Racecards
14:30 Warwick
Mary's 70 Not Out Birthday Celebration Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,753
- 2nd: £2,187
- 3rd: £1,094
- 4th: £547
- Form 21114
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Jack Tudor
held up in touch, closed when slow jump 5th, went 2nd before 2 out, no impression on winner
- Form 34-4212
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up towards rear, headway before 5th, no impression when not fluent 2 out, went 3rd last
- Form 614331
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
led until after 3 out, not fluent and no impression 2 out, lost 3rd last, weakened flat
- Form 4-43124
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Bradley Harris
chased leader, led after 3 out, hung left before 2 out and last, clear flat, stayed on well, comfortably
- Form 235-694
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Fergus Gillard
in rear, mistake 1st, outpaced 5th, some headway 3 out, no impression, weakened before 2 out
- Form 697535
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer N McCluskey
- Jockey Ben Bromley
chased leaders, mistake 4th, not fluent and lost place 3 out, soon well beaten
- Form 223U13
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
towards rear after mistake 1st, not fluent 2nd, last when not fluent 3rd, well beaten from 5th
In depth
Verdict
Myristica ran a cracker on his handicap debut in a Class 2 at Market Rasen and races off the same mark here. He’ll be fancied to recoup losses but, at the opposite end of the handicap, the four-year-old CHOIRMASTER (NAP) is also in good form as he beat the subsequent easy winners Max Of Stars and Allbetsoff at Bangor early last month and was beaten under a length on a return visit carrying 6lb more. Allbetsoff beat subsequent winner Forget The Way at Southwell in June but Uggy Uggy Uggy is less exposed. Moneynabane has Ben Bromley’s claim in his favour but is still a maiden and this is a decent handicap.
Formwatch
Myristica (IRE) 3-1fav (10-8) Prominent, headway to lead 2 out, soon ridden and pressed for lead, every chance approaching last, kept on run-in but headed close home, no extra and weakened into 4th near finish, 4th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Too Friendly (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Forget The Way 8-11fav (11-8) Took keen hold, chased leader, not fluent 3rd, 1 length down 3 out, soon ridden to chase leader, every chance 2 out where mistake, still in touch approaching last, soon kept on but no extra close home, 2nd of 3, 2 1/2l behind Thibault (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Allbetsoff (IRE) 9-4 (11-10) Made all, went clear from 2 out, unchallenged, won at Hexham 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Horn Cape (12-0) by 18l, 6 ran.
Uggy Uggy Uggy 10-3fav (10-10) Held up in rear, headway 2 out, rider dropped whip before last, one pace flat, no extra towards finish, 4th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Watergrange Jack (11-6) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Borderline (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders in 5th, ridden and unable to quicken between last two, weakened last, 4th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Wonderful Eagle (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f mdn (4) gd in Aug.
Moneynabane (IRE) 9-1 (10-7) Led, headed and remained in 2nd before 4th, pushed along after 3 out, gradually dropped away, 5th of 8, 10l behind Malangen (10-6) at Perth 2m hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Choirmaster 15-8fav (11-2) Chased leader, challenging when left in lead 2 out, headed soon after last, held and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Swift Tuttle (10-10) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Sep.