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14:15 Stratford

Mercedes-Benz Direct Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class D) (Class D)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: None specified
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 58.70s
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk - Red, Purple cross belts
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, weakened 5th, soon well behind

2
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue hoops, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

always in rear, weakened 5th

3
Silk - Red, White disc, halved sleeves
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

led and keen, hit 3rd, clear 4 out, fading after last when headed line

4
Silk - Black, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine, Emerald Green sleeves, Black armlets, Emerald Green cap
  • Form F
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

in rear, mistake 1st, tailed up when pulled up before 2 out

5
Silk - Orange, Black chevrons, Orange sleeves, Black seams, quartered cap
25/1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

in touch, ridden and kept on one pace

6
Silk - Black and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Black cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

held up mid-division and keen hold, ridden and headway 4 out to chase leaders, one pace last

7
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue braces, sleeves and cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

keen in mid-division, bad mistake 3rd, dropped rear, soon weakened

8
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK disc and sleeves
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

in touch, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, weakened 2 out

9
Silk - Light Blue, White star, White sleeves, Light Blue armlets and star on White cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

in touch, until ridden and weakened 5th

10
Silk - Light blue, brown stripe and armlets
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, ridden and headway after 3 out to chase leaders, mistake 2 out, kept on

11
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow (halved), Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, quartered cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leader, until ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

12
Silk - White, Royal Blue hoops, Orange sleeves and cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-7

tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out

13
Silk - Black, Emerald Green star, sleeves and star on cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-7

in rear, tailed off 5th, pulled up before next

14
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue epaulets, halved sleeves, Orange cap, Dark Blue diamond
33/1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-7

tracked leaders until ridden and weakened 5th

15
Silk - Emerald Green, Purple star, Purple sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Purple cap, Emerald Green star
33/1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-7

in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on to chase leader 2 out, all out and led line

In depth

Verdict

There are some interesting newcomers here including Abrogate, Olimpo and Two Of Clubs, but we give the verdict to La Calera. This former listed performer on the flat in France, made her hurdling debut at Strasburg last month, running with plenty of promise, finishing just three lengths behind the winner. The experience will be invaluable here and she looks of interest on her British debut. Pat Haslam supplies both Abrogate and Two Of Clubs, the last named comes here after easily landing a Wolverhampton maiden back in March, and could prove better than Abrogate who was only rated in the forties and has shown very little form recently. Another debutante to watch out for is Olimpo who hails from a top yard and had placed form on the flat in France. The market will provide many clues for this event, but at this stage we will have to side with La Calera.