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

1^st

Head Law

511-7

11/10f

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Waited with towards rear, closer in 4th before 4th, smooth headway into 2nd before 2 out, challenged and mistake last, led run-in, came readily clear tchd Evens and tchd 5/4

2^nd

Smith's Bay

911-3

18/1

T: P GundryJ: Nick Scholfield

Jumped right at times, led, clear after 2nd, went further clear after next, reduced lead 3 out, went right and strongly pressed 2 out, joined when went right and hit last, headed and not pace of winner run-in op 22/1

3^rd

Independence

610-13

5/1

T: B BarrJ: Lorcan Williams

Mistake 1st, off the pace in last pair, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, plugged on run-in, went 3rd towards finish op 4/1 tchd 7/2

4^th

Nazwa

410-5

11/1

T: O SherwoodJ: J J Burke

Prominent in chasing group, hit 4 out, went 2nd next until pushed along before 2 out, chased leading pair, well held and lost 3rd towards finish op 10/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

Madiba Passion

811-3

9/2

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up off the pace in 5th, went 2nd 4 out until next, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, tailed off when blundered last, eased op 11/2

6^th

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Maninsane

711-10

9/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased clear leader, lost 2nd 4 out, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out op 8/1 tchd 15/2

7^th

8 ½

Harde Fashion

611-6

12/1

T: D BourneJ: Charlie Price (3)

Prominent in chasing group until jumped slowly and dropped to rear 3rd, no chance after, tailed off when went badly right 2 out op 22/1

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Non-Runners

Leroy Leroy¹³¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: J R Boyle J: Sean Houlihan

Punctuation²⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: P J Brennan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10Pl:£1.30, £6.30EX:£19.00Trifecta:£92.30Tricast:£74.47SF:£19.69Swingers:£5.90, £2.20, £11.30

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.

PUNCTUATION
HEAD LAW (FR)
NAZWA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Champagne City

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 8

J: C Gethings | T: T R George

20/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,065.002nd: £2,333.003rd: £1,166.004th: £584.005th: £350.006th: £350.00