12:40 Warwick

Saturday 13 January 2024

All12:0512:4013:1513:4914:2415:0015:3516:05

Michael Costello Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 3m 59.00s

1^st

Donnacha

611-11

2/1f

T: N J HawkeJ: Lorcan Murtagh

Chased leaders on inside, mistake 3rd, led 3 out, ridden before next where headed, chased leader, rallied gamely run-in to lead again final 110 yards op 9/4

2^nd

1 ¾

Klitschko

611-12

3/1

T: A KingJ: Brendan Powell

Bad mistake 1st, in rear, not fluent 4th, not fluent 3 out, headway in 5th and plenty to do turning in, challenged on inside 2 out, stayed on run-in, went 2nd post op 11/4

3^rd

Koenigsstern

711-1

16/1

T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies

Chased leaders, headway to lead 4 out until headed next, rallied to lead again 2 out, strongly pressed last, headed and no extra final 110 yards, lost 2nd post op 12/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 18/1

4^th

2 ¾

Word Has It

1012-2

17/2

T: D McCain JnrJ: William Maggs (7)

Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 4 out, pushed along in 3rd turning in, weakened 2 out op 10/1

5^th

nse

Risk D'Argent

811-4

3/1

T: A RalphJ: J J Burke

Raced wide towards rear, outpaced and struggling 3 out, plugged on again run-in, never going pace to get involved op 10/3

6^th

Totterdown

1311-13

16/1

T: R T PhillipsJ: Finn Lambert (5)

Led and went clear before 4th, reduced lead when mistake and headed 4 out, weakened next op 18/1

7^th

Western Soldier

610-11

33/1

T: Anthony CharltonJ: Harry Reed

Held up in 5th, headway on inside home turn, weakened and mistake 2 out op 25/1

8^th

Commodore Miller

710-6

66/1

T: Mrs D O'NeillJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Chased leader until 4 out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened after next, tailed off op 100/1 tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

Sextant⁸⁴⁸

Weight: 12-1| Age: 9

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: P W Wadge

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.10, £1.30, £3.40EX:£7.10Trifecta:£66.40Tricast:£63.41SF:£8.00Swingers:£1.40, £5.40, £5.90

Forecasts

Donnacha (2/1), Klitschko (3/1), Risk D'Argent (3/1), Word Has It (17/2), Koenigsstern (16/1), Totterdown (16/1), Sextant (22/1), Western Soldier (33/1), Commodore Miller (66/1)

Progressive as a novice, KLITSCHKO shaped with a good deal of promise when third on return/handicap debut at Lingfield back in November and, with the prospect of more to come, he earns the vote to come out on top. Donnacha brings some solid handicap form from Cheltenham to the table and he's a serious threat, with Koenigsstern and Sextant another pair to note.