13:30 Warwick

Thursday 25 April 2024

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Charlie Wilson Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 40.21s

Bective Abbey¹³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: R T Dunne| T: N J Henderson| BF

8/1

£150,000 5-y-o, second foal, dam (h78), ran once over hurdles, half-sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2½m) Kilmurry. Won sole start in Irish points and sent off a warm order to follow up at Doncaster in December, only to finish mid-division. Surely capable of better.

Form: 1-9

Blow Your Horn¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams| OR: 98

20/1

Fairly useful staying handicapper on the Flat but well below that level in 2 3 hurdles outings and he might be one to flourish in handicaps.

Form: 076

Denburn^h1,t1¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: A KingWS

20/1

Made a winning debut in a Market Rasen bumper in May. Fifth of 10 there under a penalty 6 months later and reportedly made a noise when pulling up at Newbury a month later. Since had a wind op and headgear also on.

Form: 15P

De Tellers Fortune¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

7/2

€32,000 3-y-o, £135,000 4-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Has an appealing pedigree and won between the flags in Ireland last year. Transferred to a top yard but shaped as though amiss on November's hurdles debut.

Form: 1-P

Fortified Fortune⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

100/1

€50,000 3-y-o, £115,000 4-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Undisputed, stayed 21f, and fair hurdler Hidden Glen, stays 27f. Dam placed all 3 starts in bumpers. Runner-up sole start in Irish points and pulled up on hurdles bow in February.

Form: 2-P

Fourtowns²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 105| BF

4/1

Progressive in bumpers for Stuart Crawford and encouraging yard/hurdles debut display when fourth of 13 in novice at Newbury in February. Solid efforts in defeat since and that puts him firmly in the mix trying a new trip.

Form: 7-53433

Grain Trade²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: K Brogan| T: Billy Aprahamian

300/1

Little in the way of solid form so far.

Form: 0-P8

Joyeux Mans³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: David Noonan| T: M Young

300/1

Pulled up sole start in points and ran to only a modest level when 10 lengths second of 4 in a Bangor bumper in December. Changed yards after and well held at Southwell 3 months later.

Form: PP25

Juan Bermudez⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

12/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat for Andrew Balding, stays 2m. Ran poorly final 2 outings in that sphere and just a fair start over hurdles having transferred to another top yard. More to come, particularly over this distance.

Form: 3

Pattern Cutter^h³⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: James Davies| T: Miss J S Davis

200/1

Hooded both starts and merely hinted at ability in bumpers in 2022. Since left Martin Keighley.

Form: 573-U3

Pertemps Diamond¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien

40/1

Minor promise first 3 starts in bumpers but achieved nothing on hurdles debut. Left Ian Williams but joined another successful stable.

Form: 736-6P

Red Ripple^t1¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Benjamin Poste| T: A Wintle

300/1

No impact in bumpers 7 months apart. Tongue tie on.

Form: 0-8

Zonda^t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 110| BF

13/8

Boasts an appealing pedigree and has made the frame on all 5 starts, pulling clear of the remainder when second to an unexposed one in handicap company here (21f) last month. Sets the standard.

Form: 34422

Opera King^p³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

11/1

Fair form when fourth in a couple of bumpers in December and not discredited when mid-field in 13-runner Lingfield bumper a month later, outpaced before keeping on final 1f. Cheekpieces on for hurdles debut and third-place finish at Market Rasen was promising.

Form: 4453

Non-Runners

Global Focus⁷⁸⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: P Hobbs & J White J: M G Nolan

Mythe Bridge³⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: H D Daly J: J M Quinlan

Forecasts

Zonda (13/8), De Tellers Fortune (7/2), Fourtowns (4/1), Bective Abbey (8/1), Global Focus (8/1), Opera King (11/1), Juan Bermudez (12/1), Blow Your Horn (20/1), Denburn (20/1), Mythe Bridge (25/1), Pertemps Diamond (40/1), Fortified Fortune (100/1), Pattern Cutter (200/1), Grain Trade (300/1), Red Ripple (300/1), Joyeux Mans (300/1)

ZONDA is going the right way in handicaps and back in maiden company, he sets a fair standard for the rest to aim at. Fourtowns is the main danger on form trying a new trip, with Juan Bermudez a potential improver for his top yard.