Racecards
16:25 Warwick
Virgin Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,451
- 2nd: £1,129
- 3rd: £564
- 4th: £283
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey R P McLernon
with leader, led briefly 11f out, ridden and lost place over 4f out, soon well beaten
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Finn Lambert
held up towards rear on outside, pulled hard, headway 12f out, led over 7f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey J J Burke
made most until over 7f out, led again over 3f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, readily
- Form 7
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Alex Edwards
held up in rear, pulled hard, not clear run over 3f out, headway over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, no impression
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, no extra and lost 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 25
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in rear, raced keenly, headway 7f out, hampered and weakened over 1f out
- Form 2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey Corey McGivern
chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, headway when edged left and bumped over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey Rex Dingle
held up in rear, hanging left and well beaten over 2f out
- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on, no impression on winner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SAMOURAI ONE couldn't quite cope with the year-older Filanderer when both made their debuts on heavy ground here on New Year's Eve but today's conditions can see him go one better. Riskintheground followed a fair second at Chepstow with a better run in an Ascot Listed race so is greatly respected while Gaelic Park, a half-brother to Chantry House, went for £75,000 after a short-head victory in an Irish point-to-point. I Am Rocco is related to a couple of winners while Finn Lambert's claim should aid the cause of Fortyfourforty. Cloudy Hills is related to six winners and may prove best of Paul Webber's pair.
Formwatch
Cloudy Hills (IRE) Cloudings gelding out of Phillis Hill.
Fortyfourforty Pether's Moon gelding out of Just A Whisper.
Gaelic Park (IRE) 7-2 (12-2) Pr, mstk 7th, 2nd 1/2way, mstk 3out, sn rdn in 3rd, chall ldrs bef last, 1l dwn last, kow run-in to ld cl hm, won at Loughbrickland 3m mdn sft in Nov beating Hymac (12-2) by shd, 7 ran.
Governor Green (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, prominent, driven over 3f out, lost place 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 19 3/4l behind Crambo (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m (5) sft in Dec.
I Am Rocco Kayf Tara gelding out of Isabello.
Riskintheground (IRE) 28-1 (11-4) Last pair, kept on final furlong, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Henri The Second (11-4) at Ascot 2m lst (1) gs in Dec.
Samourai One (FR) 15-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and made headway 3f out, kept on 2f out, held inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Filanderer (11-0) at Warwick 2m (5) hvy in Dec.
My Gift To You (IRE) Kingston Hill gelding out of Ariels Serenade.
Toucan Sam 4-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, ridden well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 14l behind Alazwar (10-12) at Huntingdon 1m 6f (5) gd in Oct.