Racecards
17:20 Hereford
Lindley Catering Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £2,650 added
- Winner: £1,724
- 2nd: £506
- 3rd: £253
- 4th: £126
- Form 142-F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
took keen hold, raced on inside, chased leader, hit 3rd, led before next, headed soon after 3 out, weakened quickly, tailed off
- Form 90-2706
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey M J Quinlan
held up in last pair, closer order after 3rd, went 3rd before 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
- Form 0-6P391
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Mrs H R J Nelmes
- Jockey Joshua Moore
chased leading pair, closed up before 4th, ridden and weakened before 2 out
- Form 50P-P88
- Age 13
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Miss T Watkins
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
took keen hold, held up in rear, hit 4th, tailed off 3 out, went right next
- Form 90-FP11
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Peter Carberry
chased leading trio, blundered 2nd, hit 6th, headway to 2nd 2 out, closed to lead well before last, clear when mistake last, ridden right out
- Form 684525
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Ian Popham
raced wide, led, ridden and headed before 4th, led again soon after next, ridden and headed well before last, chased winner, no chance when blundered last, weakened flat
In depth
Verdict
Seasonselite pulled too hard and fell when made favourite on her reappearance at Leicester. She is lightly-raced, however, and open to a lot more improvement than her rivals here though the 15lb she has to concede to the in-form DECENT LORD may prove her undoing on this occasion. The latter has to shoulder penalties for recent wins here and at Newcastle and looked far from keen on the latter occasion when only beating Transact by half-a-length. But Peter Carberry takes 7lb off his back in this and a hat-trick beckons before the handicapper has his say. Galantos and Form And Beauty are closely matched on their run together over C&D last month and should prove the pick of the remainder, though they've only managed one win between them over hurdles and neither can be described as progressive.
Formwatch
Seasonselite 5-1fav (10-11) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, fell 6th, in a race won by Najca De Thaix (11-7) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Jan, 15 ran.
Carbon Print (USA) 33-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling before 5th, 6th of 9, 49l behind Lively Fling (11-9) at Warwick 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Jan.
Galantos (GER) 14-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, led 2 out, driven and stayed on flat, won at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Jan beating Form And Beauty (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Cybergenic (FR) 50-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, some headway under pressure before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Decent Lord (10-0) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.
Decent Lord (IRE) 11-10fav (10-7) Held up towards rear on outer, headway to chase leaders after 4th, challenged 3 out, led before 2 out, hard ridden and pressed run-in, held on near finish, all out, won at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy beating Transact (10-10) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Form And Beauty (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Tracked leaders, lost place when hit 4th, mistake next, well beaten approaching 3 out, plugged on, 5th of 10, 26l behind Decent Lord (10-0) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.