Racecards
14:55 Warwick
Thwaites Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £3,119
- 2nd: £916
- 3rd: £458
- 4th: £229
- Form PU
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey A Thornton
tracked winner until approaching 4th, shaken up and lost ground on leaders after 3 out, went 3rd flat, no impression on front pair
- Form 7044U
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs E Bishop
- Jockey James Banks
mid-division, not fluent and bumped 4th, weakened next
- Form U54
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey T Scudamore
made all, not fluent 5th, joined 2 out, ridden clear final 100 yards
- Form 22-255
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Tom Bellamy
pulled hard, jockey attemped to drop in last, headway 2nd, chased winner before 4th until approaching next, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out
- Form 0-47
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
tracked leaders, went 2nd briefly before 5th, no extra 2 out, lost 3rd flat
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey C Poste
in rear, not fluent 4th, some headway when not fluent 5th, weakened next, tailed off
- Form 900
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
in rear, jumped slowly and behind from 3rd, tailed off
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 5th, ridden and close up 2 out, switched left approaching last, no impression on winner final 100 yards
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Dont Do Mondays shaped with promise at Huntingdon considering he was a 66/1 chance while It's A New Day has hinted at ability and appeals as the type likely to thrive in handicaps once he gains more experience. But this should go to HIGH VILLE, pitched in at the deep end behind Melodic Rendezvous and Puffin Billy at Exeter following his debut fifth at Ludlow. David Pipe's gelding, second in three bumpers last year, is back in the right grade here and can open his account over obstacles. It would be no surprise if Red Courtier, twice a winner on the Polytrack at Kempton, were to prove the pick of Venetia Williams' pair despite a lengthy absence.
Formwatch
Brassbound (USA) 66-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, bumped next, soon weakened, in 6th when pecked badly and unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Pine Creek (11-5) at Doncaster 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Feb, 17 ran.
Crackerjack 66-1 (10-8) Keen led, ridden and headed between 3 out and 2 out, blundered 2 out, unseated rider last, in a race won by Gee Hi (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (4) sft, 5 ran.
Dont Do Mondays (IRE) 66-1 (11-1) Prominent, ridden 3 out, 4th and one pace 2 out, not fluent last, 4th of 15, 10l behind Hefner (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gd.
High Ville (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Led and soon clear until 2nd, tended to jump left after, hit 4th and soon headed and dropped to 3rd, no chance with leading pair after 5th, weakened and blundered 2 out and last, tailed off, last of 5, well behind Melodic Rendezvous (11-11) at Exeter 2m 1f Listed nov hdl (1) hvy in Feb.
It's A New Day 20-1 (11-2) Raced wide, held up towards rear, some headway after 3 out, never involved, 7th of 14, 21l behind Edmund Kean (11-9) at Taunton 2m 1f nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb.
Oakdown 100-1 (11-5) Chased leaders until before 5th, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Whispering Gallery (11-5) at Leicester 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Oscars Law Emperor Fountain gelding out of Miss K C.
Radical Impact (IRE) 66-1 (11-3) Mid-division, in rear and struggling after 6th, 15th of 16, well behind Ptit Zig (10-7) at Ludlow 2m NH mdn hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Red Courtier 10-11fav (9-8) Pressed winner, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, stayed on, held close home, 3rd of 5, 3/4l behind Final Liberation (8-6) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug '11 (flat).