Racecards
16:10 Hexham
Alnwick Garden Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class G) (Class G)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 6/356P-4
- Age 13
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer W Young
- Jockey T Davidson
prominent, reminders and lost place 5th, soon behind
- Form F-003U0
- Age 11
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer Mrs E Slack
- Jockey S Gagan
led, headed 3 out, weakened after next
- Form 1/0-P050
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey P Robson
held up in mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd 2 out, soon no chance
Alfy Rich
46- Form 43406-2
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey D C Costello
held up towards rear, headway 5th, led approaching 2 out, soon clear easily
Book's Way
11- Form 5PP00-1
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey K Mercer
tracked leaders, led 3 out, headed before next, soon weakened
- Form 06F-530
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
held up towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 2nd
- Form 0-PP4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-1
pulled up, towards rear, some headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Form 5PP-PPU
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place approaching 4th, soon behind
- Form P4F0-40
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer H Alexander
- Jockey P Whelan
in touch, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up before last
- Form 06-P553
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
mid-division, pushed along approaching 3 out, ridden and no impression from next
- Form 3-41PUP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J Wainwright
- Jockey J E Clare
held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden and effort, one pace under pressure
Kobyla
25- Form 0003P-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer H Alexander
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
in touch, reminders 3rd, ridden and weakened after 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
A difficult seller in which Book's Way can see off Katie's Dolphin and Alfy Rich. Books Way is no world beater by any stretch of the imagination but he likes fast ground and stuck to the task well when seen out at Market Rasen. Katie's Dolphin has ability and has always threatened to win a race of this nature. There was some encouragement to be gained from her recent effort at Cartmel and she can go close. Alfy Rich has joined Martin Todhunter after finishing second in a Chepstow seller for Paul Rich. He was well beaten on that day and while he has largely competed in much better grade, there has to be a slight question about his temperament. This is Valley Erne's level while Atlanticus is not the same creature that was once posting decent runs for Thomas Cooper in Ireland. Book's Way at least knows how to win so we will not seek to oppose.