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15:00 Stratford
Dopey Dan's 75th Ward End Social Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
Almowj
380- Form F/
- Age 11
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G H Jones
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
held up in rear, closed after 5th, weakened before 2 out, left 3rd last, tailed off
Big Bridge
13- Form 0F0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up, headway after 4th, not fluent next, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
Laser Blazer
50- Form 3-3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 112
held up in 5th, not fluent 2nd, headway after 5th, led when not fluent 2 out, clear approaching last, easily
- Form 27F
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey T J O'Brien
tracked leader until after 2nd, one pace and no impression from 2 out, went 2nd again last
Syncopate
33- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Kielan Woods
took keen hold, tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, led before 3rd, clear briefly, not fluent and headed 2 out, no chance with winner when lost 2nd, mistake and unseated rider last
- Form 78/F
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Andrew Martin
- Jockey Harrison Beswick
led, headed before 3rd, lost place approaching 5th, soon behind, tailed off
- Form 3258-06
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Mrs A Clarke
- Jockey Miss Jodie Hughes
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Norfolk Sky scored bravely and well on his penultimate start at Wincanton but there must be a doubt about his participation as he's scheduled to run at Market Rasen yesterday at the big Summer Plate meeting. Should he come here, he'd be a leading player having fallen at the last when still leading at Fontwell last time over 2m4f. LASER BLAZER was disappointing on the Flat fifty days ago and Alan King has given him plenty of time to get over that strangely lethargic performance. Both hurdles efforts when third behind Sign Of A Victory and latterly Huff And Puff were promising runs and a repeat of either would see him hard to beat. The 7lb he receives from the topweight can prove decisive. John Ferguson unveils former Godolphin inmate, Invisible Hunter, who must be taken seriously on debut like so many from his yard.
Formwatch
Almowj 200-1 (10-7) Always behind, struggling from 5th, fell last, in a race won by Banyan Tree (11-4) at Ludlow 2m nov clm hdl (5) gd in Dec '11, 15 ran.
Big Bridge 100-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along and struggling before 6th, never a factor, tailed off, 11th of 12, well behind Bohemian Rhapsody (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) gd.
Laser Blazer 6-1 (10-12) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4th, pushed along in 4th 2 out, went modest 3rd before last, 3rd of 13, 9l behind Huff And Puff (10-12) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in May.
Rockmount River (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders on inside, fell 5th, in a race won by Retrieve (11-0) at Stratford 2m mdn hdl (5) gf, 14 ran.
Syncopate 7-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, under pressure when hampered over 2f out, soon no impression, 5th of 6, 7l behind Raskova (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun (flat).
Legend's Secret 33-1 (10-0) Chased winner to after 4th, soon behind, tailed off 4 out, fell 2 out, in a race won by In The Rough (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gs in Jun, 8 ran.
Norfolk Sky 9-4 (11-5) Led, fell 1st, in a race won by Hazzaat (10-5) at Fontwell 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jun, 5 ran.
Classic Colori (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 27l behind Supreme Asset (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov '12.
Invisible Hunter (USA) 9-4 (9-4) Led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Horsted Keynes (8-9) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep (flat).
Panache 13-2 (10-11) Led until approaching 3rd, chased leader until 4 out, soon driven along, weakened and slightly hampered 3 out, 6th of 7, 20l behind Midnight Thomas (10-0) at Worcester 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in May.
Say When 18-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, went 2nd after 3 out, blundered 2 out, weakened after last, 6th of 10, 20l behind Vyta Du Roc (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in May.