16:25 Warwick
Saturday 8 February 2020
All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:25
Watch Irish Racing On RacingTV Intermediate Open NH Flat Race
- 4YO to 6YO  |  Class 5  |  2m  |  Good to Soft (Soft in Places)  |  16 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:25Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 52.5s
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6L second to Nicky Henderson trained Craigneiche who won a maiden hurdle last time out to gain a rating of 127 on Rules bow in June. Market can guide here after a break for a yard well versed with bumper winners.
Stowaway gelding that was a point-to-point winner in March and showed plenty of promise when third to Son Of Camas at Newbury last month, form that has been franked since; big chance of going two better here.
Son of Kapgarde outran 50/1 odds to finish fourth beaten just over 7L on debut here last month. Won't need to improve massively to make the frame today.
Newcomer by Dubai Destination out of a 9.4f-1m4f AW winning dam. One to note in the market for red-hot yard.
Placed point-to-pointer finished fourth of 14 in C&D bumper on New Years Eve where he was beaten just over 11L. Will need a step up on that here but possible he can do so.
Behind rivals here when eighth of 18 in a C&D bumper at 80/1 on debut. Hard to recommend more than a watching brief at this early stage.
Beaten 36L into seventh in a 1m6f Ludlow bumper on debut so probably more a long term project and best watched here.
Son of Yeats who cost €48,000 is a half-brother to six winners under NH rules so very much one to keep a close eye on today on racecourse bow.
€80,000 son of Presenting made favourite on debut at Musselburgh last month but ran very greenly making his third a pretty credible effort. All the better for that experience and respected today.
Son of crack-sire Scorpion a half-brother to 2m4f hurdle/2m6f chase winner Pistol Whipped. Yard run fellow debutant Dubai Guest so perhaps market can reveal perceived pecking order.
Son of Black Sam Bellamy beaten a short-head by Paul Nicholls trained runner who has since finished second on debut at Wincanton in November. Others form working out better but folly to rule him out.
£40,000 newcomer by exceptional sire Milan is a half-brother to bumper/2m-2m4f hurdle winner Westerbee. Certainly not one to ignore given yard's bumper record.
Flemensfirth gelding ahead of several of today's rivals when a 4¼L second on debut over C&D last month. That form yet to be advertised but certainly merits the shortlist today.
Arvico newcomer out of an unraced half-sister to legendary staying hurdler Baracouda. Yard 0-25 under NH rules in last five seasons so reasonable enough to scratch her from considerations today.
£21,000 half-brother to 2m/3m hurdle winner No Hiding Place by Fame And Glory. Yard 0-20 in bumpers this season so other newcomers more compelling.
Progressed from debut at Huntingdon (1m5f; good) in November to finish placed in a Hereford (2m; soft) bumper when third in Christmas. Missed a hurdles engagement soon but probably do better once sent over the obstacles.
Forecasts
Cadzand (9/4), Wildfire Warrior (11/2), Sizable Sam (6/1), Deer Hunter (7/1), Dubai Guest (8/1), Beyond The Pale (10/1), Norley (16/1), Comotion (20/1), Rock The House (20/1), Not At Present (20/1), That's The Badger (20/1), Felton Bellevue (33/1), The Furrows End (33/1), Mexican Dave (33/1), Just A Deal (50/1), Villaneve (100/1)
A pretty competitive contest this with six horses with placed form and six newcomers; most of which represent good yards. With his debut third already well advertised by the Nicky Henderson 1-2 finishing third and fifth in a Grade 1 hurdle CADZAND looks the one to side with here. Others towards the top of the shortlist include C&D second Wildfire Warrior who had a couple of these behind on debut and Sizable Sam who went down by a short-head at Wincanton on his racecourse bow.
- Cadzand
- Wildfire Warrior
- Sizable Sam
Prize Money
1st: £2,599.002nd: £763.003rd: £382.004th: £191.00
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