Racecards
11:50 Newcastle
Weatherbys General Stud Book 'Introductory' Juvenile Hurdle (Class 2)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 98y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,996
- 2nd: £3,816
- 3rd: £1,908
- 4th: £954
- Form 2
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey W T Kennedy
led, not fluent 2nd, driven to challenge 2 out, soon strongly challenged, headed 50 yards out, kept on
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey B J Geraghty
keen, soon tracking leaders, mistake 2nd, went 2nd 5th, mistake next, every chance last, stayed on to lead 50 yards out, driven out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Henry Brooke
tracked leader, mistake 4th, driven to challenge before 2 out, soon no impression
- Form -
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer F P Murtagh
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
held up in rear, mistake 2nd, lost touch 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Blair Campbell
restrained in rear, under pressure 3 out, soon beaten, tailed off
- Form -
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey J J Burke
chased leaders, weakened after 3 out, mistake last, modest 4th
Verdict
Dance Avenue was well beaten in a bumper on her recent debut but Oi The Clubb Oi's found only one too good at Huntingdon on his hurdling bow and looks sure to figure again. Swordbill and Last Enchantment are of similar ability on the Flat and both are preferred to Tommy Shelby but another hurdling newcomer in STYLE DE VOLE makes most appeal. The latter won a maiden race on the Flat at Saint- Cloud during the summer but hails from a family of winners over jumps, including half-brother and winning stablemate Style De Garde, and can make a winning start for powerful connections.
Formwatch
Oi The Clubb Oi's 5-2 (10-12) Hung left most of way, tracked leading pair, hit 3rd, lost 3rd after next, 3rd again 3 out, 2nd before next,, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Katpoli (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Style De Vole (FR) (9-2) won at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f stks gd in Jun beating Conversation (8-12) by 5l, 9 ran.
Swordbill 40-1 (9-2) Held up and behind, headway chasing leaders 3f out, ridden over 2f out weakened soon after, last of 8, 15 1/4l behind Outbox (9-2) at Newbury 1m 5f stks (2) gs in Oct.
Tommy Shelby (FR) 9-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 31 1/4l behind General Zoff (9-7) at Beverley 2m mdn hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Dance Avenue (USA) 33-1 (10-5) Mid-division, keen, headway over 5f out, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, dist behind Alright Sunshine (10-12) at Carlisle 1m 6f (5) gd in Nov.
Last Enchantment (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, weakened inside final 3f, last of 9, 33 3/4l behind Ebqaa (9-0) at Chester 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gs in Sep.