Racecards
16:50 Warwick
Valerie Penn Birthday Celebration Handicap (Class F)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 188y
- Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
- Form 3246-00
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
held up and behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung left and stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
Brave Dane (IRE)
218- Form 0/60060-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey S Carson
held up, headway 2f out, edged left and stayed on one pace final furlong
- Form 504
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey R Havlin
close up until ridden and weakened 2f out
Lyric Maestro
203- Form 3/00005-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Paul Eddery
led, headed 8f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out
On Guard
53- Form 2360-06
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer P Murphy
- Jockey D Kinsella
held up, headway 4f out, effort 2f out, stayed on to lead near finish
- Form 0000-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey B Wishart
took keen hold, prominent, lost place 6f out, ridden and kept on again final furlong
- Form 0-32346
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer P Butler
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
started slowly, always behind
- Form 3-31335
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey J Quinn
held up, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, nearest finish
Pauluke
175- Form 00500-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer N Hawke
- Jockey V Slattery
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Nakwa (IRE)
61- Form 003-354
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey C Lowther
started slowly, soon recovered, led 7f out, headed over 1f out, eased well inside final furlong
- Form 110005-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J Norton
- Jockey Dale Gibson
in touch, ridden and weakened final furlong
- Form 106100-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J O'Reilly
- Jockey D Allan
behind, stayed on over 1f out, never nearer
- Form 000/6
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey E Ahern
held up, ridden and no impression final 2f
Archon (IRE)
14- Form 44-2466
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey C Catlin
prominent, every chance approaching final furlong, not quicken
- Form 06-2142
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Paul Scallan
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on, headed and not quicken near finish
In depth
Verdict
Winning doesn't come easy to many of these with quantity rather than quality being the order of the nightcap. Anemos is one horse that is in good order and is at the right end of the handicap. Paul D'Arcy's charge has been stepped up significantly in trip today but with a number of fairly inauspicious efforts clouding his past form over the trip, our enthusiasm is somewhat muted. Commodini hails from a yard who are sending out winners but is watched until Peter Harris has figured out an ideal trip. Nakwa and Antony Ebeneezer reaffirm battle after meeting each other on the sand at Southwell. Both are exposed on turf and have plenty to prove. Red Storm is in good heart at the moment and an in- form jockey is booked. She is yet to prove that she stays eleven furlongs and is opposed. Our recommendation is Brave Dane. John Spearing sent out a winner recently over the sticks and this son of Danehill does at least have a modicom of form over the trip. The horse has dropped 15lbs in the handicap since making his British debut and with Steve Carson booked, a good run for our money at decent odds is anticipated.