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12:10 Warwick
Bet On Toteplacepot At Totesport.com Juvenile Hurdle (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 21
- Age 3
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey J Goldstein
led, ridden after 2 out, tired jumping last, soon headed, no extra
Apache Moon
255- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
towards rear, well behind when mistake 5th, blundered 3 out, soon pulled up
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A J Lidderdale
- Jockey M Bradburne
mid-division, jumped left 4th, behind from next, blundered 2 out
- Form 44
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
with leader, ridden approaching 2 out, led soon after last, stayed on
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
mid-division, ridden approaching 4th, behind from next
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey L Stephens
in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, mistakes 2 out and last
- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd well before 2 out where mistake, weakened approaching last
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
prominent, weakened 5th, blundered last, tailed off
Mr Melodious
535- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
ridden approaching 4th, always in rear
Myshkin
238- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Curtis
- Jockey Miss C Boxall
in touch, ridden approaching 4th, weakened approaching 2 out
Sir John
12- Form 8
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up, always towards rear, well behind from 5th
Pezula
15- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
held up in rear, jumped slowly 3rd, behind from next
In depth
Verdict
Nicky Nutjob kept on well when successful at Wetherby in October but disappointed on a soft surface at Cheltenham subsequently and Jeff Pearce's gelding may be best watched under similar conditions today in a race where it may be worth taking a chance with SIR JOHN, who gets the verdict with Screaming Brave rated the best of the rest. The selection was well held on his debut in a Lingfield bumper on the Polytrack over an inadequate 1m5f but the testing ground today should bring about improvement in Jonjo O'Neill's son of Sir Harry Lewis and he looks worth siding with on his hurdling debut. Mr Melodious showed very little in three starts on the flat as a juvenile last year when trained by Barry Hills including on his debut in the Brockelsby and is now making his belated debut for Nigel Twiston-Davies. He is far from certain to stay this far and act on the ground so looks best left out of calculations, while stable companion Corredor Sun is far from certain to go on the ground. Sheena West's Screaming Brave has shown a decent level of form in both starts over hurdles and has to be respected but a penalty for his latest success and the softer ground is a concern so preference is for Sir John.
Formwatch
Screaming Brave 4-5fav (10-12) Tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, clear last, easily, won at Leicester 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gd in Nov beating Zepnove (10-12) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Apache Moon 14-1 (8-12) Close up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 18l behind True Decision (8-5) at Southwell 7f mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Mar (flat).
Billy Smart (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 5l behind Arlene Phillips (8-7) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Sep (flat).
Corredor Sun (USA) 12-1 (10-12) Held up, closed 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 4th of 7, well behind Royal Mix (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) gs in Nov.
Doran's Lodge (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 12th of 15, 19l behind Heliodor (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 1f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep '08 (flat).
Hector Spectre (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 13, 9l behind Crazy Chris (9-8) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov (flat).
Highway Code (USA) 66-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, blundered 6th, weakened from 4 out, mistake next, 6th of 11, 22l behind Tillietudlem (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Lost Arca (FR) Lost World gelding out of Luarca.
Mr Melodious 7-1 (9-1) Outpaced after 2f, 6th of 7, 9l behind Striding Edge (8-11) at Great Leighs 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jun '08 (flat).
Myshkin 20-1 (8-8) Held up and keen, outpaced over 2f out, kept on and no impression from over 1f out, 4th of 9, 15l behind Saga De Tercey (9-13) at Musselburgh 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr (flat).
Sir John 15-2 (10-12) Mid-division, pushed along 6f out, soon lost place, 8th of 14, 12l behind Behindcloseddoors (10-12) at Lingfield 1m 5f 3yo nhf (6) hvy in Nov.
Pezula 150-1 (10-2) Always towards rear, lost touch 5th, tailed off, 6th of 11, well behind Ultimate (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.
Nicky Nutjob (GER) 16-1 (11-6) In touch, hit 2nd, pushed along 4th, weakened and hit next, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Pistolet Noir (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m juv nov hdl Grd 2 (1) sft in Nov.
Valentine Bay 200-1 (10-8) Behind, jumped badly right and slowly 3rd, tailed off, 11th of 13, well behind Veiled (10-8) at Leicester 2m juv fll nov hdl (3yo) (3) gf.