Racecards
15:10 Warwick
Close Brothers Business Finance Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £7,798
- 2nd: £2,290
- 3rd: £1,145
- 4th: £572
- Form 132341
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
jumped well, raced keenly, tracked leader, led before 11th, clear 4 out, kept up to work run-in, easily
- Form 5/28F-01
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leading pair, blundered badly 3rd, not fluent 8th, closer 10th, outpaced 12th, mistake and weakened next, soon pulled up
- Form 5F13PP
- Age 7
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Conor Ring
led, headed when hit 11th, chased winner, stumbled 13th, no impression next, mistakes 2 out and last
In depth
Verdict
PUMPED UP KICKS was always travelling best when easily beating Lily Waugh in a mares' Listed race at Cheltenham last week. That was only her second start for the Skeltons so there should be more to come and a 7lb penalty is unlikely to prevent a follow up. Kadalkin was a 16/1 chance when winning a novices' chase at Doncaster in February. That form hasn't worked out but he still looks a better bet for forecast-backers than Trillerin Minella, who has only produced one decent run over fences and is a couple of pounds out of the handicap in this.
Formwatch
Pumped Up Kicks (IRE) 9-1 (10-13) Held up in touch, tracked leading pair 5 out, led approaching 2 out, clear when mistake last, stayed on well, very easily, won at Cheltenham 2m 5f nov hcap ch (1) gd beating Lily Waugh (11-8) by 9l, 8 ran.
Kadalkin (FR) 16-1 (11-0) In touch, went 3rd before 10th, blundered 5 out, blundered 4 out, mistake 3 out, led last, soon ridden, kept on well, won at Doncaster 2m 3f nov chs (4) gd in Feb beating Pure Oxygen (11-0) by 8l, 6 ran.
Trillerin Minella (IRE) 18-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 9th (water), last and struggling when mistake 12th, tailed off and pulled up before next, in a race won by Bandit Country (11-4) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Feb, 9 ran.