/P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
mid-division, headway 4th, weakened 6th, tailed off
Travel (POL)
17- Form P0-1431
- Age 4
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Reserve
mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd going well after 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon no impression on winner
- Form 43030-5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer M Harris
- Jockey Mr R M P McNally
held up in touch, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace from next
- Form 351201
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Mrs D Hamer
- Jockey A O'keeffe
made all, ridden after 3 out, stayed on well
- Form P6-F10P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer M Gingell
- Jockey James Davies
held up in touch, ridden 5th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 4-P44
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Stephen Craine
held up in rear, mistake 5th, soon struggling
- Form 050/60-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer R Phillips
- Jockey Antony Evans
prominent, ridden after 6th, weakening when mistake 3 out, well behind when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 6-F0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
held up and took keen hold, headway 5th, pushed along next, weakened approaching 3 out
Husky (POL)
28- Form 0F20-20
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey P C O'Neill
held up, ridden and effort after 6th, weakened 3 out
Masterpoint
208- Form 660-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R Phillips
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up, pushed along approaching 6th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 043U-6P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer S Chadwick
- Jockey W T Kennedy
chased winner until 6th, weakened approaching 3 out
Mulsanne
9- Form 0PP/PP-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P Pritchard
- Jockey O Nelmes
in touch, outpaced after 5th, stayed on approaching 2 out, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
Travel looks the one to beat here with Arm And A Leg, Devil's Teardrop and Salinas rated as his main rivals. The selection has won two of his last four races and, despite a rise 20lbs during that run, this course winner is lightly raced and still seems to be on the up. Arm And A Leg has a similar profile and, with a very good rider booked, has to be granted all due consideration. Lightly raced over hurdles, Devil's Teardrop has shown enough to suggest he has better to come, while German import Salinas showed enough last season to suggest that he should be capable of wining this time around. Watch the betting with regard to a number of the others, including the enigmatic Claude Greengrass but, for us the vote goes to Travel.