Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 20:50 Walters UK Handicap Hurdle2m 4f

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £2,750 added, 4yo+, 10 runners
  • Winner £1,787 2nd £525 3rd £262 4th £131
  • Going: Soft Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 5m 34.70s
  • Off time: 20:50:40
Pos Horse Odds
1st Southway Star 7/4
2nd Carhue Princess (IRE) 14/1
3rd Le Grand Chene (FR) 5/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 9080-11 White, Black cross belts, Yellow sleeves and cap Behtarini (IRE) 2 (ex14) 5 12-3 pt Mr B Browne (10) Evan Williams 82 7/2
2 655355- White, Emerald Green seams, Red sleeves, White cap Cresswell Pride 295 Beaten Favourite Course Winner 7 11-12 C Wallis (5) Lucy Jones 91 16/1
3 84/088-0 GOLD, BLACK sleeves, BLACK and RED check cap Ebony Diamond (IRE) 31 8 11-8 p1 S Thomas C J Mann 87 10/1
4 18F-512 YELLOW, RED hoops, diamonds on sleeves, RED cap Southway Star 2 Beaten Favourite Distance Winner 7 11-8 t M G Nolan (7) Mrs S Gardner 87 7/4
5 906/7FF- Yellow, Purple star, Purple and Yellow check sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple star Call Me Frankie (IRE) 68 6 11-7 W Hutchinson Lucy Jones 86 18/1
7 52028-4 Light blue, yellow star, yellow sleeves, light blue stars, light blue cap, yellow star Carhue Princess (IRE) 20 6 11-6 p Thomas Flint (7) J L Flint 85 14/1
8 0/6026-2 Red, emerald green sleeves, red stars, striped cap Wicklewood 31 6 11-6 R Johnson Tim Vaughan 85 7/1
9 5/0697-5 Red, Royal Blue chevrons, armlets and star on cap Toreador (FR) 40 5 11-3 bt S Twiston-Davies N A Twiston-Davies 82 16/1
10 559-0 Red, Yellow diamond, Red sleeves, Yellow spots, Red cap, Yellow diamond Get Home Now 37 4 11-2 J E Moore P Bowen 85 33/1
11 9965-31 Maroon, white hoops, maroon sleeves, white cap Le Grand Chene (FR) 18 Distance Winner 6 10-10 bt Paul Moloney Mrs S Leech 75 5/1
Non runners
63616-47Kapdor (FR)511-6J L FlintThomas Flint85

Verdict

Behtarini got the better of Southway Star by more than four lengths at Newton Abbot on Tuesday and is back to his best. But he now has two penalties to carry and could struggle to complete the hat-trick. Le Grand Chene finally got off the mark at the 17th attempt at Fontwell but was a lucky winner, while Wicklewood has been beaten in sellers and John Flint's pair, Kapdor and Carhue Princess, are usually worth opposing. Ebony Diamond appears to be going backwards but there should be more to come from lightly-raced Warwick fifth TOREADOR and he gets a token vote.

Formwatch

Behtarini (IRE) 9-4 (11-7) Tracked leader, led 3 out, pressed before next, soon ridden, kept on well before last, won at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs beating Southway Star (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.

Cresswell Pride 7-2fav (11-11) Held up towards rear, went left and not fluent 2 out, some headway approaching 2 out, hard ridden and edged left after 2 out, no impression, 5th of 11, 13l behind Nicky Nutjob (9-10) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Aug.

Ebony Diamond (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, ridden after 3 out, no impression, well beaten before next, 10th of 11, 39l behind Space Telescope (11-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May.

Southway Star 7-4fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, pressed winner and every chance, ridden before last, one pace, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Behtarini (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.

Call Me Frankie (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Keen hold in mid-division, headway to chase leaders 7th, close 6th when fell 4 out, in a race won by Kayfton Pete (11-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Apr, 14 ran.

Kapdor (FR) 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, wandered 1st, struggling after 6th, never in contention, 7th of 15, 32l behind Tinseltown (11-7) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in May.

Carhue Princess (IRE) 18-1 (10-9) Took keen hold in touch, plugged on from 2 out, went 4th last, one pace flat, 4th of 15, 12l behind Cresswell Bramble (11-9) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.

Wicklewood 15-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, every chance when mistake last, held close home, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Space Telescope (11-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May.

Toreador (FR) 15-2 (11-2) Chased leaders, blundered 1st, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 10, 19l behind Oran Flyer (11-7) at Warwick 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in May.

Get Home Now 22-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, behind from 5th, tailed off, 11th of 13, 50l behind Acapulco Bay (10-5) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gf in May.

Le Grand Chene (FR) 4-1 (10-7) Chased leader, led after 6th, headed and outpaced before 2 out, left in narrow lead again flat, left in command final 100 yards, (no time taken), won at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs beating Caunay (11-11) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.

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