Racecards
16:00 Stratford
Palm Products International Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: None specified
- Form 0040-20
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
always prominent, ridden 3 out, beaten when not fluent next
Summer Bounty
364- Form P24/000-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer F Jordan
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
held up towards rear, mistake 6th, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching next
Scented Air
12- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
led, soon clear, hit 4th and 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, not much room when not fluent last, one apce flat
Secret's Out
12- Form 30-0342
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer F Lloyd
- Jockey Sophie Mitchell
raced keen, headway approaching 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 221
- Age 3
- Weight 10-13
in touch, track leaders after 6th, pushed along to lead 2 out, edged left approaching last, ridden out flat
- Form F1
- Age 3
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer P Haslam
- Jockey Mr R M P McNally
ridden approaching 6th, weakened quickly approaching next
Cristoforo (IRE)
288- Form 000-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer B Curley
- Jockey Mr Brian Murphy
held up towards rear, ridden approaching 6th, soon behind
Dunkerron
28- Form 002530
- Age 5
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer J Joseph
- Jockey B Hitchcott
ridden and weakened approaching 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 6-P0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Dave Crosse
held up towards rear, short-lived effort 6th, soon ridden and weakened
In depth
Verdict
Bongo Fury confirmed the merit of promising placed efforts when an easy novice winner at Ludlow and is handed the TEAMtalk vote to follow up. Martin Pipe's charge scored with any amount in hand and, with further improvement to come, should be able to take advantage of a potentially lenient mark on his handicap debut. Cristoforo had some respectable form on the level in Ireland and, after three modest outings over timber, gets in on a lowly mark so is worth monitoring in the market. Londolozi Lad is another open to improvment following a comfortable maiden victory at Uttoxeter and is respected but Summer Bounty disappointed in a seller when last seen and now has something to prove following an absence.