Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 19:10 Betfair Brings You Better Value Handicap1m 1f 209y

  • Weighed In - (Class 6), £2,500 added, 4yo+, 9 runners
  • Winner £1,617 2nd £481 3rd £240 4th £120
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 2m 9.82s
  • Off time: 19:10:58
Pos Horse Odds
1st Byrd In Hand (IRE) 7/4
2nd Lord Of The Storm 9/4
3rd Eurhythmic (IRE) 7/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (7) 058100- LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE cross belts and sleeves, ORANGE cap Phluke 162 Course Winner Distance Winner 11 9-7 D Sweeney Eve Johnson Houghton 65 16/1
2 (8) 115333 Red and white (quartered), halved sleeves, white cap McConnell (USA) 9 Beaten Favourite 7 9-4 b Martin Harley R C Guest 62 12/1
3 (2) 3424/77 White, Royal Blue spots, White sleeves, Royal Blue cap, White spots Eurhythmic (IRE) 55 5 9-2 G Baker J A B Old 60 7/1
4 (5) 176-058 Royal Blue, Yellow hollow box, checked sleeves Thank You Joy 30 Distance Winner 4 9-2 v David Probert J R Jenkins 60 9/1
5 (4) 567008- White, red cross of lorraine, red and white chevrons on sleeves, red cap Fonterutoli (IRE) 257 5 9-1 R Havlin R Ingram 59 20/1
6 (1) 255-322 Purple, Emerald Green diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap Byrd In Hand (IRE) 7 5 8-13 S M Levey (3) J J Bridger 57 7/4
7 (3) 38268-1 Black, Yellow sash, Yellow cap Lord Of The Storm 7 (ex6) Course and Distance Winner 4 8-12 Kieren Fox (3) W G M Turner 50 9/4
8 (9) 55344-0 Emerald green, red hoop, chevrons on sleeves, red cap Disturbia (IRE) 12 4 8-7 Kirsty Milczarek Miss O Maylam 46 20/1
9 (6) 0-979 Yellow, Grey triple diamond Give Or Take 24 4 8-7 pt D Fox (3) Mrs C A Dunnett 45 80/1

Verdict

LORD OF THE STORM was making his seasonal debut when beating the race-fit Byrd In Hand over C&D last week. The latter is better off at the weights today but never looked catching the winner and Bill Turner's charge can go in again. The remainder are all hard to fancy as today's trip may stretch Mcconnell's stamina and Phluke ran shockers either side of winning at Redcar in October. Fonterutoli and Disturbia both have bits of form, if going back far enough, that would give them a chance.

Formwatch

Phluke 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 21l behind Signora Frasi (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.

McConnell (USA) 11-4fav (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden to go 3rd over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Bold Marc (9-2) at Southwell 1m all clm stks (6) fbs in Apr.

Eurhythmic (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 7, 24l behind Spiritual Art (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.

Thank You Joy 12-1 (8-12) Ridden along in rear, wide turning for home, edged left and some headway over 1f out, never on terms, 8th of 14, 9l behind Somerset Island (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in Apr.

Fonterutoli (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, came stands side in straight, pushed along and beaten 3f out, tailed off and eased, last of 8, 45l behind Red Inca (8-6) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Aug.

Byrd In Hand (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) In touch, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Lord Of The Storm (8-8) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Apr.

Lord Of The Storm 16-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway to chase leader over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on, won at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Apr beating Byrd In Hand (9-1) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.

Disturbia (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) In touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 11th of 12, 35l behind Teak (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.

Give Or Take 80-1 (8-2) Mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 9, 27l behind Spin Cast (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.

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