Racecards
14:15 Stratford
Mercedes-Benz Direct Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class D) (Class D)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: None specified
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
mid-division, weakened 5th, soon well behind
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey A O'keeffe
led and keen, hit 3rd, clear 4 out, fading after last when headed line
- Form F
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey James Davies
in rear, mistake 1st, tailed up when pulled up before 2 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
in touch, ridden and kept on one pace
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W Turner
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up mid-division and keen hold, ridden and headway 4 out to chase leaders, one pace last
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T Greathead
- Jockey J Pritchard
keen in mid-division, bad mistake 3rd, dropped rear, soon weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Flynn
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, weakened 2 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
in touch, until ridden and weakened 5th
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
mid-division, ridden and headway after 3 out to chase leaders, mistake 2 out, kept on
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
tracked leader, until ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer J Portman
- Jockey Paul Moloney
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
in rear, tailed off 5th, pulled up before next
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
tracked leaders until ridden and weakened 5th
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer B Duke
- Jockey N D Fehily
in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on to chase leader 2 out, all out and led line
In depth
Verdict
There are some interesting newcomers here including Abrogate, Olimpo and Two Of Clubs, but we give the verdict to La Calera. This former listed performer on the flat in France, made her hurdling debut at Strasburg last month, running with plenty of promise, finishing just three lengths behind the winner. The experience will be invaluable here and she looks of interest on her British debut. Pat Haslam supplies both Abrogate and Two Of Clubs, the last named comes here after easily landing a Wolverhampton maiden back in March, and could prove better than Abrogate who was only rated in the forties and has shown very little form recently. Another debutante to watch out for is Olimpo who hails from a top yard and had placed form on the flat in France. The market will provide many clues for this event, but at this stage we will have to side with La Calera.