Racecards
16:15 Warwick
No Smoking Day Handicap Hurdle (Class D) (Class D)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Form 30-1210
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey D Flavin
held up, headway 5th, led going well approaching 2 out, driven out
- Form 3P0/050
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey Reserve
led to 5th, stayed prominent, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened after 3 out
Jacopo (FR)
37- Form 6-66422
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey B Hitchcott
keen hold tracking leaders, led 5th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened last
- Form 132350
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
in touch, ridden and lost place approaching 6th, no danger after
Dare
13- Form 436500
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer R Lee
- Jockey Mr A O'Keeffe
held up, always behind
- Form 15-35F4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs Barbara Waring
- Jockey Reserve
mid-division, headway approaching 7th, ridden and outpaced 4 out, kept on from 2 out
- Form 153063
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
tracked leaders, ridden 7th, every chance from 2 out, not quicken flat
- Form 5043/P3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
prominent, hit 1st, ridden and lost place approaching 7th, soon behind
In depth
Verdict
A few of these have been expensive to follow and it is a difficult task to separate the wheat from the chaff. Audiostreetdotcom and Jacopo are two that have to be considered on the best of their efforts and are closely matched on what they have achieved so far. But it may be worth siding with Irish bumper winner, Roddy The Vet, after his improved effort last time out. The form of his close up fourth to the Noel Chance-trained Chief Witness reads quite well in the context of this race and he will be hard to keep out of the frame if he continues to improve today. Metal Detector has questions to answer with regard to the trip so Oddlydod may give the selection the most to do.