Racecards
17:05 Warwick
Warwick Handicap Chase (For The Stephen Allday Perpetual Plate) (Class 4)
- 2 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,700 added
- Winner: £3,054
- 2nd: £897
- 3rd: £448
- 4th: £224
- Form 855442
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
chased winner, blundered 4th, never jumped well after, no chance from 6th, tailed off
- Form P5P244
- Age 10
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer M G Rimell
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
made all, clear from 6th, unchallenged
- Form 4-PP8P1
- Age 11
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Gemma Gracey-Davison
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
NOZIC had been pulled up in seven of his previous nine starts before a comfortable victory at Plumpton last week. That was his first start over a trip this short for a very long time and he's still on a winning mark despite a penalty. Fighting Chance will love the fast conditions and he's another who has dropped massively in the weights. He won easily at Hereford around this time a year ago and is now on a 4lb lower mark so should make a race of it with the selection. Ours appears to enjoy softer conditions than he'll face today and may get taken off his feet.
Formwatch
Fighting Chance (IRE) 9-4 (11-12) Tracked leaders, took closer order 6th, ridden and every chance last, kept on held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Russian Conquest (11-3) at Warwick 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Feb.
Ours (FR) 12-1 (11-2) Led, not fluent 10th, hit 13th, headed 2 out, weakened last, 4th of 8, 14l behind Tuskar Rock (11-8) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Feb.
Nozic (FR) 14-1 (11-5) In rear, closed on leaders 8th, went 2nd after 3 out, led on landing next, ridden and ran on flat, won at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs beating Barton Cliche (11-10) by 7l, 5 ran.