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13:40 Warwick
Close Brothers Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form P214-16
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Paul Morgan
- Jockey D F O'Regan
held up in rear, headway before 6th, soon went 2nd, left in lead 4 out, headed before 2 out, weakened into 4th last
- Form B-314
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey L Treadwell
jumped left and slowly, behind, tailed off 6th, pulled up after
- Form 156000
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Sally Randell
- Jockey Miss Brodie Hampson
soon prominent, ridden 7th, weakened after 3 out
- Form 93-2PP
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey T E Whelan
chased leaders, hampered 4 out, went 2nd before 3 out, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, easily
- Form 4385
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey C Poste
held up in rear, headway approaching 7th, stayed on to take 3rd when not fluent last, no chance with winner
- Form 2-3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer H Whittington
- Jockey G Sheehan
chased leaders on outside, lost place after 3rd, mistake 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, stayed on to take 2nd last, no chance with winner
- Form 27
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
prominent, ridden and lost place after 6th, weakened 4 out
- Form P32P42
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Kielan Woods
led, narrow advantage when blundered and unseated rider 4 out
Max Milan (IRE)
489- Form 6-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey Tom Cannon
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Vaillant Creek will probably never get a better chance to open his account but he's not exactly unexposed and won't be much of a price. He's vulnerable to an improver so we'll take a chance on SPORTING MILAN. Placed in a point-to-point, Harry Whittington's charge found the trip too short in a bumper at Fontwell in November and this will be a more suitable test. Call Me Ben has a similar profile but Sugar Loaf Sholto stopped very quickly when tailed off at Exeter last week and will need to do better.
Formwatch
A Bold Move (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, riddden in 3rd over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 17, 24l behind Mere Ironmonger (10-10) at Kempton 2m mdn (5) gd in Mar.
Call Me Ben (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Tracked winner until outpaced well over 2f out, 4th of 7, 15 1/2l behind Crank Em Up (11-2) at Warwick 2m mdn (6) sft in Apr.
Good Man Hughie (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) In rear, ridden and struggling 4th, 10th of 12, dist behind Drumlee Sunset (11-0) at Warwick 2m (4) gd in Mar.
Holbrook Park 33-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, struggling approaching 3 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before next, at Fontwell 2m 6f (4) hvy in Feb.
Mr Banks (IRE) 66-1 (11-1) Prominent, mistake 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 17, dist behind Walking In The Air (11-1) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in Mar.
Sporting Milan (IRE) 9-4 (11-2) Held up behind leaders, pushed along 7f out, headway 5f out, outpaced 3f out, no impression on front pair over 2f out, 3rd of 6, 16l behind Champagne George (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 2f (6) sft in Nov.
Sugar Loaf Sholto (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, lost place before 6th, behind when hit 9th, 7th of 12, dist behind Wotzizname (11-1) at Exeter 2m 7f (4) gs in Apr.
Vaillant Creek (FR) 16-1 (10-11) Made most, jumped right from 3 out, ridden after 2 out, blundered last, headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Mighty Leader (10-4) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Max Milan (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division, mistake and lost place 6th, no chance after, 6th of 9, 29 3/4l behind Desilvano (11-0) at Ascot 2m 6f mdn (3) sft in Dec.