Racecards
13:10 Towcester
Alphameric Red Onion Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft
Sword Lady
16- Form 6-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs S Williams
- Jockey P Flynn
held up, mistake 2nd, soon lost place, headway when left moderate 4th 3 out, staying on when left 2nd last, no chance with winner
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey James Davies
held up, mistake 2nd, tailed off from 4th, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 23
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
always prominent, led approaching 4th, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakening when blundered last
- Form 0-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
in rear, tailed off from 4th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 6-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C Bealby
- Jockey N D Fehily
tracked leaders early, lost placed from 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 04
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Gingell
- Jockey Brian Murphy
always behind, tailed off from 4th, pulled up before 5th
- Form 000-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey R C G Harris
prominent until 3rd, behind from next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Jonanaud
19- Form 002-035
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer H Manners
- Jockey Mr J A Jenkins
behind, kept on approaching 2 out, never dangerous
- Form P565
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss Kariana Key
- Jockey D McGann
in touch, lost place from 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 0-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey J Culloty
led to 2nd, chased leaders, led again after 3 out, soon ridden, headed next, 10 lengths down in 2nd when fell last
- Form 411-3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey J P McNamara
with leaders, led 2nd, headed approaching 4th, ridden 3 out, led next, clear last
Shady Anne
212- Form 050P-54
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer F Jordan
- Jockey R Thornton
held up mid-division, headway after 4th, blundered badly 3 out, pulled up before next
In depth
Verdict
A moderate looking affair in which the market should provide the best clues. Breknen Le Noir has been an expensive failure for his backers on two occasions and he is reluctantly recommended in an attempt to make it third time lucky. He should have few problems in the ground given his experiences in France. The chief danger is Sword Lady. This course and distance winner took a race in which no fewer than twelve of the sixteen starters failed to finish. Shady Anne is dropped in trip and class after struggling against better opposition. Apollo Victoria once raced in the Irish Champion Stakes for Aidan O'Brien. He was pacemaker to the great Giant's Causeway on that occasion and makes a belated transition to hurdling for the shrewd Brendan Powell. Harley is watched in the market for Pam Sly. Breknen Le Noir is given the nod albeit with some reservations.