Racecards
15:30 Stratford
Join The Watchman Free 0870 4428588 Novices' Hurdle (Class E) (Div I) (Class E)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: None specified
- Form 4-04
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey R Wakley
in touch early, mistake 4th, jumped slowly 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, well behind and tired when unseated rider last
- Form P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Wintle
- Jockey P Griffiths
in touch, mistake 1st, behind from 7th
Blue Chieftain
133- Form 5P/P0P0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer L Grassick
- Jockey M Campbell
ridden 4th, behind from 7th
- Form 0P4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
held up, steady headway 6th, mistake 9th, soon ridden and weakened from 3 out
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey S Curran
held up in rear, headway 5th, weakened next
Inch Bridge
467- Form 0P-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
Hld up in rear and keen, behind 6th, pulled up soon after
- Form 1-366
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey B Hitchcott
headway app 9th, soon pushed clear with leader, going well when disputing lead 2 out, quickened approaching last, pushed out flat
Polligana
19- Form 0002
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey J Culloty
led 1st, headed next, ridden and outpaced from 3 out
- Form 00F30P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
in touch, headway after 7th, weakened 3 out, behind when mistake 2 out
- Form 1/0-332
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey R Thornton
in touch, ridden and went prominent 8th, weakened after 4 out
- Form 263421
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
tracked leaders, led 8th, pushed clear after 3 out, joined 2 out, headed last, no extra flat
- Form 6-56
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey P Flynn
towards rear, jumped right 3rd, behind from 7th
- Form 060-00
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
in rear from 7th
- Form PP
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Miss A M Newton-Smith
- Jockey M Batchelor
led and jumped left 2nd, set good pace, reminders 7th, headed 8th, weakened quickly from next
- Form 00U
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer M Ryan
- Jockey L P Aspell
reminders 5th, behind from next, tailed off when pulled up after 8th
In depth
Verdict
Quel Bon Choix showed improved form when stepped up to 2m4f last time and he looks capable of improving again over this even longer trip and will be hard to beat. Polligana is steadily improving with racing and with conditions to suit he could be the main danger. Call Me Sonic, from an in-form stable, could be the each-way value in the race.