Race cards · Thu 3 Oct
Thursday 3 October · Warwick, England
13:53 racingtv.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)
- Distance
- 2m 0f 0y
- Going
- Good
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 6500
- Runners
- 11
Race preview
Dan Skelton appears to hold the key to this race, and his SUNRAY SHADOW looks the one to be with. He belied inexperience to get off the mark at the first time of asking in a bumper here in May and, with that experience under his belt, he may prove tough to stop once more. Stable companion Ronnies Rules notched up a hat-trick of bumper wins at Stratford this summer, and he can give the selection most to think about. The application of a hood can help Just Gino to be seen to better effect and he completes the shortlist.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strong Foundations | 2/454- | R T Dunne | S Drinkwater | 11 3 | 9-2 | |
| 2 | Don Virginia | 2-3 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill | 11 2 | 7-2 | |
| 3 | Sunray Shadow | 1 | Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 11 3 | 2-1 | |
| 4 | Just Gino | 1/5-5 | B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr | 11 3 | 10-1 | |
| 5 | Just Four Fame | 223/5-4 | Thomas Bellamy | David Dennis | 11 3 | 100-1 | |
| 6 | Entity Of Substanz | 75- | Fergus Gillard | D Skelton | 11 3 | 7-1 | |
| 7 | Rockvale | 233- | Alan Johns | S Allwood | 11 3 | 200-1 | |
| 8 | Gillespie Road | 1- | Nick Scholfield | Christian Williams | 11 2 | 66-1 | |
| 9 | Heather Honey | 4-5 | Peter Kavanagh | J Parkinson & S Smith | 10 10 | 80-1 | |
| 10 | Ballyhiho | 2P7-2 | Jack Hogan | D J Jeffreys | 10 9 | 100-1 | |
| 11 | Diamond Geezer | 2- | S Bowen | O Murphy | 11 3 | 11-2 | |
| NR | Ronnies Rules | F-1111 | Ben Sutton | D Skelton | 11 3 |