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Class 5, 2m4f (2m3f188y), Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, £3,697, 9 runners
- Going
- GOOD (GoingStick: 7.1)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Zamond heads our ratings on 99, three pounds ahead of Cadillac Ranch on 96, and that narrow edge is enough to make him the call in a nine-runner Class 5 over 20 furlongs on good ground. Cadillac Ranch is the chief danger, with Asa on 94 and Miss Friday Lions on 93 also close enough to take advantage if Zamond fails to run to his best. The remainder look a little further back, so Zamond gets the vote.
Runners
Harry Brown (10)
Donald McCain 2/20
Zamond has finished second, third and second in his last three starts, with a win four starts back, and he returns just 19 days after his latest effort. He has run over today's trip and on this going, and our rating of 99 makes him the one to beat, though 168 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Diamond Green (FR)
- Dam
- Cosavita (FR) by Comte Du Bourg
- Owner
- Hale Racing Lyle Farming Company
- Foaled
- 26 Apr 2016
- Stable
- Cholmondeley, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 20 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 99
Miss Ellie Callwood (7)
L J Morgan 0/3
Cadillac Ranch arrives in good heart, a second last time out and a winner three starts back, with just 11 days since that run and experience of today's trip and going. Carrying 168 lb off a mark of 100 is the main risk, though our rating has him second of nine.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Faoi Ben Bulben (IRE) by Yeats
- Owner
- Miss Kelly Morgan
- Foaled
- 28 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Waltham On The Wolds, Leics
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 96
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford 0/13
De Deli Counter has a win and a second among his last five runs, and he has run over today's trip and going, but a sixth last time out and a 163-day absence raise fitness doubts. Carrying 166 lb off 98, he looks a midfield type, with our rating placing him fifth of nine.
- Sire
- Dartmouth (GB)
- Dam
- Dedrunknmunky (IRE) by Rashar
- Owner
- Ursa Major Racing Ltd Partner
- Foaled
- 6 Jun 2021
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 13 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 15%
- Ratings
- Perf 91
Miss Natasha Cookson (7)
Philip Kirby 1/10
Asa has a win and two thirds in her last five starts, and she has run over today's trip and on the going before, which makes her a leading threat on a 24-day break. The risk is her form tailing off, with a seventh last time out and an eighth before that, while she carries 166 lb.
- Sire
- Balko (FR)
- Dam
- Reine De Glace (FR) by Adieu Au Roi
- Owner
- The Yorkshire Puddings
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2019
- Stable
- East Appleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 18%
- Ratings
- Perf 94
- Wind surgery
- w 2
Jack Power (5)
David Thompson 0/4
Winless in his last five, Top Flight Century was fourth last time out but eighth the run before, and 51 days off the track doesn't help a hard-to-fancy profile under 156 lb. He has run over today's trip and going, and a third three starts back is the best of it.
- Sire
- The Grey Gatsby (IRE)
- Dam
- Wild Blossom (GER) by Areion
- Owner
- Ne1 Racing Club
- Foaled
- 12 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Bolam, Co Durham
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 14%
- Ratings
- Perf 89
Joshua Thompson (5)
David Thompson 0/4
Without a win in her last six, Curious Mrs Fox has been placed in three of her last four, including a second last time out, and has run over today's trip and going. Even so, carrying 153 lb, she is hard to fancy, ranked ninth of nine on our figures.
- Sire
- Dragon Dancer (GB)
- Dam
- Crimson Skies (IRE) by Declaration Of War
- Owner
- The Red And White Stripes
- Foaled
- 9 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Bolam, Co Durham
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 14%
- Ratings
- Perf 87
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies 1/13
Miss Friday Lions arrives on a fair note after a fifth last time out and a third two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 93 ranks her fourth of nine. The risk is a 121-day absence, plus 152 lb and yet to win in her last five.
- Sire
- Postponed (IRE)
- Dam
- Fen Ali (GB) by Harbour Watch
- Owner
- The Friday Lions Rmrp
- Foaled
- 15 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Morden, Durham
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 18%
- Ratings
- Perf 93
Danny McMenamin
Chris Grant 0/3
Natural Ability followed a pulled-up effort with a seventh last time, and he showed more in a second and a third earlier, but he's yet to win in his last five. Back quickly after 11 days and with experience of the going, he carries 151 lb off 83, while our rating of 89 hints at a little in hand.
- Sire
- Most Improved (IRE)
- Dam
- Always A Way (GB) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- Mrs H N Eubank
- Foaled
- 20 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Billingham, Cleveland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 89
Joe Williamson
Philip Kirby 1/10
Clean Getaway won last time out and has been placed in a third two starts back, so the form is respectable, while his 11-day turnaround keeps him fit. Carrying 150 lb after that win is a hurdle, though, and our figures rank him eighth of nine despite having run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Dee Two O Two (IRE) by Rudimentary
- Owner
- P Kirby Grant Harrison
- Foaled
- 11 May 2017
- Stable
- East Appleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 18%
- Ratings
- Perf 89
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.