13:25 Warwick

Friday 5 November 2021

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Franco 'Firework' Esposito Is 40 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Amended Result
  • Off time: 13:25  |   Winning time: 4m 36.9s
2nd
Horse silk
1
8/1
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd before 4 out, led 4 out, not fluent 2 out, went clear between last two, hit last, idled badly run-in, hung right towards finish, just lasted op 15/2
1st
Horse silk
nse
2
3/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Raced keenly in mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, strong run after the last, closed on idling winner, edged left and bumped towards finish, just failed op 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
1
3
2/1f
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, every chance when hit 2 out, held when not fluent last, hard ridden run-in, keeping on when hampered towards finish tchd 13/8
4th
Horse silk
4
4
4/1
T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman
Chased leader, led and hit 5th, mistake and headed 4 out, lost 2nd before next, chased leaders and plugged on in 4th run-in op 5/1 tchd 11/2
5th
Horse silk
1
5
400/1
T: T GallagherJ: J M Quinlan
Mid-division out wide, closer approaching 5th, ridden before 2 out, weakened into 5th run-in op 300/1 tchd 500/1
6th
Horse silk
3 ¼
7
50/1
T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy
Pulled hard in rear, not fluent 2 out, never near leaders op 28/1
7th
Horse silk
2
11
17/2
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Chased leaders on inside, pushed along and weakened 4 out op 8/1
8th
Horse silk
6
6
150/1
T: D BourneJ: Conor Ring (3)
Off the pace in last pair, mistake 3rd, tailed off op 125/1
9th
Horse silk
6
9
40/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: David Bass
Led until approaching 5th, lost 2nd before next, weakened rapidly
10th
Horse silk
sh
8
12/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Towards rear of mid-division, neve ron terms op 11/1
11th
Horse silk
nk
10
410-11
25/1
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
In mid-division when mistake and lost place 3rd, towards rear and never on terms after op 22/1

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Result Amended

Blue Stello - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.
Unanswered Prayers - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 2nd.

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.90Pl:£1.60, £2.50, £1.10EX:£29.10Trifecta:£72.60SF:£26.25Swingers:£5.40, £2.00, £4.10

Forecasts

Complete Unknown (2/1), Blue Stello (3/1), Foxinthebox (4/1), Unanswered Prayers (8/1), Pulling Stumps (17/2), River Legend (12/1), Hardy Boy (25/1), The Wise Traveller (40/1), Pumpkin's Pride (50/1), Paschals Dream (150/1), Great Universe (400/1)

Verdict

COMPLETE UNKNOWN looked a bright prospect when comfortably landing a bumper at Thurles and, having joined Paul Nicholls since, he's fancied to maintain his unbeaten record under Rules now switched to hurdling. Blue Stello warrants plenty of respect starting out for Nicky Henderson having been runner-up in a point, and Pulling Stumps shouldn't be ignored in what looks a potentially strong novice.

  1. COMPLETE UNKNOWN (IRE)
  2. BLUE STELLO (FR)
  3. PULLING STUMPS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Bothwell Bridge
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 5

Prize Money

1st: £4,084.002nd: £1,882.003rd: £940.004th: £471.00

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