14:35 Warwick

Thursday 25 January 2018

All12:5513:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Racing UK Free For A Month Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 2f  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:35  |   Winning time: 6m 43.4s
1st
Horse silk
7
15/2
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
Made most, jumped slowly at times, ridden 8th, hung left after 2 out, edged right flat, in command towards finish tchd 7/1 tchd 8/1
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
2
11/8f
T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson
Held up behind leaders, went 3rd before 3rd, chased winner after 3 out, hard ridden approaching last, 1 length down and carried right flat, no impression towards finish op 7/4
3rd
Horse silk
5
9
5/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in rear, mistake 4th, not fluent 7th, headway 4 out, ridden after 3 out, 3 lengths 3rd last, no impression flat op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
6
5
5/1
T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson
Held up in rear, outpaced 3 out, stayed on from 2 out went 4th last, no impression op 13/2 tchd 7/1
5th
Horse silk
29
4
16/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily
Tracked leaders, lost place after 1st, headway 8th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off tchd 14/1
6th
Horse silk
½
8
25/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Prominent until 1st, tracked leaders, slow and lost place 3rd, struggling from 8th, tailed off op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
34
1
20/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)
Chased leaders on outside, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 16/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
3
12/1
T: T LaceyJ: Aidan Coleman
Held up on inside, outpaced 4 out, well beaten after next, hampered and unseated rider last op 10/1
F
Horse silk
6
20/1
T: Mrs N S EvansJ: R Patrick (5)
Pressed winner and led briefly a few times, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next, lost 4th when fell last tchd 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.50Pl:£2.60, £1.10, £1.40EX:£23.70Trifecta:£103.00Tricast:£57.36SF:£18.14Swingers:£8.50, £10.20, £3.10

Forecasts

Crucial Role (11/8), Itsnonofurbusiness (5/1), Beneagles (5/1), King Uther (15/2), Polydora (12/1), Fingerontheswitch (16/1), Eminent Poet (20/1), Late Shipment (20/1), Allthegear No Idea (25/1)

Verdict

Eminent Poet is the class horse in the field and merits plenty of respect in this grade, though there are one or two involved who could push him all the way. One of those is CRUCIAL ROLE, who is upped in grade after an impressive win at Ludlow last time. The booking of Richard Johnson suggests that there is some confidence in his chance of following-up. Polydora, King Uther and Beneagles are all interesting, while Itsnonofurbusiness came good last time and he looks a danger, especially over this even longer trip.
  1. Crucial Role
  2. Itsnonofurbusiness
  3. Eminent Poet

Previous Winners

2017
Court Frontier
Weight: 10-6  |Age: 9
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £9,747.002nd: £2,862.003rd: £1,431.004th: £716.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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