Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 19:45 bet365 Mares' Handicap Hurdle2m 4f 110y

  • Weighed In - (Class 4), £3,900 added, 4yo+, 7 runners
  • Winner £2,534 2nd £744 3rd £372 4th £186
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 5m 11.10s
  • Off time: 19:45:42
Pos Horse Odds
1st Southway Star 11/4
2nd Desolait 11/4
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 55P-313 Purple, large White spots and sleeves, Yellow cap Cresswell Bramble 20 8 11-12 T Scudamore D A Rees 101 9/2
3 3/147-51 Red, White inverted triangle, hooped sleeves and cap Desolait 16 7 11-11 t S Twiston-Davies N A Twiston-Davies 100 11/4
4 8F-5121 YELLOW, RED hoops, diamonds on sleeves, RED cap Southway Star 19 Distance Winner 7 11-11 t M G Nolan (7) Mrs S Gardner 100 11/4
6 153P7-4 White, Red spots, Royal Blue sleeves, Dark Blue cap Allbarkanobite 66 7 11-4 t R McGrath Mrs K Walton 93 8/1
8 0704-5 DARK BLUE, large PINK spots, PINK cap Rhyming Sky 30 5 10-2 Jonathan England (7) Mrs S J Smith 77 6/1
9 8090-9 mauve, purple chevron, purple cap Doble Ve (IRE) 48 6 10-0 b1 Harry Skelton Ian Williams 72 10/1
10 PP5-0P8 Emerald Green, large Black spots Marina Bay 26 7 10-0 J E Moore O Brennan 71 25/1
Non runners
23PP8-11Pickworth (IRE)711-12P A KirbyAdam Nicol101
5565-Marie Des Anges (FR)411-6A J HoneyballRachael Green98
764P-23Tackswop (IRE)811-2M MullineauxS Quinlan91

Verdict

Several recent winners dominate the weights in this with DESOLAIT just preferred to the hat-trick seeking Pickworth. Nigel Twiston-Davies' mare got back to winning ways at Hexham last month over 2m1f on heavy ground and, on that evidence, should have no problem with the extra on this much easier track. Pickworth is now on a career-high mark while Cresswell Bramble only beat one home over 2m7f at Worcester last time and needs faster conditions than she'll encounter today. Southway Star has been found wanting in this grade in the past while Tackswop usually finds at least one too good so the unexposed Rhyming Sky may be the pick of the remainder therefore.

Formwatch

Cresswell Bramble 5-2 (10-13) Held up in touch in 4th, closed and brought wide 3 out, ridden to challenge last, hung left flat, one pace, 3rd of 4, 4l behind Wilde Ruby (11-9) at Worcester 2m 7f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun.

Pickworth (IRE) 11-4 (10-6) Made all, driven 2 out, 2 lengths clear last, ridden and hard pressed flat, just held on, won at Aintree 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jun beating A Nun With A Gun (10-10) by 1/2l, 4 ran.

Desolait 13-2 (11-5) Mid-division, headway before 2 out, went 3rd before last, no impression, won at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Jun beating Glaced Over (10-11) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.

Southway Star 7-4fav (11-1) Held up mid-division in 6th, headway before 4 out, challenged 2 out, led before last, kept on well, won at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy in Jun beating Carhue Princess (10-13) by 6l, 10 ran.

Marie Des Anges (FR) 125-1 (10-5) Tracked leader to 3rd, lost place next, no danger after, 5th of 11, 19l behind Kapga De Cerisy (11-5) at Sandown 2m 4yo hdl (4) gs in Feb.

Allbarkanobite 6-1 (10-11) In rear, pushed along 5th, never dangerous, 4th of 6, 17l behind Kykate (11-5) at Hexham 2m mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in May.

Tackswop (IRE) 11-1 (11-8) In touch in mid-division, closed 5th, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 11, 12l behind Weybridge Light (11-7) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jun.

Rhyming Sky 33-1 (10-5) Took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened 3 out, mistake next, 5th of 7, 39l behind Hurraboru (10-12) at Perth 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jun.

Doble Ve (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Mid-division, mistake 5th, ridden 7th, weakened 2 out, 9th of 17, 38l behind Themanfromfraam (10-10) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May.

Marina Bay 33-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, effort 3 out, soon lost place, 8th of 12, 47l behind Agricultural (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Jun.

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