Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 21:15 St Austell Brewery Lady Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle2m 3f

  • Weighed In - (Class 4), £4,500 added, 4yo+, 6 runners
  • Winner £2,964 2nd £912 3rd £456
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 4m 56.90s
  • Off time: 21:15:18
Pos Horse Odds
1st Raajih 4/7
2nd Holden Caulfield (IRE) 25/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 135-883 Pink, white stars, striped sleeves and star on cap Illysantachristina 15 Distance Winner Course and Distance Winner 9 11-12 p1 Miss Sally Randell (3) B J Llewellyn 99 8/1
2 8707-13 Dark blue, white cross belts, hooped sleeves and hooped cap Sahrati 12 Distance Winner 8 11-11 Miss E C Sayer M Blake 98 3/1
3 3/34P3P- Light blue, red braces, sleeves and star on cap Chevy To The Levy (IRE) 159 Distance Winner 10 11-11 t Miss C Boxall (5) J G M O'Shea 98 25/1
4 213307 Red, Black sash, sleeves and diamond on cap My Viking Bay (IRE) 2 8 11-11 p Miss Rachel King (3) J G M O'Shea 98 12/1
5 03/424-9 Grey and Red (quartered), Grey sleeves, Red cap Holden Caulfield (IRE) 27 7 11-3 Miss Alice Mills (5) N G Ayliffe 90 25/1
6 06660- Mauve, Grey star and star on cap Raajih 62 4 10-12 t Ms K Walsh (7) G Elliott 89 4/7

Verdict

Sahrati landed a gamble at Fontwell earlier this month and wasn't disgraced when third under a penalty at Uttoxeter. Emma Sayer is one of the better lady amateurs around and should go close to another success but we just prefer ILLYSANTACHRISTINA. Successful off a higher mark over C&D last season, she does have form on heavy ground and is back over a more suitable trip today. Raajih has been most disappointing while Holden Caulfield was well behind the selection last time and the John O'Shea pair, Chevy To The Levy and My Viking Bay, may be too high in the weights at present.

Formwatch

Illysantachristina 7-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along after 4th, soon outpaced, went modest 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 4, 16l behind Jolly Roger (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft.

Sahrati 11-4 (11-13) Prominent, lost place after 4 out, rallied next, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 3rd of 11, 14l behind Marju King (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.

Chevy To The Levy (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, jumped right and not fluent 9th, lost touch before 11th, bad mistake 14th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Gorge (10-13) at Ludlow 3m Am hcp ch 0-125 (3) gs in Jan, 8 ran.

My Viking Bay (IRE) 40-1 (10-7) Held up, ridden after 6th, well beaten after 3 out, 7th of 9, 24l behind Another Kate (10-10) at Hereford 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.

Holden Caulfield (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Always in rear, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Superman De La Rue (11-3) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in May.

Raajih 13-2 (9-10) Mid-division, headway 5th, not fluent 7th or 8th, lost place before 9th, behind 3 out, 10th of 12, 18l behind Jasperito (10-6) at Perth 3m am hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Apr.

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