Racecards
15:10 Leicester
Mountsorrel Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places, Good,Good to Firm in back straight)
- Surface: Turf
- £2,700 added
- Winner: £1,754
- 2nd: £515
- 3rd: £258
- 4th: £129
Alaccordion
248- Form 507/0-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Violet Jordan
- Jockey J Kington
mistake 1st, always behind, tailed off
- Form 3-00
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
mid-division, ridden to close after 7th, went 2nd flat, no chance with heavily eased down winner
- Form P
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Peter Carberry
bumped 1st, jumped left and dropped to rear 2nd, well behind 4th, pulled up after 7th
- Form 4-U
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey D Elsworth
tracked leader until 5th, not fluent next, went 2nd before 2 out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd flat
Hot Head
41- Form 6-0
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Michael Byrne
tracked leaders, jumped right 1st, not fluent and lost place 6th, weakened after next, tailed off
- Form 90
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M G Rimell
- Jockey C Timmons
behind, mistake 1st, jumped slowly next, tailed off 4th
- Form F-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
mid-division, hampered 1st, headway 4th, not fluent 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before next, pulled up before last
- Form 0-94
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey Matt Crawley
led until before 3 out, weakened approaching next
- Form 16-2
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey A P McCoy
tracked leaders, went 2nd 5th, led approaching 3 out, clear before next, heavily eased towards finish
In depth
Verdict
Perfect Shot was a decent-if-inconsistent stayer on the Flat for John Dunlop and his current trainer, Jim Best, has had a few winners lately. But he hasn't been seen since falling early on at Plumpton in January and is likely to find ZAMA ZAMA a tough nut to crack today. AP McCoy has a good book of rides here and the Warwick bumper winner should be another for the champion if reproducing the form of a promising second to Plenty Pocket at Kempton in October when Storming Redd was well behind. The others appear to have plenty to find.
Formwatch
Alaccordion 100-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out, 11th of 13, 36l behind Make A Track (11-10) at Towcester 2m NH flat (6) gd in Mar.
Ballintubber Cross (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Mid-division, pushed along before 6th, reminders before 7th, soon weakened, 14th of 18, well behind Native Gallery (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Bankcity (FR) 50-1 (11-2) Close up, weakened 12f out, soon behind, pulled up inside final mile, in a race won by Financial Climate (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 2f NH flat (6) hvy in Nov, 13 ran.
Endofdiscusion (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Ld, mstks 7th & 8th, ld 2out, hdd when hmprd & ur last, in a race won by Call 'em Home (11-7) at Taylorstown 3m ire ptp gf in Apr, 8 ran.
Hot Head 6-1 (11-2) Held up, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, well behind Showmanship (10-9) at Fakenham 2m nhf (6) gd in Oct.
Kincora Court (IRE) 40-1 (10-7) Pressed leader, fading over 2f out, tailed off, 12th of 13, 46l behind Ace Fighter Pilot (11-0) at Towcester 2m NH flat (6) gd in Nov.
Perfect Shot (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Held up in rear when fell 2nd, in a race won by Gibb River (11-12) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan, 14 ran.
Storming Redd 200-1 (10-5) Pressed leader, led narrowly approaching 3rd, ridden and headed before last, (normal 2 out), soon weakened, 4th of 10, 19l behind Plenty Pocket (10-12) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Zama Zama 15-8fav (10-12) Took keen hold, slight lead until narrowly headed approaching 3rd, pressed leader, led again before last, (normal 2 out), headed and outpaced entering final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Plenty Pocket (10-12) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.