Racecards
16:35 Stratford
Toteexacta Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good (Chase: Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Form 10-43
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
chased leaders, ridden after 6th, soon weakened,
Cottingham (IRE)
241- Form 64F-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
took keen hold, held up, headway 3 out, chased winner and hit 2 out, no impression
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer David Pinder
- Jockey M Foley
held up, not fluent 3rd, never near leaders,
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up, no chance on 3 out, mistake last,
- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey R Garritty
mid-division, no real headway from 3 out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey D Elsworth
took keen hold in mid-division, headway after 5th, 5 lengths 4th and beaten when fell 2 out
- Form 27-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
in touch, chased winner 3 out, weakened 2 out,
- Form 34
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer F P Murtagh
- Jockey Mr C J Callow
mid-division, headway approaching 6th, ridden to dispute 2nd from 2 out until last, one pace
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Von Der Recke
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leader, led 6th, clear when hit final 2, ran on well
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey W Marston
took keen hold tracking leaders, mistake 6th, soon ridden, weakened 3 out,
- Form P-3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey A O'keeffe
mistake and unseated rider 3rd
- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey M D Grant
led, hit 5th, headed next, mistake 3 out, soon weakened
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C N Kellett
- Jockey R Greene
pulled hard in rear, jumped slowly second, ridden after 5th, so well behind, tailed off
Cool Alice
22- Form 25
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Jean-Rene Auvray
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
took keen hold and held up, hampered 1st, always behind
In depth
Verdict
Dzesmin can make a winning start over timber, with Never So Blue, Double Deputy and Cottingham just a few others in with a shout. There are quite a few familiar names from the Flat on view here, and it is the ex-Polish Dzesmin that is nominated. Formerly Group level in his native land, Richard Guest's charge brings a touch of class to proceedings, and as he has already been in winning form on the Flat this summer, should lack for nothing in fitness. Sure to have been well schooled, he can beat Cottingham who returns from a successful spell on the Flat for David Barron. Never So Blue failed to handle the testing ground at Bangor in May and can give a better showing here, while ex-Godolphin inmate Double Deputy ran well until the run-in at Hexham on his debut over timber. Secretary General was a fair fourth at Worcester and has to be given a mention at least, but Dzesmin is the one if translating his useful Flat form to timber.
Formwatch
Cockspur (IRE) 13-2 (10-3) Chased leaders ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 13, 11l behind John Charles (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hdl (4) gs.
Cottingham (IRE) 25-1 (10-10) Pulled hard, always behind, tailed off when fell 3 out in race won by Launde (11-2) at Leicester 2m mdn chs (4) sft in Feb, 11 ran.
Danish Monarch 12-1 (9-4) Close up, ridden to lead inside final 2f, kept on well, driven out, won at Lingfield 1m 1f sll (6) gd in Sept beating Balearic Star (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran (Flat).
Diamonds And Dust 16-1 (9-8) Prominent 5f, last of 12, 13l behind Glencalvie (8-10) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sept (Flat).
Double Deputy (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) In touch, headway 2 out, no extra flat, 4th of 10, 8l behind Neutrino (10-12) at Hexham 2m nov hdl (4) gf in Sept.
Dzesmin (POL) 12-1 (8-13) Held up, switched to race centre entering straight, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 15, 10l behind Mikao (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Sept (Flat).
Easy Laughter (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Mid-division, ridden approaching 5th, weakened quickly, 7th of 13, well behind Mith Hill (11-4) at Hereford 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gs in Feb.
El Chaparral (IRE) 16-1 (10-4) Raced keenly in touch, outpaced after 3 out, kept on same pace from next, no impression, 4th of 10, 7l behind Little Jimbob (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gf in Sept.