Racecards
13:05 Wincanton
Rosalind Johnson 'Pretty As A Rose' Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle (Class D)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Brush The Ark
150- Form P04-322
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J Smith
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up mid-division, headway 7th, ridden to chase winner 2 out, every chance final 100 yards, no extra
- Form 1-4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
held up last, headway after 6th, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
Drum Majorette
351- Form 44-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey M Batchelor
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 6th, every chance 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
Estabella (IRE)
567- Form P0/
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer M Wellings
- Jockey S Craig
prominent, lost touch 6th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
Flora Princess
222- Form 550333-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
held up mid-division, ridden 3 out, one-paced
- Form 5546
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J Mullins
- Jockey J M Maguire
prominent, ridden 7th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next
Long Shot
22- Form 4210-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M Foley
made all, ridden approaching 2 out, driven out flat, readily
Rock Rose
224- Form BU214P-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey A Dobbin
towards rear, headway 5th, ridden and challenged 3 out, stayed on one-paced from next
- Form 0/0-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey S Stronge
held up towards rear, ridden 7th, soon weakened
- Form 00-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer C Mitchell
- Jockey O McPhail
towards rear, behind 6th, st.o when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 60F5-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey J Goldstein
held up mid-division, headway 7th, chased leaders and ridden 3 out, stayed on one-paced from next
In depth
Verdict
Alan King's Flora Princess could not get her head in front last term and is likely to need the outing, but she did take on useful company and will be there or thereabouts if anywhere near fit. Brush The Ark's second at Hereford is as good as she can muster and Cockney Rainbow can prove a bigger threat. Robert Alner's stable are in a bit of form and this five-year-old mare ran a race full of promise when fourth to the highly rated Ar Muin Na Muice at Bangor 12 days ago, despite an untidy jump two out. TEAMtalk suggest taking her as the value against the likely favourite Street Magic, whose form last season was modest and whose second to Johnston's Point at Haydock was nothing special.