Racecards
20:20 Stratford
Weatherbys Chase Champion Novices' Hunters' Chase (For The John Corbet Cup) (Class H)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 3m 4f
- Going: None specified
Bardon Boy
23- Form 3121-34
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Monica Tory
- Jockey Mr R Tory
prominent early, reminders 6th, mistake 10th, lost pace next, tailed off
- Form 4113-22
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer P Cornforth
- Jockey Mr P Cornforth
in touch, ridden 13th, weakened approaching 5 out, tailed off
- Form 22111-3
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Anne-Marie Hays
- Jockey Mr R H Fowler
held up, blundered 4th, 5th and 12th, headway 14th, ridden 16th, lost weight cloth and weakened approaching 2 out, disqualified
- Form 3411-41
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer A Tizzard
- Jockey Miss C Tizzard
led fourth, lost place 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 17th
- Form 11111-3
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Edward Crow
- Jockey Mr R Burton
always prominent, hit 16th, mistake 5 out, ridden approaching 2 out, every chance last, kept on flat
- Form 3123F-3
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs S Hughes
- Jockey Christian Williams
in touch reminders 6th, ridden and weakened after 3 out
Hatch Gate
20- Form 4411-21
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
reluctant to race and slowly away, mistakes, headway 4th, weakened 14th, tailed off and pulled up before 17th
- Form P3P12-3
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer S Partridge
- Jockey Mr S J Partridge
behind, not fluent 8th, headway 15th, weakened approaching 3out, tailed off
- Form 221-343
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss N Stephens
- Jockey Mr J Snowden
in touch, weakened quickly 13th, tailed off next, pulled up before 17th
- Form 11/1111-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Jenny Gordon
- Jockey Mr C Gordon
prominent, not fluent 2nd, led 14th ridden approaching 2out, ran on well flat
- Form 1/42P1-5
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer M Daniell
- Jockey Mr T Stephenson
soon behind, reminders 11th, tailed off 15th, pulled up before 17th
- Form 3313P2-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs O Bush
- Jockey Mr J M Pritchard
held up, headway 8th, lost place 12th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 17th
- Form 0R1-113
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer P York
- Jockey Bdr Jody Sole
held up, mistake 4th, struggling 7th, tailed off from 14th
- Form 0PP/01-U
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer Miss Bianca Dunk
- Jockey Mr G Thomas
behind, mistakes 12th and 14th, tailed off and pulled up before 16th
- Form 2PP1-21
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer N Poacher
- Jockey Mr D S Jones
soon prominent, led 4th, headed 14th, weakened after 16th, tailed off and pulled up before 18th
In depth
Verdict
A decent hunter chase with some good prize-money up for grabs and several unexposed runners lining up including Coole Venture, Cherokee Run and Hatch Gate but narrow preference is for Sheriff's Friend, who has a progressive profile. Trained by the legendary Stan Mellor in his formative years, the eight-year-old has been a prolific scorer between the flags over the last year and Jenny Gordon's gelding is taken to make a winning debut in this grade. Coole Venture is probably capable of better than he showed at Bangor recently and rates the main danger, while Wincanton winner Cherokee Run and Huntingdon scorer Hatch Gate are others to consider. Knock Star has claims on his third behind Red Brook Lad at Wincanton but in all probability was flattered by his running there.