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15:00 Hereford
Sydney Phillips Auctioneers Selling Handicap Hurdle
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form 330/0PF-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 89
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, soon behind
- Form 69-6261
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 88
in touch, outpaced 2 out, 4th and keeping on when mistake and unseated rider last
- Form 2342PF-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Mrs D A Hamer
- Jockey A O'keeffe
led, headed after 1st, lost place 3rd, soon behind
Lovers Tale
15- Form 524F0/P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer G A Ham
- Jockey D Cosgrave
keen, mid-division, ridden when mistake 5th, soon weakened
- Form 14646-4
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer G E Jones
- Jockey Mr T J O'Brien
in touch, led 3 out, ridden clear approaching last, ran on
- Form 7700-00
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R M Stronge
- Jockey S Walsh
prominent, led after 1st to 2nd, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakened when hit 2 out
- Form 0P05-P0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 80
mid-division, ridden after 5th, kept on one pace
- Form 467U/PP-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up, headway 4th, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Form P00841-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Mrs D Thomas
- Jockey O Nelmes
behind, headway approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on one pace
- Form 0473-47
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J Mackie
- Jockey R Thornton
in touch, led 4th to 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace
- Form 54PP/P-P
- Age 15
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer H E Haynes
- Jockey Mr N Pearce
pulled up towards rear, headway 3rd, ridden approaching 5th, weakening when mistake 3 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out
- Form FPPP-PP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey J Kington
prominent, led 2nd to 4th, every chance 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 07057-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey A Scholes
mid-division, headway 4, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 006/FPP-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 65
behind, ridden approaching 5th, some headway approaching 2 out, never dangerous
- Form 0707/5-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer G A Ham
- Jockey E Dehdashti
behind, headway after 4th, ridden to go 2nd after 2 out, kept on no chance with winner
Verdict
A poor but competitive seller with Timidjar, Grimshaw, Desert Spa and Lone Soldier all in with a chance with the vote going to the last named. Lone Soldier comes here on the back of some creditable efforts and with a win at Wetherby last time out connections must be confident that he has the ability to win again in this grade. Timidjar again come comes here on the back of a win at Taunton. He may look nicely treated but that win was over three miles and it's a big difference to the two mile trip today so could struggle. Desert Spa enters calculations on his win in this grade last year and looked as though he was finding some form at Ludlow last time out. Grimshaw would win on his best form but again has struggled to find it of late so is probably best watched here. So for the winner we return to Lone Soldier.
Formwatch
Grimshaw (USA) 5-1 (10-10) Led until mistake 1st, stayed on prominent, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off when fell 2 out in race won by Dom d'Orgeval (11-1) at Stratford 2m ldy hcp hdl (F) gs in Oct, 9 ran.
Desert Spa (USA) 25-1 (10-7) Prominent, 3rd when blundered 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 15, 15l behind Ziggy Zen (11-10) at Ludlow 2m clm hdl (F) gd in Apr.
Inducement 10-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, ridden 6th, weakened next, 11th of 16, well behind Tinstre (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gf in May.
My Retreat (USA) 25-1 (11-3) Always behind, 11th of 16, 40l behind Roman Candle (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-90 (F) gf in May.
Timidjar (IRE) 11-1 (10-1) Held up rear, good headway 4 out, ridden to lead approaching last, ran on well, won at Taunton 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (G) gf in Apr beating Called To The Bar (11-10) by 4l, 13 ran.
Pure Brief (IRE) 6-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, outpaced when mistake 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, 7th of 10, 21l behind He's Hot Right Now (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 1f cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf in May.
Dinofelis 66-1 (10-11) Held up rear, lost touch 4th, last of 8, well behind Court Of Justice (11-0) at Ludlow 2m clm hdl (F) hvy in Mar.