17:00 Warwick

Monday 6 May 2019

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

Agetur UK Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:03 | Winning time: 4m 37.10s

Stubborn Logic²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Charlie Hammond⁽³⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 99| BF

5/4

Runner-up at Clonmel in October on fourth of five starts when trained in Ireland. Made favourite on debut for current yard when down the field at Wincanton but 2f drop in trip may help cause here.

Form: 056249-

Phoebus Lescribaa²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: C Brace⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 98

10/3

Pulled up quickly 3 out at Wetherby last month when tackling three miles. Back now with Olly Murphy but has questions to answer after latest flop.

Form: 4P3/56P-

Dun Bay Creek^p1⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Rex Dingle| T: R Brotherton| OR: 98

33/1

Very lightly raced since Newton Abbot 2m5f novice hurdle win. Clearly has had issues and has shown little form on four starts since then. Eased 5lb since last effort and wears first-time cheekpieces.

Form: P17F/P6-

Stonemadforspeed^b1³⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: Harry Teal| T: R A Teal| OR: 97| D

14/1

Ran on well to land selling handicap hurdle at Taunton in February but too shocking efforts since over longer trips. No surprise to see him drop back in distance but hard to enthuse over on recent evidence.

Form: 0721P0-

Royale Jonquille¹²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R Patrick| T: H D Daly| OR: 95

14/1

Has weakened from 2 out on all four starts under Rules over 2m and over this trip last time. Yard has 16% strike rate here and he's been eased 5lb so potential for him to run better than form figures suggest.

Form: 55/5689-

Theredballoon¹⁴⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: Edward Austin⁽³⁾| T: L Allan| OR: 93

16/1

Veteran who went close at Southwell in November off 2lb lower mark before pulling up last time out. Rested five months since then and has gone well fresh in the past. Fairly weighted on pick of old form if in the mood.

Form: 122/72P-

Little Rich^p³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Callum McKinnes⁽⁵⁾| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 96

12/1

Has shown some ability in his five starts so far at trips up to 2m6f. Faded fast though at that trip last time out and has stamina questions to answer. Runs off 4lb lower mark.

Form: 74328-

Druid's Folly¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Max Kendrick| T: C Fryer| OR: 87

6/1

Third start for current yard and ran best race yet for connections when fading only after the last in finishing fifth of 13 at Southwell. Dropped 2lb since so on face of it appears to have a decent each-way chance.

Form: 3860P5-

Polarbrook^v¹²

Age: 12| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Coltherd| T: D Shaw| OR: 85

25/1

Won twice at Stratford in July 2017. Has mainly struggled since but has fallen to an attractive mark on pick of old form. Was never in the hunt on reappearance at Southwell last month and is far from consistent.

Form: 2/45390-

Hillview Lad^t1¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-7| J: C J Todd⁽⁵⁾| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 81

20/1

First-time tongue-tie applied on second start for current yard having led until 3 out before fading at Ludlow last time. Remains a maiden and will do very well to break his duck at age of 11.

Form: 26UU36-

Wild Eve^t1¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Page Fuller| T: M G Rimell| OR: 72

14/1

Eight-race maiden who was outpaced from 2 out over 2m on handicap bow on penultimate start but ran poorly when pulled up last time. Connections reach for first-time tongue-tie but is up against it from 2lb out of the weights.

Form: 07550P-

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

Glimpse Of Gold¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: Tim Vaughan J: Charlie Price

Brunel Woods²³

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: David Dennis J: Jordan Nailor

Forecasts

Stubborn Logic (5/4), Glimpse Of Gold (11/4), Phoebus Lescribaa (10/3), Druid's Folly (6/1), Brunel Woods (15/2), Little Rich (12/1), Stonemadforspeed (14/1), Wild Eve (14/1), Royale Jonquille (14/1), Theredballoon (16/1), Hillview Lad (20/1), Polarbrook (25/1), Dun Bay Creek (33/1)

Most of these find the prospect of winning quite daunting, but top weight GLIMPSE OF GOLD has been in decent form and knows how to win when things fall his way. The step up in trip may help Royale Jonquille who is relatively unexposed, while Stubborn Logic, well backed last time, could go well as he seeks to recoup losses. Druid's Folly and Theredballoon are others who should be in there pitching.