14:40 Warwick

Thursday 28 March 2019

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Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 6m 13.60s

Boughtbeforelunch^p⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: P R Webber| OR: 105| BF

11/2

Won at Southwell in November but improved on that effort when placed on his last two starts in stronger company. Up another 2lb but in better form than most.

Form: 571U32

Fifty Shades²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: James Bowen| T: Christian Williams| OR: 104| D

11/2

Gained compensation for an unlucky defeat at Catterick when ridden more handily to score at Fakenham. Up 6lb for that, but he is just 2lb higher than when second in a Cheltenham class 3 in October and he is only a six-year-old

Form: 254521

Mickieblueeyes^t³¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Sherwood⁽³⁾| T: Mrs D Grissell| OR: 104

40/1

Both his victories have come at Plumpton. Absent since last May and yard have gone more than a year without a winner.

Form: 7/6941-9

Magic River^p1⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 103| D

16/1

Point-to-point winner has produced two tame efforts following a layoff and it may take more than first-time cheekpieces to revive his fortunes.

Form: 165/3-09

Mayohill^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jamie Bargary| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 99| D

40/1

Winning point-to-pointer, but after some promise on hurdles bow in November, has run poorly in three subsequent starts including his chasing bow three weeks ago.

Form: 15-57PP

Silent Encore^p,t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Kielan Woods| T: B I Case| OR: 95

10/1

Still a maiden but posted a respectable effort on chase debut in January. Had wind surgery subsequently and pulled up on first start since. Stable 4-4 in last two weeks and nicely weighted if anywhere near his best.

Form: 3-7574P

Danseur Du Large³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: P Gundry| OR: 92| D

9/1

Dual point-to-point on good and good-to-soft ground. Has gradually improved this season and as a six-year-old there is probably more to come. Will appreciate these quicker conditions compared to last time and he is one for the shortlist.

Form: U-1PP54

Arthur's Reuben^p,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Burke| T: J Candlish| OR: 92| D

10/1

Has looked reluctant on his last two starts but reunited here with rider who steered him to victory in January. Prone to errors and that makes him opposable on a track that requires a sound jumper.

Form: 433133

Mr Palmtree^p,t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: R Dickin| OR: 91

33/1

Placed in a couple of point-to-points but has shown only the merest glimmer of ability and his latest effort was flattering.

Form: 200062

Good Man Hughie^p,t³⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: G Sheehan| T: S Curran| OR: 87| D

66/1

Won from 8lb higher in 2017, when with Gary Moore. Increasingly inconsistent, and after one run for Barry Brennan he was tailed off at Taunton latest for this yard. Hard to fancy.

Form: 372P-90

Turbotim^b1⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: T Scudamore| T: M Scudamore| OR: 85

10/1

Not too many miles on the clock but form is nothing special so far and needs to post an improved effort. First run back after wind surgery yielded no improvement and blinkers tried this time.

Form: 496-770

Coopers Square⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Alan Johns| T: T H Weston| OR: 84| D

9/4

Had a confidence boosting success over hurdles last week having made two terrible blunders on previous start over fences. Had won despite errors at Uttoxeter and fears the fences down the back straight here may find him out.

Form: P011U1

Change Ur Tune^b1²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: R T Dunne| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 83

50/1

Has a modest record with a couple of flattering finishing positions on his cv. Pulled up last time and opposable in this company.

Form: 9P5P3P

Vouvray¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: P J Brennan| T: Christian Williams| OR: 48| D

33/1

Winning point-to-pointer has completely lost his way and faces a near impossible task here from 31lb out of the weights.

Form: PPUFP-P

Non-Runners

Definately Vinnie³⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: Miss Jane Mathias J: Conor Ring

Forecasts

Coopers Square (9/4), Boughtbeforelunch (11/2), Fifty Shades (11/2), Danseur Du Large (9/1), Arthur's Reuben (10/1), Turbotim (10/1), Silent Encore (10/1), Magic River (16/1), Definately Vinnie (20/1), Vouvray (33/1), Mr Palmtree (33/1), Mickieblueeyes (40/1), Mayohill (40/1), Change Ur Tune (50/1), Good Man Hughie (66/1)

Silent Encore had some good form here over hurdles and bids to maintain his yards 100% record in the past couple of weeks. He is one of the more interesting runners here despite a poor effort last time. Boughtbeforelunch is entitled to top the weights but faces a couple of improving young horses who may be better handicapped. Coopers Square's jumping is a worry, but Danseur Du Large is gradually coming to hand after a slow start and the jockey booking looks significant with the drying ground also in his favour. FIFTY SHADES has gone up the weights for his Fakenham victory but remains nicely weighted on his autumn form in much better company than this.