Racecards
14:55 Warwick
TurfTV Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,900 added
- Winner: £2,534
- 2nd: £744
- 3rd: £372
- 4th: £186
- Form F-50
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey N D Fehily
led, went right 1st, ran wide on bend after next, ridden and headed 2 out, no chance with easy winner
Draco Boy
25- Form 0-9
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Lee Edwards
took keen hold, tracked leader, went 2nd before 3rd until next, chased leaders until weakened 3 out
Engai (GER)
32- Form 0F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
pulled hard, held up in rear, pulled way up to join leaders on wide outside 3rd, hung badly right after, pulled up before next
- Form P/F9-900
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey D A Jacob
chased leader until before 3rd, went 2nd again next until approaching 3 out, soon beaten
- Form 12
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey D Bass
held up in last pair, good headway 5th, went 2nd before 3 out, led on bit 2 out, clear before last, not extended
- Form 67
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey Matthew Batchelor
took keen hold, held up in touch, headway to 3rd approaching 2 out, no chance with leading duo when hit 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
LYVIUS will start at very prohibitive odds here and is impossible to oppose. A dual winner on the Flat in Germany he made a winning start over hurdles at Kelso and though disappointingly beaten by Gottany O'S when odds-on at Newbury subsequently the winner could be something special. Double Fortune has shown the occasional promise but nothing to suggest she could give the selection a race while Engai, another Flat winner from Germany, has failed to show any worthwhile form over timber. Beggar's Velvet was tailed off on his hurdling debut at Carlisle a month ago but may appreciate the quicker ground.
Formwatch
Beggar's Velvet (IRE) 66-1 (11-3) Towards rear, blundered 1st, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, well behind Big Occasion (11-10) at Carlisle 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Draco Boy 100-1 (11-3) Held up behind in touch, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, well behind Holywell (11-3) at Chepstow 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Engai (GER) 66-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 5th, remote 6th when fell 2 out, in a race won by Valmari (10-9) at Wincanton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb, 13 ran.
Noble Media (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Raced wide, in touch, mistake and weakened 4th, soon behind, tailed off, 13th of 15, well behind Sole Survivor (10-12) at Warwick 2m nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.
Lyvius 8-13fav (11-5) Not fluent, tracked leading pair, slow 3rd, went left and not fluent 4 out, chased winner next, ridden before not fluent 2 out, raced awkwardly and soon beaten, 2nd of 12, 9l behind Gottany O's (10-12) at Newbury 2m 4yo hdl (4) gs.
Double Fortune 66-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders in 4th, mistake 3rd, not fluent next, lost place before 2 out, no impression, 7th of 10, 18l behind Twirling Magnet (11-2) at Sandown 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.