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
Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
Very lighltly raced 7yo who has shown little form in three bumpers and one hurdle to date. Clearly has had issues and needs to find massive improvement to figure.
10-race maiden who has pulled up in four of his last six outings under rules and appears to have little to offer. Showed a glimmer of form three years ago, but very little since then.
Formerly smart Flat racer finishing third in Group 1 Racing Post Trophy and an excellent 5th in the 2000 Guineas won by Gleneagles. Set very stiff task on hurdles bow and did better in easier race last time. This looks within his capabilities and he should run well.
Won Irish bumper last term and thrown in at deep end on British debut in Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival in March. Sure to have been well schooled for this hurdles bow and should be thereabouts.
Accident prone point-to-pointer who showed only modest form on hurdles bow at Exeter last time. Likley to find this quite a challenge.
Placed in two listed bumpers this term before finding the Champion Bumper too hot to handle. Type to do well over timber and market should indicate what's expected from this promising sort.
Little sign of ability in three start on Flat for Paul Cole. Sold £850 to current connections in October 2013 and not seen since. Makes hurdles debut.
Won a chase in Czech Republic for original conenctions before failing to score in five starts in Sweden. Respectable effort when runner-up on British bow at Stratford last month. May find this a tough ask.
Won 2 bumpers for Seamus Durack in 2015. Made debut for current yard at Kempton in March. Steps up in trip and should be fitter today. Should be more or less in the mix.
15-race maiden under both codes and has pulled up in last three starts over timber. Very little to get excited about and should struggle again.
Behind from halfway on Rules debut at Chepstow last month having previously finished alone when winning his first Point. Represents top yard but needs to show plenty of improvement to figure.
Fair fourth in Newbury bumper in January but not fared so well in two subsequent starts, including on hurdles bow at Market Rasen last time when failed to jump well. Others make more appeal.
Fair Flat handicapper for William Haggas has already done much better over hurdles and was excellent third in Grade 1 at Aintree last month. Reproduction of that form should be more than good enough and is the one they all have to beat.
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)
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.
- Bedrock
- Celestial Path
- Imperial Eloquence
Prize Money
1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00
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