16:30 Warwick

Sunday 12 March 2017

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Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Saving Lives Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 23.1s

1^st

Act Four

910-4

9/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard

Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway before 3 out, led next, clear flat, stayed on tchd 8/1

2^nd

Miracle Cure

812-1

4/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)

Tracked leaders, challenged before 4th, led after next, idled after 3 out, jumped right and headed 2 out, went right last, edged right and beaten flat op 5/1

3^rd

2 ½

Cafe Au Lait

710-10

7/2c

T: Mrs S LeechJ: Patrick Cowley (6)

Towards rear, pecked 1st, hit 4 out, headway after 3 out, 3rd 2 out, stayed on same pace

4^th

Monte Wildhorn

911-4

22/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Mitchell Bastyan (5)

Held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway before 4th, one pace from 3 out, no impression op 20/1 tchd 18/1

5^th

Actiondancer

610-6

10/1

T: Henry OliverJ: T Dowling (3)

Mistakes, chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, no extra 2 out op 11/1 tchd 12/1

6^th

Hollywood All Star

811-12

7/2c

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Daniel Hiskett (3)

In rear, struggling 3 out, some headway when not fluent 2 out, no impression tchd 4/1

7^th

Akula

1011-12

7/2c

T: B LeavyJ: Lorcan Murtagh (5)

Led until after 2nd, led next, headed after 5th, no extra 2 out, mistake last

8^th

Lickpenny Larry

611-7

25/1

T: T R GrettonJ: R D Day

Tracked leader, led after 2nd, headed next, weakened after 3 out tchd 28/1

Also Ran

Serveontime

611-6

50/1

T: Mrs H R J NelmesJ: Conor Ring

Mid-division, not fluent 5th, ridden 4 out, weakened after next, pulled up before 2 out op 40/1

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Non-Runners

Champion Chase²⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: M Hamill

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.30Pl:£2.70, £1.60, £1.50EX:£50.60Trifecta:£311.30Tricast:£152.31SF:£44.82Swingers:£10.40, £10.40, £3.90

Forecasts

Cafe Au Lait (7/2), Hollywood All Star (7/2), Akula (7/2), Miracle Cure (4/1), Champion Chase (8/1), Act Four (9/1), Actiondancer (10/1), Monte Wildhorn (22/1), Lickpenny Larry (25/1), Serveontime (50/1)

Akula has proved a revelation of late and will have his supporters as he bids to complete a hat-trick but his victories came in selling company and he has to be considered vulnerable to an improver, with CHAMPION CHASE fitting the bill. Kim Bailey's charge showed clear signs of improvement in testing conditions at Lingfield last time and looks to be well-treated for his handicap bow. The same could also apply to Lickpenny Larry if the introduction of a tingue-strap has the desired effect whilst Cafe Au Lait is better than he showed under an amateur pilot at Catterick last time and is also respected.