Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Stratford - Fri 1st Jun 2012
17:40 18:10 18:40 19:15 19:50 20:20 20:50

20:50 Luxuriously Refurbished White Swan Hotel, Stratford Handicap Hurdle2m 3f
Weighed In - (Class 5), £3,000 added, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winner £1,949 2nd £572 3rd £286 4th £143
Going: Good Surface: Turf
Winning distances: Always be involved in the finish!

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 4m 27.23s
Off time: 20:52:36

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Cresswell Bramble	12/1
2nd	Moorlands Jack	16/1
3rd	Speedy Directa (GER)	9/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	44800-2	Bahr Nothing (IRE) 17	6	11-12 t	R Johnson	Tim Vaughan	95	10/3
2	08F1PR-	Black Cache (IRE) 58	6	11-12	R P Mclernon	Mrs A L M King	95	22/1
3	534040-	Captain Sully (IRE) 40	7	11-10	Hadden Frost	A J Wilson	93	25/1
4	4P98P-8	Moorlands Jack 17	7	11-10 p	R Flint	J L Flint	93	16/1
5	4155P-3	Cresswell Bramble 23	8	11-9	T Scudamore	D A Rees	92	12/1
6	P5546-5	Radical Bay 19	8	11-8	Trevor Whelan (7)	N J Pomfret	91	100/1
7	01U2P-5	Speedy Directa (GER) 18	9	11-8 bt	C Poste	B G Powell	91	9/1
8	44607-4	Tower 8	5	11-6	A P Cawley	M Keighley	89	9/2
9	66/17P5-	Peqeno Diablo (IRE) 38	7	11-4 pt	Nick Scholfield	Miss C Dyson	87	16/1
10	24490-6	Old Shyan (IRE) 18	8	11-4	S Twiston-Davies	R Brotherton	87	12/1
11	67358-4	Commerce 12	5	11-2	R T Dunne (3)	D Burchell	85	20/1
12	452028-	Carhue Princess (IRE) 255	6	11-2 p	Thomas Flint (7)	J L Flint	85	18/1
14	586013-	Naughtyatiz (IRE) 62	6	10-12 p	A Conlon (5)	Mrs D A Hamer	81	9/2
15	37P067/	Give A Lot 902	8	10-11	A Thornton	Miss E England	80	40/1
16	P0425/0	Sir Clad 3	6	10-0 vt	Gerald Quinn (7)	Miss C Dyson	69	25/1

Non runners
13	3/09-6		Saxon House (IRE)	6	10-13	M D I Usher	J A McCarthy	82

Verdict

A bit of a low-key finale but last month's Towcester fifth Speedy Directa is a previous C&D winner and Naughtyatiz won over 2m1f here in March and was a decent third at Uttoxeter subsequently. Bahr Nothing will have the assistance of Richard Johnson and found only Acapulco Bay too good at Hereford last time while Cresswell Bramble beat Carhue Princess at Ffos Las last August, though was a tailed-off last of three on a return visit to the Welsh track after a break. It was only a seller in which TOWER finished fourth at Wetherby last week but he finished well ahead of some higher-rated rivals and a repeat of that effort here would probably see him go close.

Formwatch

Bahr Nothing (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Held up mid-division, ridden after 3 out, kept on from last, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Acapulco Bay (10-5) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gf in May.

Black Cache (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Led and keen, jumped left 3rd, soon hung badly left and raced wide, ran out 5th, in a race won by Tallulah Mai (11-9) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Apr, 8 ran.

Captain Sully (IRE) 40-1 (10-9) Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Tarn Hows (11-9) at Stratford 2m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Apr.

Moorlands Jack 18-1 (11-7) Held up in mid-division on inside, went 2nd 3 out, mistake 2 out and hung badly left after, ridden and struggling in 5th place when stumbled badly before last, eased, 8th of 11, 33l behind Pierre Dubh (10-3) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in May.

Cresswell Bramble 5-2 (10-11) Tracked leading pair, took keen hold, awkward 2nd, mistake 7th, not fluent 8th and lost ground brielfy, mistake 4 out, went left, mistake and weakened next, jumped left last 2 when well beaten, last of 3, well behind Kack Handed (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in May.

Radical Bay 100-1 (10-7) Mid-division, not fluent and bumped 1st, effort after 5th, ridden approachong 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 2 out, 5th of 10, 16l behind Un Bon P'tit Gars (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in May.

Speedy Directa (GER) 15-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, blundered 4th, pushed along before 3 out, left poor 4th 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 10, 36l behind Well Green (11-2) at Towcester 2m 3f 4yo Am hcp 0-100 (5) sft in May.

Tower 33-1 (10-5) Held up mid-division, pushed along before 7th, chased leaders before 3 out, one pace, 4th of 10, 8l behind Nelson du Ronceray (11-1) at Wetherby 2m 4f sell hdl (5) gd in May.

Peqeno Diablo (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Chased leader, challenged approaching 4 out, lost 2nd 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 31l behind South Stack (11-0) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Apr.

Old Shyan (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 38l behind Well Green (11-2) at Towcester 2m 3f 4yo Am hcp 0-100 (5) sft in May.

Commerce 5-1 (10-7) Took keen hold, held up, hampered 1st, wandered at 5th, stayed on one pace under pressure from last, 4th of 11, 6l behind Beattie Green (10-10) at Stratford 2m mrs nov sll hdl (5) gd in May.

Carhue Princess (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Prominent, took keen hold, ridden and lost place 3 out, 8th of 14, 39l behind Dream Function (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.

Saxon House (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Held up, hit 3rd, headway after 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind High Storm (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) sft in May.

Naughtyatiz (IRE) 6-1 (10-2) Prominent, hit 4th, challenged 3 out, soon led, driven and headed flat, no extra close home, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Don't Panic (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Mar.

Give A Lot 200-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, weakened after 4 out, 7th of 10, well behind Possol (11-4) at Doncaster 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Dec '09.

Sir Clad 12-1 (9-9) Prominent, not fluent 3rd, weakened quickly before next, tailed off, last of 14, well behind Stravita (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May.