Racecards
18:00 Hereford
EF Bulmer Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,599
- 2nd: £763
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
Nikos Extra (FR)
145- Form F16/533-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
chased leaders, jumped big 1st, outpaced before 5th
- Form 3/025-10
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey A O'keeffe
prominent, took keen hold, jinked right before 2nd, led and jumped left from 4th, headed 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 1U6-14
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer J P Ferguson
- Jockey J M Quinlan
mid-division, jumped left and not fluent 3rd, ridden next, effort 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 5-P1474
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
chased leaders, closed 4th, went 2nd 3 out until next, one pace last
- Form 1F3516-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, one pace last
- Form 0/9845-3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer R Woollacott
- Jockey Matt Griffiths
held up towards rear, headway approaching 5th, led 2 out, clear when mistake last, stayed on well
- Form 23-6599
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Lucy Jones
- Jockey J E Moore
led, hit 1st, headed next, weakened before 5th
- Form 812/224-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Robert Williams
mid-division, ridden 3 out, headway when mistake next, went 2nd before last, no impression
- Form P4/7582
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
with leader, led 2nd, headed 4th, ridden after next, weakened approaching last
Canopy Of Stars
193- Form 40/8408-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Richard Evans
held up in rear, behind from 4th, tailed off
- Form UU-7650
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Kieron Edgar
held up towards rear, not fluent, behind from 4th, tailed off
Verdict
Dubawi Phantom won over C&D in June before finishing fourth in better company at Stratford. Callisto Moon and Taste The Wine have both been in terrific form on the Flat this summer and warrant a second look back over timber while Causeway King ran his best race for a while when runner-up at Stratford, though was still beaten 18 lengths. MAOI CHINN TIRE had no chance in a Listed handicap back over hurdles at Market Rasen last month but has a touch of class at this level and Jennie Candlish's five-year-old may well be good enough in this. The Tiddly Tadpole looks the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
Nikos Extra (FR) 9-4 (12-7) Chsd wnr to 4 out; wknd 2 out, last of 3, 19l behind Little Rocker (12-0) at Sandon 3m ptp gd in Apr.
Maoi Chinn Tire (IRE) 50-1 (10-3) Towards rear, pushed along 5th, weakened from 3 out, 10th of 16, 24l behind Local Hero (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 1f Listed hcp hdl (1) gd in Jul.
Dubawi Phantom 11-2 (11-5) In touch, chased leaders when hit 2 out, driven and kept on approaching last, no extra flat, 4th of 10, 13l behind Tzora (10-10) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Jul.
The Tiddly Tadpole 9-1 (10-7) Took keen hold, held up in close 4th, not fluent 6th, no extra 2 out, 4th of 5, 12l behind First In The Queue (10-11) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd.
Callisto Moon 10-1 (10-8) Ran in snatches, chased leaders in 3rd from 6th, lost place next, soon struggling, tailed off, 6th of 8, 46l behind Doeslessthanme (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-150 (2) gd in Apr.
Gay Sloane (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Held up in mid-division, smooth headway approachiing 6th, went 2nd on inside well before ommitted 2 out until ommited 2 out, soon one poace in 3rd, hit last, 3rd of 14, 8l behind No Woman No Cry (10-1) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gd.
Domino Dancer (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Led, ridden and headed before 6th, weakened quickly soon after, tailed off, 9th of 14, 46l behind No Woman No Cry (10-1) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gd.
Taste The Wine (IRE) 11-2 (10-9) Held up, headway 2 out, kept on to go 4th flat, 4th of 9, 10l behind Quiet Whisper (10-12) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Nov.
Causeway King (USA) 8-1 (11-6) Mid-division, reminders after 4th, headway before 2 out, kept on run-in, went 2nd and no impression, 2nd of 10, 18l behind Laudatory (11-3) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Canopy Of Stars 40-1 (11-2) Always towards rear, tailed off, 8th of 10, 22l behind Merry King (11-8) at Ffos Las 2m 4f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) sft in Feb.
Kusadasi (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Led narrowly, headed after 5th, lost place next, soon weakened, tailed off, 10th of 15, well behind Bobowen (11-2) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jul.