Racecards
16:35 Southwell
Newark Advertiser Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 153y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places, Watering)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Winner: £3,574
- 2nd: £1,049
- 3rd: £525
- 4th: £262
- Form 522-14
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 130
made all, clear 3 out, hit next, heavily eased towards finish, unchallenged
- Form 6484
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Mrs S J Smith
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
off the pace in 4th, outpaced 3 out, hung left and kept on same pace fom next, mistake last
- Form P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J Farrelly
- Jockey Alain Cawley
in rear, not fluent 3rd, driven along and struggling after 4th, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out
- Form 42231-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Finian O'Toole
chased (clear) winner, no chance from 3 out, lost poor 2nd in closing stages
Simplified
42- Form 783-P77
- Age 12
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
soon in last pair, struggling when blundered 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before last
- Form 432
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer D Donovan
- Jockey Paul Moloney
chased leading pair, struggling when went badly right 3 out, went poor 2nd in closing stages
Verdict
BANTAM's second to Stephanie Frances in a Listed race at Cheltenham in April is the stand-out form in this. She was beaten at long odds-on here in June but should be capable of taking care of this bunch. Irondale Express, second at Worcester last month, is improving and looks the one for forecast-backers as none of the others have shown a great deal so far, though Jumpandtravel did win a point-to-point in the spring.
Formwatch
Bantam (IRE) 4-9fav (11-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along and challenged 2 out, ridden and weakened before last, 4th of 9, 22 1/4l behind Tea In Transvaal (10-7) at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Jun.
Flemerina (IRE) 50-1 (10-10) Held up, ridden and in touch 6th, weakened before 3 out, 4th of 7, 36 3/4l behind Tea In Transvaal (11-8) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gs in Jul.
Highridge Princess (IRE) Lord Americo M out of End Of The Rainbow.
Jumpandtravel (IRE) 6-1 (12-2) Rr of mid div, 6th 1/2way, rdn in 8l 7th 6out, nvr a factor, wknd qckly & pu 5out, at Laurencetown 3m hvy in May.
Simplified 80-1 (10-0) Towards rear, lost touch before 4th, plugged on before last, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 27 3/4l behind Cornish Beau (10-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Irondale Express 11-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, challenged on outside after 4 out, every chance between last 2, switched inside and ridden flat, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Lolli (10-12) at Worcester 2m mdn (5) gd in Jul.