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15:05 Hereford

Brains Smooth Selling Handicap Chase (Class G)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 20.00s
  • 17 Ran
1
Silk - Red, Royal Blue hoop, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets, Black cap
  • Form 1PP/F5U-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-12

always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 14th

2
Silk - White, Black seams, Yellow sleeves, Black seams, White cap
11/1
  • Form 0515PP-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-10

held up, headway 10th, ridden to lead 3 out, driven out

3
Silk - Light Blue, Black stars, White cap
  • Form 3023-3P
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-9

behind, headway 12th, ridden 14th, 2 lengths second when blundered last, kept on flat

4
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap
6/1
  • Form 61PP2-P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-9

behind from 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 14th

5
Silk - White, Red star, White sleeves, Red spots, White cap, Red star
  • Form 4211-05
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-4

mid-division, headway 12th, ridden 15th, soon weakened

6
Silk - Dark Blue and Mauve (halved), Mauve sleeves and cap
8/1
  • Form P01-P32
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, mistake 15th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

7
Silk - Light Blue, Brown Cross of Lorraine
10/1
  • Form 130P-P0
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-11

in touch, ridden 14th, onepaced from 4 out

8
Silk - Red, Black stripe, check sleeves, quartered cap
50/1
  • Form P5/P34-P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-11

with leader, led 5th to 6th, mistake 10th, weakening when mistake and pulled up 11th

9
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue hoop, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
10/1
  • Form B6P12-4
  • Age 14
  • Weight 10-10

behind from 9th

10
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue epaulets, halved sleeves, Orange cap, Dark Blue diamond
25/1
  • Form R0FP00/
  • Age 13
  • Weight 10-10

led to 5th, ridden after 10th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out

11
Silk - Dark Blue and Red (quartered), Red sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Red cap
  • Form F02/FP-6
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-9

always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

12
Silk - Emerald Green, Beige disc, quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 6/UFU4-1
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-9

mid-division, lost place 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

13
Silk - Emerald Green, White sash, hooped sleeves and hooped cap

Pendant

18 v
25/1
  • Form 6PP/P3-6
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-7

always behind

14
Silk - White, Red triple diamond, Royal Blue sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 454P-F0
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-5

chased leaders, led 6th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened next

15
Silk - Red, Grey diamond, Grey cap
  • Form 453-654
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-4

in touch, headway 12, ridden 4 out, weakening when mistake 3 out

16
Silk - White, Red braces, White sleeves, Red stars and stars on cap
8/1
  • Form 54/44P-5
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-3

mid-division, ridden and lost place 9, soon behind

17
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow disc, White sleeves and cap
  • Form P4653-P
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-0

behind from 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out

In depth

Verdict

Formerly trained by Nicky Henderson, Red Hare is clearly on the downgrade nowadays, but even he has a squeak in this, as does the likes of pensioner Bolshie Baron, but a chance is taken with winning pointer Raka King, even though he has yet to complete in three outings over regulation fences. He at least comes into this in some sort of form, unlike the majority of his rivals. Bolshie Baron ran well for a long way in a Hunter Chase at Huntingdon last month and although he is getting no younger, he is a safe conveyance and has place claims, while Red Hare is undoubtedly well treated on his best form, but he has only beaten one horse home in his last four outings and is best watched for the time being. Akina hasn't been running too badly between the flags, but there is a suspicion he may find this ground on the fast side for him. This is as poor as it gets and most of these will struggle to get out of each others way.