Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 16:25 Easy MCS Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle2m 5f

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £3,000 added, 4yo+, 6 runners
  • Winner £1,949 2nd £572 3rd £286 4th £143
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 5m 22.10s
  • Off time: 16:25:40
Pos Horse Odds
1st Around A Pound (IRE) 9/4
2nd Worth A King's 7/2
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 048201 Pink, emerald green triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, emerald green cap Liscahill Karella (IRE) 7 10 11-12 pt Michael Byrne D M Loughnane 100 3/1
2 434423 Brown, Orange braces, Orange cap Stick Together 26 Course and Distance Winner 9 11-11 b Garry Lavery (8) J M Jefferson 99 4/1
3 0-56523 Purple, light green chevron, light green and purple chevrons on sleeves, purple and light green quartered cap Around A Pound (IRE) 4 Beaten Favourite 7 11-6 Charles Greene (3) N Kent 94 9/4
4 7P6745 Royal Blue, White cross belts, Red, White and Blue quartered cap Worth A King's 19 Distance Winner 6 10-6 b A L Voy Mrs Dianne Sayer 80 7/2
5 000443 BLACK, WHITE cross belts, BLACK cap, RED diamond Stuff Of Dreams 29 7 10-0 Lucy Alexander Ferdy Murphy 74 8/1
6 3766 MAROON and WHITE stripes, MAROON sleeves, quartered cap Ocean Bluff (IRE) 45 4 10-0 Joe Colliver (3) M E Sowersby 77 16/1

Verdict

Liscahill Karella finally got off the mark at Bangor last week but he'll do well to defy a 16lb higher mark here. Around A Pound could only muster the one pace when third at Towcester on Tuesday and is still a maiden, as are last month's Newcastle third Stuff Of Dreams and the four-year-old Ocean Bluff. Worth A King's has won a couple of novice events, however, and there has been a bit of promise in his last three starts but the one to beat may be STICK TOGETHER. Malcolm Jefferson's mare is now only a pound higher than her last win, over today's C&D, and she's been running well enough lately to suggest another success is just around the corner.

Formwatch

Liscahill Karella (IRE) 25-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, slightly hampered 6th, headway approaching 4 out, led before 2 out, soon clear, easily, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs beating Gougane (11-7) by 15l, 14 ran.

Stick Together 11-4 (10-10) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 1st, hit 12th, ridden after next, outpaced when mistake 3 out, went 3rd flat, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 6, 22l behind Overyou (11-3) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd.

Around A Pound (IRE) 9-4fav (11-11) Held up in last pair, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, stayed on same pace last, 3rd of 6, 8l behind South Stack (11-0) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft.

Worth A King's 9-1 (9-11) Mid-division, ridden 7th, plugged on approaching 2 out, never able to get on terms, 5th of 14, 17l behind Francesa (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.

Stuff Of Dreams 12-1 (9-12) Held up in touch, headway when rider lost iron and dropped to rear after 8th, recovered before next, effort to chase leading pair on outside approaching 2 out, soon ridden, no impression before last, 3rd of 5, 13l behind Oh Right (9-10) at Newcastle 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Mar.

Ocean Bluff (IRE) 9-1 (9-13) Mistakes in rear, slow 3rd, blundered 6th, tailed off, 6th of 10, 30l behind Whistling Senator (11-11) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Mar.

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