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15:20 Hereford

Central Roofing Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 147y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,559 added
  • Winner: £3,964
  • 2nd: £1,164
  • 3rd: £582
  • 4th: £350
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 9.70s
  • Off Time: 15:20:12
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Alnadam (FR)

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Demachine (IRE)

    13/8

      1
      Silk - Yellow, Red diamond, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap

      Demachine (IRE)

      37 t
      13/8
      • Form 733
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 120

      chased leader, challenged 3rd, led 5th, ridden and headed home bend, stayed on same pace

      2
      Silk - Orange, dark blue star, orange sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap

      Alnadam (FR)

      17
      7/4
      • Form 1-8144
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 117

      held up, not fluent 2nd, went 3rd next, challenged 3 out, led home bend, not fluent last, edged left flat, driven out

      3
      Silk - Red, Black sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star

      The Crooner (FR)

      78 BF
      11/1
      • Form 336-51P
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 115

      not fluent, chased leaders, lost place after 3rd, struggling 5th, soon behind, pulled up before next

      4
      Silk - Dark green, maroon sash and sleeves, white cap

      Winged Isle

      18 h
      16/1
      • Form PP73
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 110

      in rear, headway 6th, every chance when fell 3 out

      5
      Silk - White, Black cross belts, Yellow sleeves and cap

      Sastruga (IRE)

      37
      9/2
      • Form 2-79628
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 110

      towards rear, not fluent 1st, reminder after 3rd, closed next, ridden after 5th, beaten and hanging left 2 out, soon lost touch with front pair, went badly left last

      6
      Silk - Black, White hoop, Black sleeves, White stars

      Sabbathical (FR)

      13 D
      14/1
      • Form 703149
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-13
      • Official Rating 107

      led until 5th, slightly hampered 3 out, soon weakened

      In depth

      Verdict

      Demachine improves with every run and is not overburdened on his handicap debut, despite top weight. But ALNADAM is just preferred as he was staying on nicely when fourth in a decent contest at Newbury last time and is already proven on the surface. The Crooner won over a shorter trip at Leicester in December before finding 2m6f too far at Kelso and Sastruga could also play a part but Winged Isle and Sabbathical need more.

      Formwatch

      Demachine (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Prominent, slow 1st, led before 3 out, not fluent and headed 2 out, no extra flat, 3rd of 12, 7 1/2l behind Trincomalee (11-4) at Warwick 2m 5f (4) gs in Feb.

      Alnadam (FR) 12-1 (11-11) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 2 out normal 3 out), every chance last, no extra final 150 yards, 4th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Flight Deck (11-7) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.

      The Crooner (FR) 7-2cfav (11-2) Led until after 2nd, 2nd until 4th, not fluent 5th or 6th, mistake 4 out, weakened from next, mistake 2 out, pulled up before last, at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec.

      Winged Isle 100-1 (11-2) Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, headway approaching last, went modest 3rd flat, 3rd of 10, 10 3/4l behind Proton (10-7) at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Feb.

      Sastruga (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Mid-division, well beaten from 3 out, 8th of 12, 32 1/4l behind Ask Himself (11-9) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.

      Sabbathical (FR) 9-1 (11-0) Prominent, weakened after 4 out, 9th of 10, dist behind Daytime Ahead (10-11) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Mar.