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18:35 Warwick

Close Brothers Business Finance Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,212 added
  • Winner: £5,064
  • 2nd: £1,496
  • 3rd: £748
  • 4th: £374
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 16.00s
  • Off Time: 18:35:25
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Purple, yellow stars, light green and red hooped sleeves, purple cap, yellow spots

Lucky Jim

337 t
10/1
  • Form 522/42P-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 103

mid-division, left 3rd well before 12th, lost place 3 out, weakened from next

2
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue seams, striped sleeves, Yellow cap
8/1
  • Form 2P37/P4-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 99

raced keenly, tracked leaders to 4th, mid-division, lost place 11th, struggling next, never back on terms, weakened 3 out, tailed off

3
Silk - Royal blue, white braces and sleeves, white and royal blue striped cap
4/1
  • Form 4006-32
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 97

held up in rear, mistake 8th, reminder after 11th, headway next, driven and outpaced by front pair after 3 out, lost place before next, weakened last

4
Silk - White, Red and White hooped sleeves, Red cap
  • Form P20U5-2
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 95

prominent, left 2nd well before 12th, soon pressed winner, ridden to lead narrowly when edged right before last, headed flat, kept on, just held

5
Silk - Purple, Black and White check sleeves
14/1
  • Form PU2/33-U
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 92

led to 10th, tracked winner until lost action and pulled up quickly well before 12th

6
Silk - Purple, maroon star and star on cap
  • Form 65138-7
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 90

always prominent, led 10th, ridden and headed narrowly before last, regained lead flat, just held on, all out

7
Silk - Light green and pink (quartered), halved sleeves
  • Form 406S6-U
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 71

not fluent 1st, held up behind, headway 9th, went 4th 3 out, chased front pair when went left and no fluent next, ridden and every chance towards far side flat, no extra towards finish

In depth

Verdict

Tanrudy ran well at Worcester earlier but finished a long way behind the winner at Market Rasen last time. A couple of these were still going well when unseating on their latest starts. Belmont Park was in the lead at Huntington when parting company with his rider but PHOENIX ROCK is preferred. The latter had moved smoothly into contention when blundering three out over track and trip last time and should go very close with a clear round given Connor Brace can utilise his 5lb claim today. Definately Vinnie was a well beaten second in the selection’s race here and Richard Johnson was on board The Manuscript when the latter finished tailed off at Uttoxeter.

Formwatch

Lucky Jim 7-2 (11-4) Held up on outside, not fluent 8th, ridden 10th, mistake and weakened 4 out, pulled up after, at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.

An Laoch (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, chased leaders 4 out, weakened after last, 4th of 8, 22l behind Alf 'n' Dor (11-7) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.

Tanrudy (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) In rear and tracked leaders, beaten from halfway, left a remote 2nd from 4 out, 2nd of 3, 22l behind Whatmore (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 5f (4) gd in May.

Definately Vinnie 14-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway after 4th, lost place after 6th, closed 11th, went 2nd last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 12l behind The Boola Bee (10-3) at Warwick 3m hcp (5) gd in May.

Belmont Park (FR) 9-1 (10-13) Led until 6th, blundered and unseated rider next, at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in May.

The Manuscript (IRE) 7-1 (10-4) Always behind, no chance from 9th, 7th of 12, dist behind Fortunes Hiding (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in May.

Phoenix Rock (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, headway on outside 13th, close up when blundered and unseated rider 3 out, at Warwick 3m hcp (5) gd in May.