Racecards
18:05 Warwick
Alison Pitt Celebration Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,300 added
- Winner: £2,259
- 2nd: £658
- 3rd: £329
- Form 45P0P6-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Tom Bellamy
held up in rear, not jump well, soon pushed along, tailed off from 3 out
Oran Flyer (IRE)
104- Form 65F05P-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up in touch, went 2nd before 2 out, soon led, kept on well from last
Himayna
60- Form 333P60-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer F Sheridan
- Jockey Giles Hawkins
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out
Willard
38- Form 00/6804-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Lee Edwards
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden before 2 out, chased winner before last, kept on and always well held
- Form 5/0697-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased leaders, blundered 1st, weakened after 3 out
Hanahoe
14- Form 6/50893-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Killian Moore
held up mid-division, blundered 4th, weakened from 5th
- Form PF07-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer G Deacon
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
held up behind, headway before 5th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
- Form 06005/P-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Dave Crosse
held up towards rear, weakened before 3 out
- Form 32F647-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey W P Kavanagh
led, not fluent 3rd, headed before 2 out, ridden before last, one pace
- Form 6/0U0P3-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer K Bishop
- Jockey James Best
in touch, hit 2nd, pushed along before 2 out, one pace, weakened from last
In depth
Verdict
Nigel Twiston-Davies has his fair share of winners at this track and TOREADOR may find the necessary improvement with headgear applied having finished fifth in a stronger-looking race at Ffos Las last time. Hanahoe has also been competing in better company and could finish closer while Willard ran well for a long way before fading at Hereford last month and could be in the shake-up. Irish import and bumper winner Oran Flyer is worth noting on his debut for Evan Williams.
Formwatch
Court Gamble (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Always in rear, hampered 4 out, 6th of 8, well behind Oscar Baby (10-6) at Fakenham 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Apr.
Oran Flyer (IRE) 7-1 (11-11) In rear, mistake 1st, headway approaching 9th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Backstreet Billy (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Jan, 7 ran.
Himayna 200-1 (11-0) Raced wide, led until 2nd, prominent, hit 5th, lost place from next, tailed off, last of 19, well behind Quevega (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hdl G2 (1) gd in Mar.
Willard 12-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders and keen, in 4th after 2 out and held, left poor 3rd last, lost 3rd place near finish, 4th of 8, 25l behind Tallulah Mai (11-9) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Apr.
Toreador (FR) 33-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, weakened quickly after 4 out, tailed off, 7th of 10, well behind Tell Me Y (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m NH mdn hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Hanahoe 20-1 (10-6) In rear and in touch, went 3rd from 4th, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 4, 28l behind Boruler (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Apr.
Victorian Number (FR) 100-1 (10-7) Always towards rear, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Claret Cloak (11-6) at Newbury 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Yeeehaa 25-1 (10-10) Behind, hampered 1st, tailed off when pulled up approaching 3 out, in a race won by Kayfton Pete (11-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Apr, 14 ran.
Guns of Love (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, challenged 4th, led next, headed and hit 10th, struggling 14th, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 7, well behind One More Dinar (11-2) at Ludlow 3m hcp ch 0-95 (5) gs in Jan.
Swains Meadow 7-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, ridden after 2 out, plugged on to take 3rd near finish, 3rd of 8, 24l behind Tallulah Mai (11-9) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Apr.