14:40 Warwick

Wednesday 18 November 2020

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Jumps At Home With Free Racing TV Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 46.46s

Star of Rory^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C J Todd| T: J Groucott| OR: 119| C

7/2

Improved since fitted with a tongue tie, making it 3 wins in last 7 starts when seeing off 10 rivals at Ludlow in February. Flying too high on reappearance and should make more of a splash here.

Form: 71251-0

Valse Au Taillons³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: J Farrelly| OR: 117| D

11/1

Pair of novice hurdle wins in June 2019 and matched that level when placed in mares' handicaps around the turn of the year. Showed nothing after 8 months off and probably best watched for now.

Form: 11733-P

Aquila Sky³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Lorcan Williams| T: S Allwood| OR: 115

20/1

Offered little both starts for Harry Fry but shaped better than the distance beaten suggests on his return at Hereford last month, not always fluent and stumbling soon after 4 out. Makes handicap bow.

Form: 984-7

Flat To The Max^p,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Daniel Sansom| T: S Hodgson| OR: 112

14/1

Struggled on the Flat both starts since joining this yard but wasn't disgraced when fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (19.2f, soft, 50/1) 12 days ago. Needs more respite from handicapper.

Form: 16P/534

Minella Mojo^p²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: C J Down| OR: 112

11/2

Posted a couple of good efforts in September and shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when fifth at Wincanton 24 days ago, faltering late on. Each-way claims.

Form: 9-725U5

Kozier²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Alexander Thorne⁽³⁾| T: A King| OR: 112

7/2

Fair winning stayer on Flat who shaped well on first 2 hurdle starts over 2 years apart last winter. Never on terms on Flat reappearance last month and needs to show more to feature here.

Form: 2/270-

Westbrook Bertie^p³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryan Carver| T: Mrs L Hill| OR: 111

16/1

Good second at Newbury last November but has disappointed since, including on both starts new yard last month. Other make plenty more appeal.

Form: 3/268-76

Methag²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Buckley| T: A M Hales| OR: 109| D

15/2

Dual 20f winner last season and easily best effort this term when second of 16 at Hexham early last month. Probably remained in form when fifth at Lingfield 3 weeks later so not ruled here.

Form: 21-8625

Authorizo^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ross Turner⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 109

6/1

Drop to selling company saw him get back to winning ways last month but was below form back in handicap company at Musselburgh a fortnight ago.

Form: 257717

Newera¹²⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Jordan Nailor| T: J Groucott| OR: 104

66/1

Fairly useful Flat performer who offered something to work on 2 of his 3 starts in novice hurdles in 2016/17. Not seen for over 3½ years so will almost certainly need this outing.

Form: 05693/

Black Kalarosa²⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: R Dickin| OR: 102

50/1

Well held sole bumper start but showed much more than first time up over hurdles in an interesting maiden at Ludlow back in February. Unable to match that 8 days later and others preferred.

Form: 0P66-

Buonarotti Boy^p²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Reed| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 95

33/1

Missed over 2 years from 2018. Offered a bit back over hurdles at Stratford in July but not so good three times since.

Form: 76/3P97

Non-Runners

Rock On Tiger²⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: H D Daly J: Ben Godfrey

Forecasts

Kozier (7/2), Star of Rory (7/2), Rock On Tiger (4/1), Minella Mojo (11/2), Authorizo (6/1), Methag (15/2), Valse Au Taillons (11/1), Flat To The Max (14/1), Westbrook Bertie (16/1), Aquila Sky (20/1), Buonarotti Boy (33/1), Black Kalarosa (50/1), Newera (66/1)

Form-pick ROCK ON TIGER has already proved inconsistent in his short hurdling career so far and he followed a good third at Uttoxeter with a below-par effort at Ludlow last month. The first-time cheekpieces go on to sharpen him up and he can get back on track here. Methag proved she can be competitive from this sort of mark at Hexham so is feared most, ahead of Star of Rory and Minella Mojo.