14:25 Warwick

Saturday 16 January 2021

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:05

Ballymore Leamington Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 14.10s

1^st

Adrimel

611-3

7/2f

T: T LaceyJ: R Johnson

Soon led, headed 4th, led again after next, hard pressed 2 out, driven flat, stayed on, just held on op 6/1

2^nd

Mint Condition

711-0

8/1

T: J CandlishJ: Kielan Woods

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on well flat, went 2nd towards finish, just held tchd 15/2

3^rd

Make Me A Believer

611-0

11/2

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Prominent, led 4th, headed after next, ridden and strong challenge 2 out, lost 2nd towards finish, kept on op 9/2

4^th

1 ¼

Midnight River

611-0

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, headway approaching 6th, not fluent 3 out, pressing leaders when mistake last, held flat, stayed on same pace op 8/1 tchd 11/2

5^th

1 ¼

Jay Bee Why

611-0

8/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up towards rear, headway on inside before 2 out, not able to quite get on terms, weakened towards finish op 6/1 tchd 9/1

6^th

Pure Bliss

610-7

9/1

T: H FryJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders on inside, not fluent 7th, mistake and lost place 4 out, well beaten when jumped left and not fluent 2 out op 8/1

7^th

1 ¼

Sending Love

811-0

16/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Prominent until 1st, held up in touch, going strongly before 7th, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 12/1

8^th

1 ½

Lord Of Kerak

611-0

11/1

T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 4th, mistake 6th, headway on outside approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 8/1 tchd 12/1

9^th

3 ¼

Oscar Elite

611-0

5/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Mid-division, headway 6th, ridden and one pace before 2 out, soon weakened op 9/2

10^th

Glen Mooar

711-0

500/1

T: R DickinJ: J M Quinlan

Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, mistake 7th, no impression, well beaten before 2 out op 250/1

Also Ran

Fitz Well

611-0

500/1

T: R DickinJ: Lorcan Murtagh

Led early, prominent, not fluent 5th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 250/1

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Non-Runners

Optimise Prime³⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: B Pauling J: David Bass

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.60, £2.60, £1.70EX:£30.60Trifecta:£247.70Tricast:£152.89SF:£32.52Swingers:£5.80, £4.30, £8.00

Forecasts

Adrimel (7/2), Midnight River (5/1), Oscar Elite (5/1), Make Me A Believer (11/2), Mint Condition (8/1), Jay Bee Why (8/1), Pure Bliss (9/1), Lord Of Kerak (11/1), Optimise Prime (12/1), Sending Love (16/1), Glen Mooar (500/1), Fitz Well (500/1)

MAKE ME A BELIEVER ran out a determined winner of a small-field Cheltenham novice last month and, with the performance backed up by the timefigure, he's fancied to continue his good work now stepping up in class. Midnight River boasts some solid form for a yard that has won 2 of the last 5 renewals of this contest, so he merits respect, along with the promising Oscar Elite.

MAKE ME A BELIEVER (IRE)
MIDNIGHT RIVER
OSCAR ELITE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Mossy Fen

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 5

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: N & W Twiston-Davies

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £12,814.002nd: £4,808.003rd: £2,408.004th: £1,199.005th: £603.006th: £302.00