Racecards
14:10 Warwick
Ardencote 'I Do' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,549
- 2nd: £1,336
- 3rd: £668
- 4th: £334
- Form 4/642-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
led, shaken up after 3 out, ridden and jumped left last, headed and unable to quicken flat
Cotton King
19- Form 8
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Graham Mays
- Jockey L P Aspell
not fluent, chased leaders, pushed along after 7th, last next, weakened after 3 out
- Form UF697-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey M D Grant
held up in last, went 3rd 4 out, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 21-6
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
tracked winner, shaken up when mistake 2 out, ridden and switched left before last, led flat, stayed on
In depth
Verdict
To Begin showed little on the Flat but might improve on his debut over hurdles at Fontwell earlier this month as he has won a point-to-point. He holds Cotton King on the form book but should prove no match for BENISSIMO, who is likely to start at very short odds having got off the mark at this track 11 days ago to fulfill earlier promise. Finnegan's Garden looks a very modest performer.
Formwatch
Benissimo (IRE) Evensfav (10-12) Made all, clear from 2 out, easily, won at Warwick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) sft beating Wait A Second (10-9) by 10l, 8 ran.
Cotton King 20-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, tailed off 6th, 8th of 13, 44l behind Towering (10-11) at Fontwell 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd.
Finnegan's Garden (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) Always behind, struggling 5f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 44l behind For Instance (11-2) at Warwick 2m NH flat (6) gd in Apr.
To Begin 33-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway before 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, weakened last, 6th of 13, 21l behind Towering (10-11) at Fontwell 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd.