Racecards
13:25 Wetherby
Countryside Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 23 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Show No Fear
63- Form F1
- Age 3
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey F Keniry
led, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 41
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D O'Meara
mid-division, hit 4th headway on outer approaching 3 out, one pace from next
- Form 02
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey F King
chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out soon weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer V Thompson
- Jockey Mr M Thompson
always behind, tailed off and blundered 4 out
- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey B P Harding
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next
Kings Rock
23- Form 05
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs Lucinda Featherstone
- Jockey J Tizzard
held up and keen, never dangerous
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey R Garritty
held up in mid-divisiion, weakened after 4 out,
- Form 33
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out soon weakened
- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
tracked leaders ridden after 4 out, soon weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T Fitzgerald
- Jockey R McGrath
always behind tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up in mid-division, headway after 4 out, led 2 out, pushed clear last, easily
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey A Dobbin
mid-division, behind from halfway tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey P Robson
behind, ridden headway approaching 3 out, no impression after
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
mid-division, ridden and blundered 3 out, one pace and no impression from next
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
in touch ridden after 4 out, weakened next, behind when unseated rider last
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Miss Kate Milligan
- Jockey P Buchanan
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace from next
In depth
Verdict
Bollin Annabel gets the vote ahead of the other previous winner Show No Fear, with Rare Coincidence and newcomer Ursis worth a mention. In a field large in numbers but low in quality, most can be ruled out, and the winners should come from the short-list mentioned. Bollin Annabel was nothing special on the Flat, but seems to have taken well to hurdles, just as her dam did. Tim Easterby's filly was having only her second outing over timber when scoring comfortably at Haydock three weeks ago, coming from off the pace to settle the issue under David O'Meara who gets the leg up again today. She can make the most of the weight that she receives from Show No Fear who shoulders a penalty for his all-the-way win at Perth. A winner on the Flat for Henry Cecil in April, he may well have opened his account over timber at Cartmel earlier, had he not fallen when going well. Rare Coincidence was ostensibly a miler on the Flat but seemed to stay well enough in two starts over hurdles. In fact he was sent off as market leader at Newcastle last time and was only beaten a length at the finish. Ursis was a useful middle-distance performer in France and has been well entered up lately. He will handle the ground as well, so should make his presence felt on his British debut. Without being ultra-confident, we return to Bollin Annabel as the answer.