Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 16:55 Quick Fire Powered By Microgaming Handicap Chase3m 2f 110y

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £2,800 added, 5yo+, 7 runners
  • Winner £1,819 2nd £534 3rd £267 4th £134
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places Surface: Turf
  • Sky Bet Winning distances - always be involved in the finish

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 6m 55.00s
  • Off time: 16:55:24
Pos Horse Odds
1st Venetian Lad 7/2
2nd The Clyda Rover (IRE) 4/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 P62P/P4- Orange, beige cross belts, brown sleeves Beware Chalk Pit (IRE) 19 Distance Winner 8 11-12 M D Grant J A Geake 93 9/1
3 131F5-4 Light Blue, White seams and sleeves, Red cap Hobb's Dream (IRE) 15 Distance Winner 8 11-10 p A Guerin (7) N P Mulholland 91 6/1
4 PP7/P6-P Dark Green, White chevrons, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green cap, White star Accumulus 13 12 11-9 p1 J A McCarthy G Deacon 90 28/1
5 45363-1 Dark Blue, Light Blue inverted triangle, quartered cap The Clyda Rover (IRE) 12 Course and Distance Winner 8 11-4 p C J Davies (7) Mrs H R J Nelmes 85 4/1
6 843634- Mauve and Red (quartered), Mauve sleeves, Red cap Might As Well 37 Beaten Favourite 9 11-3 p A Thornton J W Mullins 84 4/1
7 7373F-5 Yellow, Purple hoop and sleeves, Orange cap Venetian Lad 12 7 11-1 M Goldstein (3) Mrs L Richards 82 7/2
8 686P44- DARK GREEN, RED seams, hooped sleeves, quartered cap Local Present (IRE) 39 Course and Distance Winner 9 10-0 Mr P Prince (7) R J Hodges 65 10/3
Non runners
2151P5-3Monty's Revenge (IRE)711-11M KeighleyA P Cawley92

Verdict

Stamina is the forte of HOBB'S DREAM, who stayed on late over hurdles at Exeter last time. She's arguably better treated over fences at present and should get back to winning ways if her jumping holds up. The Clyda Rover, successful over C&D on soft ground 12 days ago when Venetian Lad was only fifth, looks the danger as Chris Davies' claim negates the 7lb weight rise. Monty's Revenge was engaged over hurdles yesterday but Might As Well attracted market support at Chepstow last time. He was, however, well behind the selection at Wincanton earlier.

Formwatch

Beware Chalk Pit (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, pecked 7th, soon lost place, struggling from 12th, tailed off, 4th of 6, 50l behind Absolute Shambles (10-0) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Apr.

Monty's Revenge (IRE) 11-2 (10-12) Chased winner, not fluent 7th, lost 2nd after 12th, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 5th of 8, well behind Pensnett Bay (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Jan.

Hobb's Dream (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Tracked leader, outpaced from 4 out, soon pushed along, some headway before 2 out, never dangerous, 4th of 8, 13l behind Bennys Mist (11-12) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy.

Accumulus 18-1 (11-12) In rear, struggling from 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Huckleberry (11-4) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy, 6 ran.

The Clyda Rover (IRE) 5-1 (10-2) Held up in touch, driven along in 5th before 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd last, led flat, driven out, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft beating Magical Treasure (11-5) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.

Might As Well 9-2fav (11-3) Held up in touch, outpaced after 13th, weakened 5 out, tailed off, 4th of 10, well behind Pancake (11-5) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Apr.

Venetian Lad 9-2 (10-13) In touch, mistake 3rd, headway approaching 4 out, went 2nd soon after, ridden 2 out, lost 2nd last, weakened flat, lost 2 places close home, 5th of 8, 15l behind The Clyda Rover (10-2) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft.

Local Present (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Not fluent 1st, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced in 5th at 14th, moderate 4th from after 3 out, tailed off, 4th of 7, 17l behind Double Chocolate (11-7) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Apr.

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