Racecards
18:30 Warwick
Whitson Bloodstock 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Form 00031-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
led, headed when mistake 6th, led again next, ridden out
- Form 00-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
took keen hold, prominent to 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 03000-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey T Doyle
with leader, led approaching 6th, headed next, hard ridden approaching 2 out, kept on one paced
- Form 6U0PP5-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer L Grassick
- Jockey D Laverty
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 7th, weakened next
Romany Dream
18- Form 10-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey B Hitchcott
held up and keen, headway approaching 6th, ridden approaching next, weakened and mistake 4 out
In depth
Verdict
This looks to be a very good opportunity for Caribbean Cove to boost his confidence over hurdles, with The Dark Lord and Romany Dream expected to give him the most to do. Henrietta Knight's charge is still very lightly raced and a career over fences has been penciled in for him sooner rather than later, and this looks to be the perfect build up before he is campaigned with fences in mind later in the season. He got off the mark in good style at Bangor last time and need only run up to that level again to expand upon his winning portfolio. The Dark Lord should improve for the step up in trip but is nothing out of the ordinary and it will be a big surprise if he finds enough to overhaul the selection. Romany Dream also has improvement to find and she may just benefit most from the experience today.