Racecards
14:25 Huntingdon
Noel Cantwell Memorial Mares' Only Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G F Bridgwater
- Jockey O McPhail
mid-division and wide, weakened before 4 out
Cloudina
41- Form 5/220-P7
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P T Dalton
- Jockey W T Kennedy
held up, never dangerous
Delightfully
11- Form 8/5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Jean-Rene Auvray
- Jockey K Tobin
behind, never on terms
Estancia
63- Form 80
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss Tor Sturgis
- Jockey O Nelmes
mid-division, effort 4 out, soon no impression
Kharaline (IRE)
638- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt
- Jockey Mr G Barfoot-Saunt
not jumped well in rear, always behind
- Form 08
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
held up in touch, under pressure before 4 out, soon beaten
Mad
280- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey T Messenger
in touch, tracked leaders before 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out
- Form 22
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B J McMath
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
tracked leaders, effort 3 out, soon one pace
Sweet Medicine
410- Form 4-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
prominent, pushed along before 3 out, chased winner next, stayed on well
Tantien
31- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T Keddy
- Jockey Matt Crawley
tracked leaders, keen hold, mistake 3rd, weakened well before 3 out
Young Kate
359- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A E Price
- Jockey L Stephens
behind, not jumped well, detached after 3rd
Enforce (USA)
107- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up, headway before 4 out, chased leaders next, driven to challenge 2 out, led before last, ran on well
Lillie Lou
281- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer R Fielder
- Jockey Bdr Jody Sole
pulled hard mid-division, jumped right 4 out, soon no impression
- Form 80
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey J M Maguire
mid-division, weakened before 3 out
- Form 36
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer C Llewellyn
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
tracked leaders, mistake 4th, weakened after 5th
- Form 23PF
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey W Marston
led, ridden and headed 2 out, not fluent last, weakened flat
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
held up, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
It will be interesting to see how Sweet Medicine performs on her hurdling debut and Brendan Powell's mare has to be respected but Persona has shown respectable form in two starts over timber and she looks the percentage call with Plume d'Oudairies rated the best of the remainder. The selection stepped up on the form of her debut effort over hurdles when narrowly beaten here last month and a reproduction of the form shown that day may well suffice. Kiama lost her way on the level and is hard to back with any confidence on her hurdling debut, while Enforce, a winner on the flat in France, is probably best watched on her first start for new connections. Mad was nothing out of the ordinary on the level and of more interest may be Henrietta Knight's Plume d'Oudairies, who was going well until falling at Bangor last time. Persona has solid claims on recent form though and she gets the vote to gain a deserved first success.
Formwatch
Artic Bliss 33-1 (9-1) Always in rear, 13th of 14, 16l behind Dubai Sunday (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 5f Stks (41-45) (7) pol (Flat).
Delightfully 40-1 (10-1) Mid-division, headway and mistake 3 out, soon ridden, kept on flat, 5th of 13, 5l behind Cathedral Rock (11-1) at Kempton 2m nov hdl (4) hvy.
Kiama 12-1 (11-1) Dwelt, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 16, 6l behind Krasivi's Boy (11-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f amt hcp (6) pol in Feb (Flat).
Mad 13-2 (8-3) Towards rear, ridden and weakened over 3f out, last of 12, 21l behind Samuel Charles (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jun (Flat).
Persona (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Close up, led 5th, clear 2 out, blundered last, headed close home, 2nd of 17, 3/4l behind Annie's Answer (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mrs mdn hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Sweet Medicine 20-1 (10-0) Ridden to chase leaders over 3f out, kept on final 2f, no impression, 4th of 14, 14l behind Alfie Flits (11-7) at Southwell 2m 4yo nhf (6) gs in Jan '06.
Enforce (USA) (8-11) In touch, weakened 1f out, 6th of 10, 7l behind Fair Breeze (9-2) at Fontainebleau 1m 1f 3yo fll in Nov (Flat).
Off Stage (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Rear, progress on outside when not fluent 4th, weakened well before 3 out, 6th of 15, 42l behind Ring Back (11-2) at Towcester 2m mrs mdn hdl (5) sft in Feb.
Plume d'Oudairies (FR) 4-1 (10-7) Led and still going well when fell 3 out in race won by Midnight Diamond (10-9) at Bangor 2m 1f 4yo mdn hdl (4) sft, 6 ran.