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12:50 Warwick

2005 Annual Membership Handicap Hurdle (Class F)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 37.60s
  • 15 Ran
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1
Silk -

He's A Leader (IRE)

4/6

    2
    Silk -

    Knightsbridge King

    25/1

      3
      Silk -

      Isard du Buard (FR)

      16/1

        1
        Silk - Royal blue, white sash and cap with black hoop

        Knightsbridge King

        185
        25/1
        • Form 6604-20
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-12

        held up, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on to go 2nd last, no chance with winner

        2
        Silk - WHITE, RED sash, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Soroka (IRE)

        11
        33/1
        • Form 5/21-0P
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-12

        prominent, went 2nd approaching 4th, led after 6th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened flat

        3
        Silk - Yellow, Red stars, armlets and star on cap

        Esters Boy

        22
        40/1
        • Form 0/UP-43P
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-12

        held up, ridden and weakened after 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

        4
        Silk - Royal blue, yellow stripe, royal blue sleeves, yellow stars, royal blue cap, yellow star

        Volcano Snow

        56
        33/1
        • Form 0610RR
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-11

        held up, ridden 5th, soon struggling

        5
        Silk - Emerald Green, Orange chevrons, Emerald Green sleeves, quartered cap

        Isard du Buard (FR)

        21
        16/1
        • Form 12/0P-4
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-11

        tracked leader to approaching 4th, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, jumped right and bumped 2 out, one pace

        6
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE chevrons, RED sleeves, WHITE armlets, EMERALD GREEN cap

        Boing Boing (IRE)

        19
        8/1
        • Form 00-6P03
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-10

        in touch and took keen hold, weakened after 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

        7
        Silk - Pink, Light Green and Pink striped sleeves, hooped cap

        Caliban (IRE)

        12
        33/1
        • Form 5612/00
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-9

        held up, ridden 6th, never near leaders

        9
        Silk - Orange, Black seams, Orange cap, Black spots

        Caroubier (IRE)

        22 b
        33/1
        • Form 515-420
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-8

        held up, headway after 4th, ridden after 3 out, weakened flat

        10
        Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue stripe, diabolo on sleeves and diamond on cap

        Lowe Go

        126
        66/1
        • Form 2-6150U
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-6

        in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened flat

        11
        Silk - Yellow, Black inverted triangle, diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap, Black diamond

        Breezer

        22
        50/1
        • Form 4000-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-6

        held up, hit 4th, ridden before next, some headway approaching 2 out, never dangerous

        12
        Silk - Red, White sleeves, Red cap, White star

        Grand Prairie (SWE)

        225
        14/1
        • Form 521F65-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-3

        held up, ridden 6th, headway approaching 3 out, no further progress

        13
        Silk - Black and White stripes, Black sleeves, White stars, Black cap, White star

        Lerubis (FR)

        48
        28/1
        • Form P005-05
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        always towards rear

        14
        Silk - Purple, Grey epaulets

        One Of Them

        20
        22/1
        • Form 6000-5
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-0

        led, hit 1st and 5th, headed after 6th, mistake 3 out, soon weakened

        15
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon chevron, halved sleeves, Light Blue and Maroon quartered cap

        He's A Leader (IRE)

        5
        4/6
        • Form 0P05-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-13

        mid-division, headway after 6th, led going well approaching 2 out, soon clear, easily

        16
        Silk - Mauve, Dark Blue diamond, Mauve and Maroon striped sleeves, Dark Blue and Mauve quartered cap

        Barbury Hill (IRE)

        14
        16/1
        • Form 56060/0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-9

        mid-division, ridden 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, never dangerous

        8
        NR

        Who Cares Wins

        18 v
        • Form 3P32-23
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-9

        Nonrunner

        17
        NR

        Dunkerron

        18
        • Form 142-040
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-5

        Nonrunner

        18
        NR

        Temper Lad (USA)

        22
        • Form 050-636
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-2

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        A big field for this opener and lots of exposed runners, so we will take He's A Leader to follow up his recent success, with Caroubier and Who Cares Wins the probable dangers. He's A Leader looks to have room for a fair bit more improvement than his official mark of 80, and did the job nicely to win by five lengths from Smith's Tribe at Hereford over a similar trip and on soft ground last time. His yard are flying, he will relish condition again and he looks capable of taking this ordinary contest. Caroubier has proved he can handle some cut in the ground, though whether this will be too soft for him in unknown. He has some solid enough form in defeat over hurdles, but has not won for a year, and he may have to settle for the frame again. Who Cares Wins is another who does not find winning easy, but he does handle cut and stays well and a reproduction of some of his form from the spring would surely see him placed. Knightsbridge King also merits respect, but most of the others are exposed and we take He's A Leader to score.