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15:00 Warwick

Let's Live Racing 'After Eight' Introductory Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class B)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 50.20s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mondul (GER)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Stolen Song

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Dickens (USA)

      4/1

        1
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red spots, Black cap, White spots

        Coleshill Lad

        14
        66/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-0

        chased leaders, lost place after 3rd, tailed off 3 out

        2
        Silk - Red and Emerald Green chevrons, Emerald Green sleeves, Red chevrons, check cap

        Dark Vocation (IRE)

        13
        4/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-0

        prominent, hit 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

        3
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red and White diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Dickens (USA)

        4/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-0

        held up, mistake 2nd, headway and mistake 5th, weakened approaching next

        4
        Silk - Turquoise and red striped, striped sleeves and cap

        Mondul (GER)

        3/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-0

        with leader, led 3rd, ridden clear when hit 2 out, easily

        5
        Silk - Pink, Royal Blue epaulets, halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Penric

        14
        7/2
        • Form 4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-0

        led to 3rd, ridden 4 out, soon weakened

        6
        Silk - Mauve, Dark Blue star, stars on sleeves and star on cap

        Stolen Song

        25 b
        7/1
        • Form 5
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-0

        in touch, went 2nd 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, beaten when blundered last

        7
        Silk - Yellow, Red seams on body and star on cap

        Golden Fields (IRE)

        v
        20/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-9

        held up and keen, headway 4th, weakened approaching 3 out

        8
        Silk - Black and Orange check, Black sleeves and cap

        Princess Magdalena

        11/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-9

        mistakes, held up, effort 4th, soon weakened

        In depth

        Verdict

        Mondul would not have to be anything special to oblige on his debut and is the pick ahead of Stolen Song, Penric and Dickens. Mondul is one of a pair of horses acquired from Christian Von de Recke, the other being Travello, and Milton Harris knows a bargain when he sees one. So, we can assume that Mondul will have been taught to jump well enough to pay his way, although he was no great shakes on the flat in Germany. Stolen Song was a maiden on the flat and seemed to have stamina limitations when failing to justify plenty of support on his timber bow at Huntingdon. Penric in contrast was a stayer on the level, and will probably need further than two miles over hurdles. As for Dickens, he left Aidan O'Brien after just the one outing, at Gowran Park in October 2002, and lines up as perhaps one of the best bred juvenile hurdles around, being by King Of Kings out of a Trempelino mare. He could be anything if staying the trip, but on this occasion the vote goes to Mondul.