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12:50 Carlisle
Join Racing TV Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 8y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,500 added
- Winner: £4,629
- 2nd: £2,133
- 3rd: £1,066
- 4th: £534
Cedar Row (IRE)
211- Form 31-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, weakened quickly after 2 out and pulled up
- Form 0/421-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G Bewley
- Jockey Jonathon Bewley
handy, pushed along after 4 out and soon beaten, pulled up before 2 out
Grove Road (IRE)
331- Form 31-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Adam Wedge
prominent, led before 3 out, ridden before 2 out and faced challenge, kept on dourly, always doing enough
- Form 445-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Henry Brooke
towards rear, not fluent 2 out, plugged on and took 3rd final flight, no match for front pair
Regarde (IRE)
217- Form 6/3P21-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
led, mistake 7th, pushed along and headed before 3 out, kept on until weakened before last
- Form 41-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Kielan Woods
tracked leaders, lost position and dropped to rear after 4 out, well behind and pulled up after 3 out
So Many Roads
257- Form 58-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D W Whillans
- Jockey Craig Nichol
in rear, ridden after 3 out, mistake 2 out, never in contention
- Form 1/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway after 4 out, pressed leader from before 2 out, pushed along before last, stayed on one pace, no impression
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The market is likely to be best guide in this. Of the five point-to-point winners, Regarde is just preferred to Cedar Row, Rock On Cowboy, The King Of Ryhope and Glenavaddra. GROVE ROAD was third behind a couple of subsequent hurdle winners in a point at Ballindenisk in May of last year and won a Sedgefield bumper on his debut under Rules. He gets the nod as Horacio Apple's failed to show significant progress in bumpers last season.
Formwatch
Cedar Row (IRE) 4-6fav (11-12) Went 2nd 7f out; led 4f out; unchall, won at Tranwell 2m gs in Apr beating Pop The Question (10-13) by 23l, 7 ran.
Glenavaddra (IRE) 6-1 (12-2) Ld aftr 3rd, 1l adv 1/2way, hdd aftr 8out, ld agn aftr 5out, sl adv 3out, 1l adv 2out, sl adv last, kow run-in, won at Lisronagh 3m mdn sft in Feb beating Desert Island (11-11) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Grove Road (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Chased leader, took it up 4f out travelling well, pressed on either side 2f out, regained lead inside final furlong, ran on well, gamely, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f (5) sft in Dec beating Stroll On By (11-0) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Horacio Apple's (FR) 11-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 13 1/2l behind You Wear It Well (10-9) at Catterick 2m (5) sft in Feb.
Regarde (IRE) 6-4 (12-2) Tr ldr, 4th 1/2way, prog to ld brfly 5out, jnd bef 4out, rdn bef str, wo 2out, 5l clr last, easily, won at Monksgrange 3m mdn Yielding in Mar beating Rocco's Shirocco (11-11) by 12l, 11 ran.
Rock On Cowboy (IRE) 2-1 (12-2) Ld/disp, wo 6out, ko strongly from bef 2out, won at Ballyragget 3m mdn Yielding in Mar beating Baldur's Gate (11-11) by 4l, 9 ran.
So Many Roads 200-1 (11-7) In rear, headway into mid-division 4 out, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out, mistake last, 8th of 14, 24 1/4l behind Charm Offensive (11-0) at Ayr 2m 4f mdn (4) hvy in Feb.
The King Of Ryhope (11-11) Ld/disp early, drpd to 4th aftr 3rd, 8th 1/2way, prog aftr 4out, 2nd bef 2out, rdn to ld early str, mstk last, ko, won at Lingstown 3m mdn sft in Nov beating Supreme Yeats (11-6) by shd, 16 ran.