14:35 Warwick

Thursday 25 January 2018

All12:5513:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Racing UK Free For A Month Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 6m 43.40s

1^st

King Uther

810-5

15/2

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Made most, jumped slowly at times, ridden 8th, hung left after 2 out, edged right flat, in command towards finish tchd 7/1 tchd 8/1

2^nd

2 ¾

Crucial Role

611-9

11/8f

T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson

Held up behind leaders, went 3rd before 3rd, chased winner after 3 out, hard ridden approaching last, 1 length down and carried right flat, no impression towards finish op 7/4

3^rd

Itsnonofurbusiness

610-1

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, mistake 4th, not fluent 7th, headway 4 out, ridden after 3 out, 3 lengths 3rd last, no impression flat op 9/2

4^th

Beneagles

611-3

5/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Held up in rear, outpaced 3 out, stayed on from 2 out went 4th last, no impression op 13/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

Fingerontheswitch

811-4

16/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Tracked leaders, lost place after 1st, headway 8th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off tchd 14/1

6^th

Allthegear No Idea

1110-4

25/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Prominent until 1st, tracked leaders, slow and lost place 3rd, struggling from 8th, tailed off op 16/1

7^th

Eminent Poet

711-12

20/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)

Chased leaders on outside, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 16/1

Also Ran

Polydora

611-7

12/1

T: T LaceyJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up on inside, outpaced 4 out, well beaten after next, hampered and unseated rider last op 10/1

Late Shipment

710-13

20/1

T: Mrs N S EvansJ: R Patrick (5)

Pressed winner and led briefly a few times, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next, lost 4th when fell last tchd 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.50Pl:£2.60, £1.10, £1.40EX:£23.70Trifecta:£103.00Tricast:£57.36SF:£18.14Swingers:£8.50, £10.20, £3.10

Forecasts

Crucial Role (11/8), Itsnonofurbusiness (5/1), Beneagles (5/1), King Uther (15/2), Polydora (12/1), Fingerontheswitch (16/1), Eminent Poet (20/1), Late Shipment (20/1), Allthegear No Idea (25/1)

Eminent Poet is the class horse in the field and merits plenty of respect in this grade, though there are one or two involved who could push him all the way. One of those is CRUCIAL ROLE, who is upped in grade after an impressive win at Ludlow last time. The booking of Richard Johnson suggests that there is some confidence in his chance of following-up. Polydora, King Uther and Beneagles are all interesting, while Itsnonofurbusiness came good last time and he looks a danger, especially over this even longer trip.

Crucial Role
Itsnonofurbusiness
Eminent Poet

Previous Winners

2017

Court Frontier

Weight: 10-6 |Age: 9

J: T J O'Brien | T: Paul Morgan

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £9,747.002nd: £2,862.003rd: £1,431.004th: £716.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00