13:30 Warwick

Monday 1 May 2017

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

John Greasley Sportsfield Contractors Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 35.20s

1^st

Bedrock

410-9

11/10f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Took keen hold, soon tracking leaders, led 4 out, clear 2 out, not fluent and edged right last, easily op 8/11

2^nd

Nicely Indeed

711-0

5/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: M Hamill (5)

Held up in rear, pulled hard, over jumped and hampered 1st, rider did well not to get unseated, closed from 3rd, chased winner after 4 out, no impression before mistake 2 out op 6/1

3^rd

Moderator

711-0

33/1

T: A WhiteheadJ: Josh Wall (5)

Mid-division, headway when hampered 4 out, stayed on steadily from 3 out, went 3rd last, no impression

4^th

4 ½

Celestial Path

511-0

16/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 4 out, 3rd next, no impression and well beaten 2 out, lost 3rd last op 14/1

5^th

Copernicus

511-0

20/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: S Bowen

Prominent, not fluent 1st, challenged 4th, led next, headed 4 out, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out, tailed off op 25/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

Blazing Glen

911-0

200/1

T: A E JessopJ: Brendan Powell

Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, ridden 5th, remote 6th 3 out, tailed off op 150/1

7^th

4 ½

Aspecialpresent

711-0

150/1

T: A WintleJ: Benjamin Poste (3)

Mid-division, some headway on outside when not fluent 5th, soon weakened, tailed off

8^th

Rodeo Dodo

711-0

50/1

T: D SkeltonJ: David England

Held up in rear, struggling 5th, tailed off

9^th

2 ¾

George Herbert

611-0

66/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Alain Cawley

Led until 5th, losing place when hampered 4 out, tailed off op 50/1

10^th

Laughing Musketeer

611-0

200/1

T: Mrs Tracey Barfoot-SauntJ: Mr G Barfoot-Saunt

Held up, struggling form 5th, tailed off

11^th

Poetic License

511-0

200/1

T: James GrassickJ: Charlie Hammond (7)

Prominent, took keen hold, lost place before 4 out, tailed off

Also Ran

Imperial Eloquence

511-0

7/4

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Mid-division, mistake 1st, headway 5th, handy 4th when fell 4 out op 11/4

Storm Warning

511-0

50/1

T: W GreatrexJ: G Sheehan

Prominent, mistake 1st, ridden after 3rd, weakened after next, well behind before 5th, soon pulled up

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.00Pl:£1.10, £1.80, £6.50EX:£8.40Trifecta:£79.10SF:£7.56Swingers:£1.80, £10.80, £28.30

Forecasts

Bedrock (11/10), Imperial Eloquence (7/4), Nicely Indeed (5/1), Celestial Path (16/1), Copernicus (20/1), Moderator (33/1), Rodeo Dodo (50/1), Storm Warning (50/1), George Herbert (66/1), Aspecialpresent (150/1), Blazing Glen (200/1), Laughing Musketeer (200/1), Poetic License (200/1)

It's very hard to get away from the high quality form shown by BEDROCK in finishing third in top company at the Aintree Festival last month. If he's anywhere near the same form here he should take some stopping. Celestial Path, a smart Flat horse in his time, is more than capable of winning races over hurdles and may be the biggest threat if building on his latest effort, but still has something to find with the selection. Imperial Eloquence did well in bumpers and may do better now going hurdling, while both Copernicus and Nicely Indeed have the potential to win races.