15:50 Warwick

Thursday 31 March 2022

All13:0013:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2516:58

lewisbadges.co.uk Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 3m 56.60s

Maninsane²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 112| D

9/1

Market Rasen maiden winner in October and would've been placed bar falling at the last at Doncaster in December. Below form both subsequent starts, though.

Form: F-18F66

Head Law^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 109| D

11/10

Bumper winner who arrives with a progressive profile over hurdles having score in a novice at Huntingdon 25 days ago. Opening mark looks potentially lenient, and he's likely to be suited by a stronger pace.

Form: 1-541

Harde Fashion³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: D Bourne| OR: 108

12/1

Fair in bumpers for Kim Bailey and made a promising start over hurdles for new yard when narrowly denied at Stratford in October. Hasn't built on that since, though, and opening mark looks a bit high.

Form: 34-24B6

Madiba Passion²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 105

9/2

Expensive acquisition from points (dual winner) but clearly had his share of issues given, and his latest effort over hurdles (pulled up at Newbury) was a tame one.

Form: 1384/3P

Smith's Bay¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P Gundry| OR: 105| C| D

18/1

Fair winning hurdler for Alan King but lost way over fences for that yard and has been too keen over hurdles for current stable. Hard to fancy despite sliding mark.

Form: F4-7504

Independence⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Lorcan Williams| T: B Barr| OR: 101

5/1

Fair bumper winner who has only shown modest form as a hurdler but is going the right way. Respectable run on the Flat 83 days ago, but might strip fitter for this first run since.

Form: 31-3422

Nazwa¹²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood| OR: 103WS

11/1

Improved switched to a handicap, finishing off well when second over C&D in November. Followed it with a lacklustre display but has been freshened up since, so could get back on track.

Form: 54325

Non-Runners

Punctuation²⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: P J Brennan

Leroy Leroy¹³¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: J R Boyle J: Sean Houlihan

Forecasts

Head Law (11/10), Punctuation (11/8), Madiba Passion (9/2), Independence (5/1), Maninsane (9/1), Nazwa (11/1), Harde Fashion (12/1), Smith's Bay (18/1), Leroy Leroy (25/1)

PUNCTUATION has been impressive since joining Fergal O'Brien and is fancied to land a hat-trick at the likely expense of Head Law, who could have been let in lightly off a mark of 109. Most of the others have something to prove.