Racecards
14:30 Hereford
Severn Valley Catering Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Form 84551
- Age 7
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Jim Best
- Jockey M Goldstein
made all, clear from 2 out, easily
Woodcraft
18- Form P/4026-7
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Adrian Lane
held up in touch, chased winner from 2 out, no impression
- Form 853456-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
raced keen, always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 0F/P-4P5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey William Biddick
tracked winner until approaching 2 out, soon one pace
- Form 4704P4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey J W Farrelly
tracked leaders until outpaced from 3 out
- Form P0/6255
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs A E Brooks
- Jockey C Poste
held up, ridden after 5th, soon outpaced, kept on from 2 out, no impression
Come On Eddie
399- Form 9/0000-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
held up towards rear, ridden after 5th, one pace from 2 out
- Form 3-50477
- Age 11
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Lee Edwards
held up towards rear, in rear and pushed along after 3rd, soon struggling, tailed off 3 out
- Form 05654-0
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Mrs N S Evans
- Jockey L Stephens
held up behind, pushed along after 4th, soon weakened, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next
Adage
100- Form 7895
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Jim Best
- Jockey Peter Toole
Nonrunner
- Form 900P/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 87
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Jim Best's GAMESTERS LADY won with any amount in hand when successful at Plumpton last week and she can defy the penalty for that success so gets the vote with the main dangers rated as Sawpit Supreme and Carrig An Uisce. Anna Brooks' gelding has been running consistently well of late and can race off the same mark as when a close up fifth behind French Leave at Exeter earlier this month and he should be thereabouts again. Don McCain has his string in good heart so Woodcraft has to be considered but he needs to improve on all known form to trouble the judge. Tony Carroll's Danse Macabre has been well held in recent starts and is hard to recommend, while Janet's Delight showed little sign of encouragement in a recent start on the flat. The Venetia Williams-trained Sawpit Supreme is less exposed than most of these after just seven starts and has to be considered with the stable in good form but he needs to improve and a better bet looks to be Gamestars Lady, who can follow up her Plumpton win.
Formwatch
Gamesters Lady 9-4 (11-8) Made all, clear approaching 4 out, not fluent next, ran on well, unchallenged (no time taken), won at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs beating Hiddensee (10-11) by 6l, 7 ran.
Woodcraft 50-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened 2 out, 7th of 18, 28l behind Knight In Purple (10-4) at Doncaster 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Janet's Delight 15-2 (9-13) Jumped right, headway 4th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 6th of 10, 31l behind Call Me A Legend (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar '09.
Sawpit Supreme 20-1 (10-7) Prominent, went 2nd when not fluent 2 out, every chance on long run between last 2, weakened last, 5th of 9, 25l behind Oscar Gogo (11-12) at Chepstow 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Feb.
Hammer 10-1 (11-3) Prominent, led after 3 out until after next, one pace approaching last, 4th of 13, 8l behind Bosamcliff (11-4) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Feb.
Carrig An Uisce (IRE) 2-1fav (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway from 5th, chased leaders soon after, no impression before last, weakened badly flat, lost 2 places towards finish, 5th of 13, 6l behind French Leave (11-3) at Exeter 2m 1f am hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.
Come On Eddie 200-1 (10-11) Held up, ridden 4th, always in rear, tailed off, 13th of 16, well behind Acordeon (11-2) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Feb '09.
Danse Macabre (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) Behind, headway approaching 7th, struggling from next, tailed off, 7th of 14, well behind Barron Watlass (11-10) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft.
Aymard des Fieffes (FR) 12-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, behind from 6th, tailed off from 4 out, last of 10, well behind Walls Way (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.
Adage 20-1 (10-5) Always in rear, tailed off, 5th of 8, well behind The Good Guy (11-2) at Stratford 2m 3f cnd/am sll hdl (5) gd in Oct.
Bull Market (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Chased leaders until weakened 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Jigsaw Dancer (11-7) at Taunton 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) hvy in Mar '08, 11 ran.