Racecards
15:10 Warwick
Totesport Classic Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (Class A )
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 3m 5f
- Going: Soft
- Form P21P5/0
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey J Tizzard
mid-division, mistake 4th, soon lost place, behind when pulled up before 11th
- Form 306U-14
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
always behind, tailed off when pulled up after 15th
- Form 313544
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P J Brennan
with leader, bumped 1st, led 11th to 14th, led again 16th to 18th, weakened approaching last
- Form F141-11
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey G Lee
mid-division, hampered 4th, ridden after 15th, mistake 17th, weakening when hampered 4 out, pulled up 3 out
- Form 2-11024
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
always towards rear
- Form 52P-3P1
- Age 10
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
blundered 7th, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 15P-F05
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
tracked leaders, mistake 1st, led 18th, ridden 2 out, headed and no extra flat
- Form 02/FPF-0
- Age 10
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 131
mid-division, headway approaching 16th, weakened 4 out
- Form 322P-22
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer J A B Old
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
in touch, ridden 18th, weakened 3 out
- Form 2151-01
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey J M Maguire
led, jumped right 1st, headed 7th, stayed prominent, ridden after 15th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up after 3 out
- Form 200031
- Age 11
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T J Malone
always towards rear
- Form 4B-003F
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer F Doumen
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
mid-division, headway approaching 16th, outpaced 4 out, rallied approaching 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 1UU162
- Age 7
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
held up, headway approaching 16th, ridden to challenge when pecked 2 out, led flat, driven out
- Form 0-1651P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer L Wells
- Jockey Mr J Morgan
mid-division, headway after 5th, ridden after 15th, weakened next, towards rear when fell 4 out
- Form 2-31111
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey N Mulholland
with leader, pecked 6th, led 7th to 11th, led again 14th to 16th, ridden 18th, weakened 2 out
- Form 66/3430
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey K Mercer
always behind
In depth
Verdict
Grattan Lodge, L'aventure, Merchants Friend, Historic, Baron Windrush and D'Argent are a handful against the field in a wide open affair and the confident vote goes to Grattan Lodge. The selection won well last time out when defeating Malek will appreciate this longer trip has plenty of scope for improvement and off what looks a good mark he will be hard to beat.L'aventure rates the main danger on her latest fourth behind Silver Birch in the Welsh National but she is creeping up the weights and on that basis looks opposable.Merchants Friend is another worthy of respect he also won well last time out when beating Tipsy Mouse but that form has since been let down and he looks to have a little to find under his penalty. Historic is another last time out winner that could go well he defeated Innox after making all the running last time but he is not sure to get an easy lead here and for that reason he is opposed. Baron Windrush is a well weighted novice and was a good second behind Lord Of Illusion last time and he could go well at a s price. D'Argent goes particularly well at the track and is another with place claims off what looks a fair mark. Of the remainder Akarus is another on a good mark and could go well but he was very disappointing last time out and for that reason he is opposed. This is a wide open affair but for the winner we return to Grattan Lodge.