14:03
Alder Demain & Akers Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 5, 2m (2m0f), Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, £3,829, 11 runners
- Going
- GOOD (GoingStick: 5.8)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›In This World heads our ratings on 120, a clear 7 lb better than Blue Sky Dreaming on 113, and that gap gives him the edge in this 11-runner Class 5 over two miles at Warwick on good ground. Blue Sky Dreaming is the chief danger, with Lucy The Wire (111) and Woodstock City (108) also well within range if the ratings gap is closed, so this is far from a penalty-kick. Even so, the strongest figures belong to In This World, and he is the one to side with. In This World is our selection.
Runners
Toby McCain-Mitchell (3)
James Owen 13/56
Lucy The Wire arrives in cracking form, a winner last time out, a second two starts back, and another winner three starts back, and she is fresh from a quick eight-day turnaround, having run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is the 175 lb she carries.
- Sire
- Free Eagle (IRE)
- Dam
- Rarement (IRE) by Monsun
- Owner
- Keaveney Butcher
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 13 wins from 56 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 111
Tom Bellamy
Alan King 0/18
Blue Sky Dreaming has finished fourth in three of his last four, including last time out, and has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 113 ranks him second of 11. The risk is a 253-day absence, plus 163 lb on a mark of 100.
- Sire
- Blue Bresil (FR)
- Dam
- Free Thinking (GB) by Hernando
- Owner
- Robert Waley Cohen
- Foaled
- 10 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Wroughton, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 18 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 113
Sam Twiston-Davies
Ian Williams 2/27
Gallant Lion has finished fifth, fifth and fourth in his last three, so he is consistent but yet to win in that spell; fresh enough after 25 days and with experience of today's trip and going, though 163 lb is a hefty burden. Our rating of 107 leaves him fifth of eleven.
- Sire
- Roaring Lion (USA)
- Dam
- Lysanda (GER) by Lando
- Owner
- Gl Racing
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Alvechurch, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 27 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 107
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 7/35
Woodstock City arrives consistent, having finished third last time out and third again two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 108 puts him fourth of eleven. The main risk is that he is yet to win in his last four starts and carries 162 lb.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- White Witch (USA) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Not One But Two
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 35 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 58%
- Ratings
- Perf 108
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Shane Quinlan (3)
Andrew Martin 0/2
A Good Yomp won last time out and has been in the first five in each of his last five starts, with his two thirds the best of the rest, and he has run over today's trip and going. A 172-day absence and 162 lb temper enthusiasm, and our rating of 101 ranks him seventh of 11.
- Sire
- Clovis Du Berlais (FR)
- Dam
- Mewstone (GB) by Supreme Leader
- Owner
- Mrs Ellen Bate
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Chipping Norton, Oxon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 101
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 18/94
Berry Edge arrives in cracking form, a winner last time out, a second two starts back, and a third three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 159 lb off an official mark of 96 after 30 days off, though, he looks a tough sell, with our rating of 92 ranking him ninth of 11.
- Sire
- Mukhadram (GB)
- Dam
- Amaany (GB) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Dan Skelton
- Foaled
- 7 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 18 wins from 94 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 92
Kielan Woods
Alex Hales 2/8
Third last time out and runner-up in two of the three starts before that, Crown of India is consistent and fresh enough after 17 days, with experience of today's trip and going, but he's winless since six starts back and 157 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Camelot (GB)
- Dam
- Queen Of India (IRE) by Fastnet Rock
- Owner
- The Agra Jewels
- Foaled
- 11 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Edgcote, Northamptonshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 100
Robert Dunne
Rob Summers 0/1
In This World is the one to beat, having finished a fourth last time out and a second two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. He is yet to win in his last five starts and has had 59 days off, but our rating of 120 tops the field of 11 off 156 lb.
- Sire
- Saint Des Saints (FR)
- Dam
- Maia Royale (FR) by Muhtathir
- Owner
- Mike Mccormick
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Deborah Cole 0/2
Battle of Omdurman has run over today's trip and on the going, with a fifth last time out and thirds three and four starts back, but he is yet to win in that spell. A 344-day absence and 152 lb on an official mark of 89 temper enthusiasm, though our rating of 102 has him sixth of eleven.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- Gadwa (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Knowle Racing Stables Limited
- Foaled
- 28 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Knowle, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 102
Harry Cobden
Faye Bramley 1/16
Adba was fifth last time out and finished sixth four starts back, so her recent form is patchy, and carrying 148 lb off an official 101 is a big ask. In her favour, she won two starts back, has run over today's trip and going, and is fresh enough after 18 days; our rating of 91 ranks her tenth of eleven.
- Sire
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)
- Dam
- Ajayeb (IRE) by Frankel
- Owner
- The Cheeky Pups
- Foaled
- 17 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 16 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 91
Jack Stenhouse (7)
Linda Blackford 0/0
Prince Rhinegold is winless in his last five, with a fifth last time out and a ninth three starts back, and he returns after 182 days off, so fitness is a worry under 142 lb. On the plus side, he has run over today's trip and going, and a second four starts back shows some ability.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Water Rock (GB) by El Conquistador
- Owner
- Mrs D Robinson Mrs Mrs Livesey Van Dorst
- Foaled
- 4 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Rackenford, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Ratings
- Perf 83
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.