13:40 Warwick

Friday 22 February 2019

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racingtv.com Juvenile Hurdle

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 3m 52.4s

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Song For Someone⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: James Nixon⁽⁷⁾| T: T Symonds| OR: 131| D

11/4

Steadily improving hurdler who took his form to a new level when winning comfortably at Newbury over Christmas. Double penalty makes life much tougher but clearly going in the right direction.

Form: 131221

Flegmatik⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| D

6/4

Ran well on sole run in France before being well backed on debut for current yard and bolting up at Wetherby. Penalty to carry here but clearly has plenty of ability and likely to go well once more.

Form: 51

Idilico³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams| OR: 126| D

12/1

Former French trained gelding made a winning start over hurdles at Uttoxeter despite errors at the last two flights. Run to a fair level without looking like winning since and should run his race once more.

Form: 1245

Boston T Party^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Burke| T: B I Case

200/1

Limited on the flat and has made very little impact in three starts over timber so far. Likely to find this tough going once again.

Form: P88

Dilson³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Chester Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Nick Williams

80/1

Well held in both starts so far including on hurdling debut here over C&D last month. Would have finished a little closer that day if jumping had been a little better. Should know more this time.

Form: 64

Honorable¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore

11/1

1m6f good ground winner on the Flat when trained in France. Well fancied on hurdling debut when unseating rider at first. Steady improvement since but ahs a bit to find with Song For Someone on a line through Praeceps.

Form: U52

Isaac Wonder⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: M Scudamore

33/1

Won over 1m on the Flat for John Oxx in Ireland. Shaped with promise on both starts over hurdles so far although was a little too keen early on at Newbury last time. Should be more to come.

Form: 25

King Of The Sand⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

40/1

Fair performer on the flat and yard tend to do well with this type once switched to hurdles. Interesting to see how he fares in the market to stablemate Honorable.

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Lucky's Dream²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Ian Williams

40/1

Flat winner who raced keenly on hurdles debut at Ludlow last month. Should have learnt plenty from that initial experience and capable of improvement. Needs to settle better.

Form: 5

Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King| OR: 127| BF

3/1

Was a maiden on the flat (rated 69) but has been well backed on both starts over hurdles so far. Well held when favourite at Kempton over Christmas and given a short break since. Claims if able to build on those efforts now.

Form: 24

Phoenician Star⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C Brace⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'BrienWS

40/1

Well held on hurdling debut when a long was behind Flegmatik at Wetherby. Has had a wind operation since and will need to step up on that markedly to reverse the form here but improvement likely all the same.

Form: 6

True Thoughts⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Alan Johns| T: Mrs L J YoungWS

200/1

Big prices and well held in all three starts over hurdles so far. Has had a wind operation since his last run but remains best watched until moving into handicaps.

Form: 079

Dharma Rain¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Harry Bannister| T: C Hobson

200/1

Well held on both starts over hurdles so far (saddle slipped on first of them). Needs plenty more to be involved in the finish here and best watched for now.

Form: P6

Golden Image^t1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: James Davies| T: T Symonds

100/1

Fair performer on the flat and has a liking for a decent surface. Struggled in two starts over hurdles so far and may find this tough going once more. Tongue-tie is now added.

Form: 48

Homing Star¹³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Tom Humphries⁽⁷⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

100/1

Slowly got the hang of things on the flat and was a winner of a heavy ground handicap at Ffos Las in September. Makes hurdling debut today for new yard having had a four-month break.

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Forecasts

Flegmatik (6/4), Song For Someone (11/4), Nebuchadnezzar (3/1), Honorable (11/1), Idilico (12/1), Isaac Wonder (33/1), Phoenician Star (40/1), Lucky's Dream (40/1), King Of The Sand (40/1), Dilson (80/1), Golden Image (100/1), Homing Star (100/1), Dharma Rain (200/1), Boston T Party (200/1), True Thoughts (200/1)

A tight contest with ready preference going to FLEGMATIK who created a nice impression when winning nicely on hurdles debut at Wetherby. Song For Someone is a consistent sort and will not go down without a fight. Nebuchadnezzar and Honorable have both attracted support in previous runs and would be players if they put it all together here.