Racecards
20:10 Stratford
David Smith Farrier Novices' Hunters' Chase (For The Sheppard Memorial Challenge Cup) (Class H)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: None specified
- Form PF0/2-1
- Age 7
- Weight 12-5
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey Mr C Kilgour
held up in touch, headway 9th, not fluent 10th, led after 4 out, slight lead when fell 2 out
- Form 26/P11-3
- Age 6
- Weight 12-5
- Trainer Mrs K Gilmore
- Jockey Mr P Cowley
mid-division, hampered 6th, headway 8th, mistake 9th, weakened approaching 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 11PFB/U
- Age 13
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer I Anderson
- Jockey Mr D Barlow
soon behind, good headway 3 out, went 2nd approaching last, led flat, driven out
Durham Dandy
11- Form 1240U-1
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss J Foster
- Jockey Miss J Foster
led 1st, tracked leader until hit 6th, ridden to join leader 4 out, close 2nd when left in lead 2 out, headed and no extra flat
- Form 20P/5P6-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs J Marles
- Jockey Mr T Stephenson
in touch until weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Ironbridge
13- Form 0P3/34-3
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer G Edwards
- Jockey Mr S Prior
prominent until fell 6th
- Form 0005UP-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer G Blagbrough
- Jockey Mr J Barnes
held up, hampered 6th, headway 9th, mistake 4 out, soon weakened
- Form P221-34
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss N Stephens
- Jockey Mr J Snowden
tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th toafter 4 out, one pace from 2 out
- Form 00331-P
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs F Marriott
- Jockey Mr B King
mistake 2nd, soon well behind, never dangerous
Venn Ottery
34- Form P04F0F-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
led after 3rd and pulled hard, headed approaching 3 out, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before next
- Form PR2P3P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer Miss F Goldsworthy
- Jockey Mr T Greenway
always behind, hampered 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 11th
In depth
Verdict
An impressive debut at Bangor from Executive Park makes him the one to beat here. He has nothing to fear from Freteval on that running, but the latter still looks likely to provide the main danger, such is the lack of quality in this Hunter Chase. A maiden in points in Ireland, it was interesting that connections decided to go straight into Hunter chasing rather than through the pointing field and they were rewarded when he absolutely bolted up in a similar event at Bangor. He is open to plenty of improvement and looks a fair sort in the making. Freteval, a winner at Cottenham before going on to win a decent contest at Leicester, may not have been entirely suited by the soft ground at Bangor, and he may be capable of better on this sounder surface, although it is hard to see him reversing the form with the selection.