Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 4m 15.00s
  • Off time: 14:22:31
Pos Horse Odds
1st High Storm (IRE) 11/10
2nd Dance Tempo 9/4
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 242P7-1 White, black stripe High Storm (IRE) 11 5 11-5 p R Johnson Miss R Curtis 120 11/10
2 36- BLACK, GREEN hoop and armlets, GREEN cap, BLACK spots Dance Tempo 137 5 10-12 t J M Maguire K C Bailey 9/4
3 0-5 Purple, pink and purple halved sleeves Highbury High (IRE) 7 5 10-12 J E Moore G Brown 150/1
4 342- Royal Blue, Pink hoop Islandmagee (IRE) 69 5 10-12 Paul Moloney Evan Williams 7/2
5 P-7 Dark green, yellow cross of lorraine, yellow cap Rocky Elsom (USA) 18 5 10-12 Aidan Coleman D W P Arbuthnot 22/1
6 0-8R Red, beige hoops and sleeves, striped cap Toughness Danon 7 6 10-12 Brendan Powell (5) B G Powell 50/1

Verdict

A repeat of Dance Tempo's debut third at Ascot would see him go close here and he may not have stayed 2m5f at Huntingdon on his only subsequent start. But he has to overcome a break and may not be able to beat HIGH STORM, who won over 2m4f at Ffos Las 11 days ago but also has some decent form over this shorter trip including a very close second to Darlan at Cheltenham in December. Islandmagee has been running well in bumpers and should make the frame on his hurdles bow.

Formwatch

High Storm (IRE) 5-4fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, 4th or 5th, went 2nd, approaching 3 out, led next, edged slightly right soon after, stayed on, won at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) sft beating Next Exit (11-0) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.

Dance Tempo 4-1 (11-6) Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, headway after 5th, not fluent 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 15, 33l behind Joseph Lister (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.

Highbury High (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Pulled hard went right first, held up, behind 4th, tailed off 6th, 5th of 8, well behind Turn Over Sivola (11-0) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) sft.

Islandmagee (IRE) 11-4 (11-4) Held up mid-division, headway before 2f out, ridden to chase winner before 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 14, 6l behind Spirit Of Shankly (10-10) at Stratford 2m mdn NH flat (5) gd in Mar.

Rocky Elsom (USA) 25-1 (10-9) Settled in rear, headway when mistake 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 36l behind Hawkhill (11-5) at Southwell 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft.

Toughness Danon 40-1 (10-12) Refused to race, in a race won by De Faoithesdream (11-5) at Worcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd, 10 ran.

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