Racecards
13:00 Warwick
Racing Uk Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,602
- 2nd: £764
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Form 88/4601
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D Bourton
- Jockey Peter Carberry
mid-division, reminders after 3rd, weakened and behind 5th, tailed off
Perkin Warbeck
282- Form 234P/77-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer M G Rimell
- Jockey Peter Toole
always towards rear, tailed off
- Form 135-033
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey W P Kavanagh
prominent, led 6th, ridden before 2 out, joined last, soon headed, one pace and no impression on winner flat
Washango (IRE)
114- Form 3270/15
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer S Lycett
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
mid-division, headway 5th, jumped big next, weakened soon after, tailed off
Tiger Dream
24- Form 8250-85
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey Danny Burton
chased leaders, reminders before 4th, weakened and behind soon after, tailed off
- Form 2085-81
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up towards rear, good headway before 5th, chased leaders next, went 2nd going well after 3 out, edged slightly left before next, challenged and upsides last, led and slight peck soon after, soon clear, comfortably
It's A Date
19- Form 037-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
chased leaders, not fluent 1st, led soon after, hit 5th, headed next, weakened after 3 out
- Form 9/U128P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey A O'keeffe
in touch until 5th, soon towards rear, tailed off
Pikasso (FR)
19- Form 5306/5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
not fluent 1st, behind, ridden and struggling 5th, behind and blundered next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
Red Perfection
361- Form 1P96/60-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
chased leaders, riiden before 5th, soon lost place, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form U/3766-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up in rear, some headway before 2 out, never on terms, tailed off
- Form 5454-12
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer A Whitehead
- Jockey C Timmons
led until after 1st, prominent, 3rd from 3 out, one pace and no chance with leading duo
- Form F3996/6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey R Johnson
in rear, hit 5th, pushed along before 4 out, stayed on to poor 4th after next, tailed off
- Form 6/777-85
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Miss L C Siddall
- Jockey T Siddall
in rear, ridden and struggling before 5th, modest headway, never on terms, tailed off
Verdict
Salpierre is likely to prove very hard to beat here under a penalty gained for cruising to success at Southwell. He's surely very well treated still and, with improvement likely, deserves to start favourite. However, he faces a very interesting rival in IT'S A DATE and we'll take a chance on Alan King's horse. This gelding managed to win a flat handicap off 83 in early summer, when a switch to positive tactics worked wonders, and his trainer suggests that he should do better as a second-season hurdler. If his jumping issues have been ironed out and similar tactics work in this code then he could prove very nicely treated. To add intrigue here is Jeanry, a winner without a penalty after his jockey eased-down at Bangor. It's good to see the young pilot given a chance to redeem himself and he'd be a popular winner, but he's been found a race in which two look potentially thrown-in.
Formwatch
Baynes Cross (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Mid-division, headway when hit 4th, went 2nd after 7th, no impression after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, left clear last, won at Stratford 2m 3f cnd/am sll hdl (5) gs in Oct beating Nouailhas (10-9) by 8l, 12 ran.
Perkin Warbeck 12-1 (11-9) Held up mid-division, weakened from 3 out, 7th of 15, 28l behind Guydus (10-13) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Feb.
Tom O'Tara 6-1 (10-12) Held up, headway after 3rd, chased leaders 4 out, stayed on same pace under pressure from next, jumped right last, 3rd of 11, 10l behind Park Lane (11-10) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Washango (IRE) 5-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway on outside after 6th, every chance 3 out, weakened next, mistake last, 5th of 10, 33l behind Riverscape (11-10) at Uttoxeter 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Tiger Dream 16-1 (11-5) Towards rear, ridden approaching 4th, always behind, 5th of 13, 30l behind Amuse Me (10-11) at Towcester 2m 4yo Am hcp 0-100 (4) gd in Oct.
Salpierre (IRE) 7-2fav (11-3) Held up in touch in rear, jumped slowly 2nd, headway after 6th, challenged next, led after 3 out, in command last, stayed on well, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd beating Spice Bar (10-0) by 4l, 10 ran.
It's A Date 8-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, some headway when mistake 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 15, 25l behind Dr Livingstone (10-12) at Leicester 2m nh nov hdl (3) gf in Dec.
French Ties (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, short lived effort 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled before next, in a race won by Liz's Dream (10-0) at Newcastle 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Mar, 10 ran.
Pikasso (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders approaching 4 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, 5th of 11, 25l behind Habbie Simpson (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Red Perfection 50-1 (10-0) Mid-division, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind Easter Legend (11-12) at Ascot 2m 6f mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Nov '09.
Royaume Bleu (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 13, 29l behind Nulato (11-0) at Southwell 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Apr.
Jeanry (FR) 4-1 (10-11) Led, clear before 2 out, ridden approaching last, eased right down final 75 yards and headed close home, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Monsieur (10-3) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl (4) sft.
Baby Car (FR) 8-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 3 out, soon ridden, never troubled leaders, 6th of 10, 26l behind Just Beware (10-5) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Lisdonagh House (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) In rear, lost place from 3rd, soon tailed off, 5th of 8, well behind Rolecarr (11-4) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy.