Racecards
12:50 Warwick
Rob Cobley Wonderful Friend Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Form 24-1030
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
prominent, saddle soon slipped, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
- Form PF06-0P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Winkworth
- Jockey C Bolger
led, ridden and hit 3 out, soon headed and weakened quickly
Danakil
14- Form 4
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey T Scudamore
towards rear, headway 4th, ridden and mistake 3 out and next, soon weakened
- Form F-32
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Old
- Jockey L P Aspell
mid-division, mistake 2nd and 4th, headway next, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
not fluent, mid-division, fell 3rd
Kercabellec (FR)
332- Form 2/5-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
chased leader, led after 3 out, driven out
- Form 200-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey B J Crowley
in touch, headway 5th, ridden and every chance 2 out, not fluent last, not quicken
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer B Curley
- Jockey Brian Murphy
mid-division, ridden 5th, weakened after next
Montosari
12- Form 2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
mid-division, mistake 2nd, headway approaching 4th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
held up, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on, nearer nearer
- Form 0/
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Hodges
- Jockey Mr James White
behind, ridden and headway when not fluent 2 out, stayed on, never near leaders
- Form 0P0PP/2
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
behind, rapid headway after 3rd, weakened next
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C Von Der Recke
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up, hampered 3rd, headway approaching 5th, ridden next, weakened approaching last
- Form 2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey T Doyle
prominent to 4th, weakened quickly, soon tailed off
- Form 4/43-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance when mistake 2 out and last, ran on
- Form 21-62
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P J Brennan
mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
A good way to start the card at Warwick, with a plenty of the 22 declared runners at the overnight stage arriving with solid claims as unexposed types. She's Our Native and her stablemate In The Frame, along with Kercabellec and King Solomon all hail from yards that have enjoyed good starts to the winter campaign and have to be considered at least as short list material. However, Houseparty has improved out of all recognition since switching codes and he gets the vote as a value selection today. The Jim Old-trained five-year-old created a pleasing impression when he had the likes of Albuhera and Wait For The Will behind him when making his debut over timber at Chepstow at the start of last month - before a finding the stamina-sapping hill at Towcester to be his undoing when sent off as the warm favourite in a similar contest at last time. That outing may just have come around a little too quickly for him and the longer lay-off for this should see him in a better light. The son of Grand Lodge reached a rating of 93 from a relatively light career on the Flat, and, as he showed at Chepstow, he has retained his willingness to get involved in a scrap. He was doing all his best work at the finish on that occasion and, as he obviously needs a little time between his races, he is given the benefit of the doubt this afternoon. Danakil and the ex-Irish-trained Bringontheclowns are others from less fashionable stables that could give the principles plenty to think about. But the overall profile of Houseparty gives him the edge as the best bet at the likely prices in a tricky race to kick-start the day.