Racecards
14:30 Warwick
Warwickshire Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class E )
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft (Chase - Good to Soft, Soft in places)
- Form 0P06
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 82
held up, brief effort after 4th, soon weakened
- Form 530
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 5th, ridden 2 out, kept on
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
keen, in touch, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey T Doyle
prominent and keen, led 4th, ridden when not fluent last, driven out
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey P C O'Neill
held up, headway 5th, ridden and hung left from 2 out, no extra flat
- Form 600
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer B J Curley
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up, some headway and switched right after 3 out, pecked 2 out, never dangerous
- Form U02330
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey L Vickers
led to 4th, weakened 3 out
- Form 4
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Jim Crowley
mid-division, ridden 5th, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
The market may be the best guide here, and any support for either Earl Of Spectrum or Gift Voucher should be heeded. We favour the latter, with Coach Lane preferred of the Williams duo, and Moldavia worth a mention also. This is a very tricky race from a punting perspective, as although those to have been over timber already look nothing special, they do have the edge in experience. Coach Lane came up against one of Gary Moore's best when trounced by Nation State at Plumpton last time but had earlier shown progressive enough form to be considered. Moldavia made plenty of errors when making his debut over hurdles at Folkestone, but this all-weather winner has not had a great deal of racing so has scope to do better. Earl Of Spectrum has had just the one outing on the Flat in Germany but current connections have high hopes for him and he is sure to have been well schooled by Oliver Sherwood. So too is Gift Voucher who we nominate to make a winning start over obstacles. Enterprisingly-ridden by Kieren Fallon to open his account at Yarmouth in August, he will find conditions a lot more demanding here, but as a half-brother to Golan no less, may have the class to make his mark. Only time will tell, and in a race in which bets should be kept on the small side with so many imponderables to contend with, Gift Voucher is a tentative selection.