Racecards
15:00 Stratford
Yow Yow/Yam Yam Wedding Selling Hurdle (Class G) (Class G)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: None specified
- Form 1330-PP
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey S Walsh
held up, headway approaching 6, led after 2 out, quick and clear flat
Crusset (IRE)
480- Form 502556/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
keen, led, headed after 1st, chased leader to 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
- Form 0155-1P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
mid-division, ridden after 5th, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on flat never reached leaders
Moon Spinner
11- Form 04UP60
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey D R Dennis
in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
- Form PP-03PP
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Down
- Jockey James Davies
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
Ark Admiral
52- Form 33-R24
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
mid-division, hung right bend after 4th, weakened after next
- Form 06-0405
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
chased leaders, ridden after 6, weakening when hit 3 out
Karakum
259- Form 202433-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A Chamberlain
- Jockey Mr J Morgan
in touch, led approaching 6th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened next
- Form 56-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss S Wilton
- Jockey N D Fehily
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
Rojabaa
240- Form 00056-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer W Turner
- Jockey P J Brennan
in touch, led 5th, ridden and headed approaching 6th, led again 3 out, hung right and hit 2 out, soon headed and beaten
- Form 02300-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
always behind
- Form 02P0P-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
prominent, led after first, mistake and headed 5th, soon weakened
- Form 22
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey R Thornton
not jumped well, mid-division, ridden after 4th, headway approaching 2 out, soon no impression
Piste Bleu (FR)
294- Form 6-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
mid-division, lost place after 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
A dire contest where the tentative vote goes to Minibule to beat Knight Of Silver and Royal Maid. The Martin Pipe-trained selection is lightly raced compared to her rivals and open to improvement. She still has plenty to learn about the game and though second on her two starts over hurdles, she has been beaten a long way both times. Jamie Moore will have to settle her better, but there is a small race in her and a repeat of either of those efforts would see her very closely involved here, so she gets a tentative nod. Knight Of Silver has a vast amount more experience, and it was an even worse race than this that he won by 16 lengths at Newton Abbot in May. Out of sorts since then, he has plenty to prove, but he does seem to throw in one good run every so often and he may do so here. Royal Maid will be some people's idea of the winner and the argument against him is not a strong one. However, he was weakening when producing a jumping error here last time, eventually finishing second to Looking Down, and so he also has one or two questions to answer. The vote here, to small stakes, goes to Minibule.