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Betstival Season At MansionBet Selling Hurdle (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 168y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,779 added
- Winner: £2,342
- 2nd: £1,079
- 3rd: £539
- 4th: £350
- Form 7186-F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer B Haslam
- Jockey R P McLernon
prominent, not travel well and reminders at times, struggling 4 out, well beaten 3 out
- Form 7/1PPP-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer K G Wingrove
- Jockey Charlie Price
held up, not much room 1st or 2nd, well beaten before 3 out, tailed off
- Form 3P3P-10
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
challenged 2nd, led after 4th, headed before 2 out, soon beaten, weakened into 3rd flat
- Form P-PF
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R J Armson
- Jockey Philip Armson
led until after 4th, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off
- Form 1063-F4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer G Hanmer
- Jockey Bryan Carver
held up in rear, headway on outside after 4 out, led before 2 out, clear last, easily
- Form 2PU8-52
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Katy Price
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
chased leaders, jumped right 1st and when not fluent 2nd, went 2nd final bend, mistake 3 out, soon 3rd, no impression on winner when taking 2nd again last
In depth
Verdict
Black Kraken has the highest rating of these but ran poorly on the Flat last month before falling when beaten over fences at Cartmel. HIGH CHANGE was given an excellent ride by Sam Twiston-Davies at Worcester on his first start for new connections but wasn’t as obliging when favourite on a return visit. He is clearly a tricky customer but may have too much pace for these in the closing stages.
Formwatch
Black Kraken 11-1 (11-4) Pressed winner, led 2nd, soon headed, led 3rd, not fluent 5th, headed next, close up when fell 3 out, at Cartmel 2m 1f (4) gd in May.
Empirion (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching next, last of 4, 19 1/2l behind Storm Rising (11-4) at Fakenham 2m (4) gs in May.
High Change (IRE) 10-3fav (11-4) In touch, ridden and weakened 2 out, 12th of 14, dist behind Asockastar (11-13) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Luclator 14-1 (12-0) Prsd ldrs 5 til wknd qckly 12; t.o when fell 15, at Garthorpe 3m mdn gs in May.
Malina Ocarina 16-1 (11-7) Towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on into fourth after last, 4th of 12, 9 3/4l behind Oakmont (11-10) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Keepscalling (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Midfield, headway to chase leaders 2 out, ridden to lead before last, headed flat, kept on, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Pepper Street (11-3) at Stratford 2m (5) sft in May.