Racecards
12:10 Wetherby
Extra Places At 188Bet Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 154y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 1172
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey James Cowley
led until 2nd, stayed handy, pushed along 6th, mistake 3 out, challenged last, every chance flat, just held
Star Rider
20- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey R P McLernon
slow 1st, tracking leaders after next, 2nd before 7th until after 4 out, close 2nd when mistake 3 out, 4th and beaten from next, left 3rd last
Apalis (FR)
87- Form -
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey David Noonan
tracked leaders, 2nd from 3rd until before 7th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before next
Lady Broome
206- Form P7-6
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
tracked leaders on outside, lost place 3rd, behind 6th, slowed up into 7th, went right and unseated rider
Llantara
273- Form 635-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
held up, not fluent 7th, headway and went 2nd after 4 out until before 3 out, soon beaten, mistake 2 out
- Form 3213-33
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Tony Kelly
tracked leaders, lost place after 2nd, jumped right next, headway 3 out, led and edged right before last, hard pressed flat, held on
- Form 111-R
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey G Sheehan
jumped right at times, led 2nd, ridden and edged left after 2 out, headed and beaten 3rd when fell last
In depth
Verdict
Star Rider probably benefited from the early departure of favourite My Khaleesi when making a winning start over hurdles at Fontwell but Hughie Morrison’s Flat winner is still preferred to fellow penalised runner Same Circus and Kelso third Moscanisi. THE NIPPER was sent off favourite for a Listed bumper at the Punchestown Festival in April but crashed through the running rail when in front. She’ll ready for this and can open her account at the first time of asking though Apalis, a winner on the Flat in France, is worth noting for future reference.
Formwatch
Same Circus (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Led, not fluent 6th, headed after 4 out, went 2nd last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Snow Leopardess (10-10) at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) gd in Nov.
Star Rider 15-8 (10-10) Held up mid-division, headway 3 out, led last, kept on well, won at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) gd in Dec beating Flints Legacy (10-10) by 5l, 9 ran.
Apalis (FR) (9-5) won at Lyon La Soie 1m 4f hcp pol in Sep beating Spiritueux (8-13) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Lady Broome 125-1 (9-9) Slowly away towards rear, hampered 7f out, weakened over 4f out, tailed off, 5th of 8, dist behind Snow Prince (10-0) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Llantara 7-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten final 2f, 5th of 6, 31l behind Bells On Sunday (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (6) hvy in Mar.
Moscanisi (IRE) 28-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders in 3rd, outpaced from 3 out, kept on after next, 3rd of 6, 8 1/2l behind Kelka (11-3) at Kelso 2m 5f (4) gs in Dec.
The Nipper (IRE) 11-4jfav (11-9) Led, ran out at halfway, at Punchestown 2m lst (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.