Racecards
18:30 Wetherby
Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Conditionals' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
Bond Millennium
152- Form P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B N Pollock
- Jockey T Messenger
mid-division, keen, weakened going to 4 out
Discord
242- Form 00/0-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T H Caldwell
- Jockey B Wharfe
chased leader, led 3rd, headed 5th, weakened 4 out
Electrique (IRE)
537- Form F7/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey M O'connell
in touch, weakened after 4 out
- Form P92-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs K Walton
- Jockey C Sharkey
towards rear, hit 4th, ridden and headway 2 out, blundered last, stayed on
- Form 6PPPPP-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey M Mcavoy
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Form 0/52P6P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey T Greenway
led to 3rd, driven along 5th, weakened next
- Form 587702-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey M J McAlister
in touch, chased leaders approaching 3 out, weakened last
- Form 374066-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leaders, led 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, headed next, soon left in lead, headed last 100 yards, no extra when lost 2nd near line
- Form 9453-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Stephen Craine
in touch, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, soon headed when stumbled, ridden approaching last, stayed on to regain lead last 100 yards, driven out
- Form PP-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Lady Susan Watson
- Jockey P Kinsella
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden next, stayed on to take 2nd near line, no chance with winner
Valderrama
59- Form 00/0PPP-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Frank Kirby
- Jockey D N Cullinane
in touch, weakened 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 366449-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J Levins
in touch, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, ridden next, hit last, soon weakened
New's Full (FR)
157- Form 0/868-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey K Mercer
mid-division, ridden 5th, soon weakened
Turbulent Flight
111- Form 49-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs L B Normile
- Jockey D Flavin
always behind
Double Ells
61- Form 0P56-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey D C Costello
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 0S0-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer P Beaumont
- Jockey P Aspell
always behind, tailed off halfway
In depth
Verdict
This is a poor novice event but something has got to win it so we will side with It¿s A Roofer with The Rocking Dock, Xamborough and Mr. Twins all worth noting. The selection ran a personal best at Perth last time out when second behind Lethan Air. He is still unexposed and with improvement still likely to come he looks the one horse in the race to stay on the right side of. The Rocking Dock comes from a yard that had its best season winners wise last season and the horse has run well enough on most of his runs to date so far. Most recently when third of fourteen behind Biscoe Place at Hereford which reads well so he should be noted in the betting. Xamborough has traveled a long way but his form has dwindled lately so is one to treat with caution. Mr. Twins is a better bet who finished second at Market Rasen recently and can run well again. But for the winner we return to It¿s a Roofer.
Formwatch
It's A Roofer (IRE) 66-1 (11-3) Held up, headway 3 out, ridden next, stayed on under pressure to chase winner flat, no impression, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Lethem Air (11-0) at Perth 2m mdn hdl (4) gf in Apr.
Mistral De La Cour (FR) 28-1 (10-3) With leader to 5th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Ross Comm (11-12) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Mar, 7 ran.
Mr Twins (ARG) 14-1 (10-7) Held up, headway 5th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed next, one pace run-in, 2nd of 13, 4l behind City of Manchester (10-7) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sll hdl (5) gd in Apr.
Pearson Glen (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Held up in touch, ridden and some headway 5th, weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 10, 29l behind The Hairy Lemon (11-8) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (E) sft in Dec.
The Rocking Dock (IRE) 33-1 (10-13) In touch, not fluent 4th, ridden and every chance when mistake 2 out, weakening when mistake last, 3rd of 14, 10l behind Briscoe Place (11-2) at Hereford 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Turftanzer (GER) 200-1 (10-7) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders after 5th, weakened quickly after 3 out pulled up 2 out in race won by Rare Coincidence (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gd in Apr, 12 ran.
Xamborough (FR) 9-1 (11-1) Tracked leader until after 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out, 9th of 13, 13l behind Tamreen (10-12) at Stratford 2m nov hcp hdl (3) gd in Apr.
Double Ells 14-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders and keen, lost place from 4 out, last of 6, 27l behind Patxaran (11-5) at Ayr 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Mar.