Racecards
16:45 Wetherby
Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre NH Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
Bhaydalko (FR)
175- Form 0-P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, weakened from 6th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form F2/
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer H P Hogarth
- Jockey D O'Meara
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, weakened next
Cirrus (FR)
47- Form 3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, one pace and no impression from next
- Form PU-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey D C Costello
tracked leaders, weakened 6th, pulled up when tailed off before 3 out
Hockenheim (FR)
408- Form 8-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey G Lee
tracked leaders, led 3 out, one pace when headed approaching last, no impression
- Form 1/P3477-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey B P Harding
held up, headway 6th, weakened 3 out
Morgan Be
72- Form 700-P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs K Walton
- Jockey R McGrath
always towards rear
- Form 3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up, headway 5 out, ridden to lead approaching last, kept on well
- Form 64123-3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
led and soon clear until headed 3 out, weakened after next
Vital Spark
326- Form 104-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey G Berridge
tracked clear leader, weakened 4 out, pulled up before next
Zaffiera (IRE)
180- Form B
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey N Mulholland
always behind, weakened from 6th, tailed off
Cloudless Dawn
188- Form 4573-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer P Beaumont
- Jockey A Ross
held up in touch, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 08008-8
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 81
held up mid-division, weakened 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Ungaro (FR)
176- Form 2/4F24-3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey P Kinsella
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
A large field and not much for us to go on, so it's probably best to stick to the yards who do well here, so the ones for the short list are Cirrus and Ungaro, from the Keith Reveley yard, Dans Edge, Nor'nor'east, and Oso Magic. We'll take Cirrus to be just about good enough to take it, hoping he can improve on a decent debut effort when he ran third over what was possibly too far last time. That Stratford race was also on soft ground, which he appeared to handle, and though his yard aren't in red hot form, he can perhaps turn things around here. Any chinks will be exposed by Nor'nor'east, who also put up a promising debut at Bangor behind the talented Jeremy Cuddle Duck. He too should come on for the run and can be closely involved. Ferdy Murphy is purring about plenty of his runners at present, so expect a useful debut from Dans Edge, while both Oso Magic and Ungaro will probably find the ground their toughest opponent. That shouldn't be the case for Cirrus, however, and we take him to score.
Formwatch
Cedar Rapids (IRE) 7-2 (11-7) 2nd of 11, 5l behind Classic Approach (11-7) at Dromahane 3m ptp sft in Apr '04.
Cirrus (FR) 7-2 (11-0) Held up in touch, pushed along after 9th, weakened after 3 out, 3rd of 14, 10l behind Star Member (11-0) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn hdl (D) gd in Sept.
Dans Edge (IRE) Fourstars Allstar gelding, half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Atum Re.
Hockenheim (FR) (9-13) In touch until weakened 2 out, 8th of 12, 23l behind Napolitain (9-13) at Auteuil 2m 2f lst stk hvy in Sept '04.
Nor'nor'east (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway approaching 5th, blundered 3 out, not recover, 3rd of 11, 18l behind Jeremy Cuddle Duck (10-11) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (E) gs.
Oso Magic 5-2fav (11-4) Held up, headway to chase winner approaching 3 out until after 2 out, in 3rd and weakening when blundered last, 3rd of 10, 18l behind Idealko (10-9) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (D) gd in May.
Vital Spark 20-1 (10-9) Held up mid-division, headway 8th, chased leaders when hit 4 out, soon ridden, weakened after next, 4th of 8, well behind Hot Weld (11-5) at Newcastle 3m nh nov hdl (E) gd in Dec.
Ungaro (FR) 9-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, switched left approaching next, soon ridden, 3rd when hit last, kept on, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Ponderon (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hdl (D) gd in May.