Racecards
18:50 Warwick
Peter Elvis Allsopp Heavenly Birthday Mares' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £14,400 added
- Winner: £7,080
- 2nd: £3,262
- 3rd: £1,630
- 4th: £816
- Form 1P0322-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
in touch, jumped right and bumped 1st, soon towards rear, last when mistake 5th, headway 10th, outpaced 12th, rallied before 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on flat
- Form 524222-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 120
jumped right, led until 4 out, every chance last, held by winner flat
- Form 2/11121-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
swished tail at times, in touch, bumped 1st, slow and lost place next, not fluent 9th or 10th, mistake and weakened 12th, pulled up before next
- Form 6P0543-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Sheila Lewis
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
chased leader from 2nd, led 4 out, headed approaching last, 3rd and fading flat
Wilderness
19- Form 0P8623-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey M G Nolan
chased leader until 2nd, soon lost place, outpaced in 4th from 12th, mistake next, soon behind
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Wilderness and Well Briefed appear to have a mountain to climb at the weights against three potentially-useful mares, one of them already proven over fences at a decent level. Fortunes Melody, however, keeps finding one too good and that may be the case again here with COULD BE TROUBLE having already won four times over hurdles. The latter has also run in points but does face a challenge from Kilmington Rose, who has already won around here over the smaller obstacles though was surprisingly beaten by Wilderness at Chepstow last year.
Formwatch
Could Be Trouble (IRE) 15-2 (11-9) Soon led, pushed after 3 out, joined last, headed late on, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Getareason (11-7) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Fortunes Melody 5-1 (10-8) Chased leader, ridden and pressed leader before 3 out, every chance last, kept on but no match for winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Midnightreferendum (11-3) at Haydock 2m 6f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Kilmington Rose (IRE) 4-6fav (11-1) Close up in 2nd, led after 3rd, ridden over 2 out, over 2 lengths ahead approaching last, kept on flat, won at Newton Abbot 2m 2f (3) gd in Sep beating Our Colossus (11-8) by 3l, 3 ran.
Well Briefed (IRE) 250-1 (10-0) In rear, slow 7th, headway 10th, no impression on winner before 2 out, went 3rd last, kept on to close on 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 5, 15 1/4l behind Precious Eleanor (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp lst (1) gd in Apr.
Wilderness 11-2 (11-1) Held up, pushed along after 7th, headway under pressure to go 2nd approaching 4 out, ridden to lead home turn, pressed 2 out, every chance last when mistake, no extra flat, 3rd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Blame The Game (12-0) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Apr.