Racecards
14:00 Warwick
MHM Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 6-F56P6
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
held up, not fluent 3rd, rider lost iron and saddle slipped, pulled up before next
- Form P-P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer A Hollingsworth
- Jockey Chris Ward
behind, closed 6th, weakened before next, tailed off
- Form 70/0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey T J O'Brien
not always fluent, tracked leaders, raced with low head carriage, mistake 1st, ridden 3 out, no impression before next, left 2nd last, flattered by proximity to winner
- Form 22-2634
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leader, mistake 7th, ridden after 3 out, no impression on winner when not fluent 2 out, in danger of being pressed for 2nd when fell last
- Form 7P74
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer R C Harper
- Jockey Danny Burton
held up, not fluent 5th, not fluent and weakened 7th, tailed off
- Form 2-242
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
always prominent, led 3 out, clear next, not fluent last, heavily eased towards finish
- Form PP17-94
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 98
led, mistake 4 out, headed next, no impression before next, hampered and left 3rd last
Verdict
Colin's Brother should be capable of finding a race like this before the end of the current campaign. He's back in the right grade after his latest fourth over track and trip but, according to the official handicapper, he has 10lb to find with KING'S ODYSSEY today. Evan Williams' charge ran a cracker behind three useful subsequent winner at Sandown in December and was probably a bit unlucky behind Champagne Express at Chepstow next time where he started a hot favourite. It will be a surprise if this pair don't fight out the finish.
Formwatch
Breezy Kin (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Behind, headway after 3 out, soon no impression, 6th of 11, 47l behind Inner Drive (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft.
Cleetons Turn 150-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, not fluent and well behind 4th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Bidourey (11-0) at Leicester 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan, 12 ran.
Cleeve Hill Lad 33-1 (11-5) With winner, weakened before 3 out, 11th of 13, 34l behind Baths Well (11-5) at Ludlow 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Colin's Brother 6-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division on inner, went 4th before 2 out, one pace and no impression, 4th of 10, 23l behind Arbre De Vie (11-10) at Warwick 2m 5f nh nov hdl (3) sft in Feb.
Just Skittles 20-1 (10-8) In rear, outpaced from 4th, behind when hit 2 out, last of 4, 40l behind Jonnie Skull (11-1) at Fakenham 2m sell hdl (5) gd.
King's Odyssey (IRE) 10-11fav (11-4) Held up in mid-division, headway 7th, 3rd before 4 out, left 2nd and slightly hampered 3 out, kept on run-in, always held, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Champagne Express (11-1) at Chepstow 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in Feb.
Dream N (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, never on terms, 4th of 11, 31l behind Inner Drive (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft.