14:50 Warwick

Thursday 21 April 2022

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Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 23.1s

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Dalamoi⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 119

7/2

Well-bred sort who confirmed bumper promise when making a winning start over hurdles in a 2m Ffos Las maiden in November. Better form when second there the following month but just a fair handicap debut run at Sandown.

Form: 2-5123

The Bees Knees^t²⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Max Kendrick| T: F O'Brien| OR: 118

33/1

Fairly useful winning hurdler. Been in reasonable form over fences this term before failing to convince over 23f returned to timber in August. Off since but in excellent hands.

Form: 6-33235

Nordic Combined^t,v⁸⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 117

12/1

Resumed winning ways at Hexham (16.2f) in May and similar form when second at Kelso at end of that month. Below that level since but given a break and below his last winning mark.

Form: 260467

Sayar^p³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Charlie Hammond| T: N Kent| OR: 116

22/1

Didn't do a lot wrong behind a handicap blot at Catterick in January and ended losing run stretching back to 2017 in 7-runner contest at Wetherby a month ago. 4 lb rise perfectly fair.

Form: 263261

Hyland³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: N J Henderson| OR: 116| C

85/40

Continued theme of race-by-race progress when making winning handicap debut over 21f here last month, driven out. Up 7 lb and open to further improvement but drop in trip is a slight worry.

Form: 4431

Petticoat Lucy⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J Scott| OR: 114

33/1

Confirmed hurdling debut promise when landing 15-runner novice hurdle at Wincanton (15.2f) in December. Amiss back there 5 weeks ago and opening mark looks tough.

Form: F6-31P

Mucho Mas^t⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 113| D

9/2

Fairly useful bumper winner who matched that form when scoring on Doncaster hurdle bow. Hasn't advanced his form since but better ground may help his cause.

Form: P-61730

Let Me Be¹⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 109

15/2

Dual-bumper winner but yet to score over hurdles (last raced in 2020). Prolific on the level in more recent times and joined a very good yard ahead of return to timber.

Form: 11/548-

Elham Valley^b1,t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 109

17/2

Hasn't fired on all cylinders so far this season and didn't seem to stay 20.5f at Newbury last month. Down in the weights but easy-enough to look elsewhere in change of headgear.

Form: 3-78636

Ashoka^t²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton| OR: 109| C| D

16/1

Lightly raced in recent times but mark tumbled and he revived from nowhere when landing 11-runner contest at Market Rasen 3 weeks ago. Up 8 lb but still well-in on old form.

Form: 44-9871

Authorizo^p,t²⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 105| D

100/1

Successful 3 times during the first half of this season (hurdles and fences) but off since a heavy defeat at Hexham in October.

Form: 1P8513

Non-Runners

Rossbeigh Strand²⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: R T Phillips J: Daniel Hiskett

Forecasts

Hyland (85/40), Dalamoi (7/2), Mucho Mas (9/2), Let Me Be (15/2), Elham Valley (17/2), Nordic Combined (12/1), Ashoka (16/1), Rossbeigh Strand (16/1), Sayar (22/1), The Bees Knees (33/1), Petticoat Lucy (33/1), Authorizo (100/1)

This looks a deep handicap for the grade with LET ME BE the suggestion starting out for Dr Richard Newland given he looks well treated on his Flat form. Ashoka revived at Market Rasen and boasts handicap scope, with Hyland another likely improver for all this drop in trip does pose a question.