13:30 Warwick

Monday 1 May 2017

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

John Greasley Sportsfield Contractors Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:30  |   Winning time: 4m 35.2s
1st
Horse silk
13
410-9
11/10f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Took keen hold, soon tracking leaders, led 4 out, clear 2 out, not fluent and edged right last, easily op 8/11
2nd
Horse silk
23
9
5/1
T: K C BaileyJ: M Hamill (5)
Held up in rear, pulled hard, over jumped and hampered 1st, rider did well not to get unseated, closed from 3rd, chased winner after 4 out, no impression before mistake 2 out op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
6
8
33/1
T: A WhiteheadJ: Josh Wall (5)
Mid-division, headway when hampered 4 out, stayed on steadily from 3 out, went 3rd last, no impression
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
3
16/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 4 out, 3rd next, no impression and well beaten 2 out, lost 3rd last op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
16
4
20/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: S Bowen
Prominent, not fluent 1st, challenged 4th, led next, headed 4 out, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out, tailed off op 25/1 tchd 16/1
6th
Horse silk
19
2
200/1
T: A E JessopJ: Brendan Powell
Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, ridden 5th, remote 6th 3 out, tailed off op 150/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ½
1
150/1
T: A WintleJ: Benjamin Poste (3)
Mid-division, some headway on outside when not fluent 5th, soon weakened, tailed off
8th
Horse silk
½
11
50/1
T: D SkeltonJ: David England
Held up in rear, struggling 5th, tailed off
9th
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
66/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Alain Cawley
Led until 5th, losing place when hampered 4 out, tailed off op 50/1
10th
Horse silk
¾
7
200/1
T: Mrs Tracey Barfoot-SauntJ: Mr G Barfoot-Saunt
Held up, struggling form 5th, tailed off
11th
Horse silk
67
10
200/1
T: James GrassickJ: Charlie Hammond (7)
Prominent, took keen hold, lost place before 4 out, tailed off

Also Ran

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Mid-division, mistake 1st, headway 5th, handy 4th when fell 4 out op 11/4
PU
Horse silk
12
50/1
T: W GreatrexJ: G Sheehan
Prominent, mistake 1st, ridden after 3rd, weakened after next, well behind before 5th, soon pulled up

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.00Pl:£1.10, £1.80, £6.50EX:£8.40Trifecta:£79.10SF:£7.56Swingers:£1.80, £10.80, £28.30

Forecasts

Bedrock (11/10), Imperial Eloquence (7/4), Nicely Indeed (5/1), Celestial Path (16/1), Copernicus (20/1), Moderator (33/1), Rodeo Dodo (50/1), Storm Warning (50/1), George Herbert (66/1), Aspecialpresent (150/1), Blazing Glen (200/1), Laughing Musketeer (200/1), Poetic License (200/1)

Verdict

It's very hard to get away from the high quality form shown by BEDROCK in finishing third in top company at the Aintree Festival last month. If he's anywhere near the same form here he should take some stopping. Celestial Path, a smart Flat horse in his time, is more than capable of winning races over hurdles and may be the biggest threat if building on his latest effort, but still has something to find with the selection. Imperial Eloquence did well in bumpers and may do better now going hurdling, while both Copernicus and Nicely Indeed have the potential to win races.
  1. Bedrock
  2. Celestial Path
  3. Imperial Eloquence

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00

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