Racecards
20:40 Stratford
Griffin Heating Engineers 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class D)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: None specified
- Form 331-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
in touch, headway 3 out, soon ridden, led 2 out, soon edged right, driven out
Ashwicke Gambler
363- Form P/R-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey J Culloty
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Cabille (FR)
14- Form FP4/PU-P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
tracked leader to 8th, ridden and soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Easy Squeezy
23- Form 500-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
held up, headway 9th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on well flat
- Form 50F0-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
held up, headway 9th, ridden and weakened 2 out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
mid-division, lost touch 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 5/P020-0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer John Allen
- Jockey R Hobson
held up, towards rear, headway 8th, hit 3 out, ridden and not fluent next, one pace
Spider Boy
54- Form 00/03-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss Z Davison
- Jockey C Bolger
prominent, blundered 2nd, ridden 8th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 20/004-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Stronge
- Jockey A Honeyball
led, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra approach last
- Form 0520-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
mid-division, headway 8th, ridden after 3 out, weakened next
- Form 0-0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey R Thornton
tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th to approaching 3 out, soon weakened
Hanbrin Rose
27- Form 03-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey B Hitchcott
mid-division, ridden 6th, headway 8th, weakened approaching 2 out
Velvet Rose
15- Form R/P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Mrs S Johnson
- Jockey M Foley
held up, in rear, not fluent 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Fifteen runners, but this looks set to go to Moscow Flyer, with the rest playing for places. Philip Hobbs' six-year-old stays extremely well and looks to have plenty in hand, over what it must be said are some disappointing rivals. Local trainer Robin Dickin saddles a couple in this, the best of whom may be Hanbrin Rose, who shaped with a little promise here behind Quedex. This step up in trip should suit and she may be the one to follow the selection home. Hurdling debutante Victory Gunner didn't shape too badly in bumpers, and may be good enough to reach the frame.