Michael Costello Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Warwick

Warwick

12:40

Michael Costello Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-01-13

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,922

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Klitschko b Brendan Powell · Alan King	Brendan Powell · Alan King	166	h	1321-3	118	125	112	60d	—	—	+1	28.4	5/2 29%
Probably needed first run back when third of six at Lingfield; should be spot-on now
5	Donnacha br Lorcan Murtagh · Nigel Hawke	Lorcan Murtagh · Nigel Hawke	165	—	43-123	117	120	114	29d	—	—	-2	24.8	9/4 31%
Building a solid CV; placed at Cheltenham last two starts; leading contender once more
6	Risk D'Argent gr Jonathan Burke · Alastair Ralph	Jonathan Burke · Alastair Ralph	158	t	437-24	110	123	107	21d	—	—	0	21.2	10/3 23%
Clear second here in November but disappointing next time and now wears tongue-strap
1	Word Has It b William Maggs(7) · Donald McCain	William Maggs(7) · Donald McCain	170	t	3326-1	122	122	106	55d	—	—	+23	30.1	11/1 8%
Reappearance win at Fontwell came in weak race and he could be vulnerable to younger legs
7	Koenigsstern b James Davies · Nick Gifford	James Davies · Nick Gifford	155	—	11F-44	107	115	76	26d	—	—	+9	16.4	12/1 8%
Winner on Flat (Germany)/in points; promise in two hurdles; interesting now handicapping
2	Sextant b Patrick Wadge(3) · Lucinda Russell	Patrick Wadge(3) · Lucinda Russell	169	v	13/	121	-	-	—	—	—	+24	29.1	20/1 5%
Just twice-raced over hurdles, winning over 2m1f; returns from very long absence
3	Totterdown b Finn Lambert(5) · Richard Phillips	Finn Lambert(5) · Richard Phillips	167	—	/155-4	119	122	97	62d	—	—	+14	18.5	20/1 5%
Old-timer; might have needed reappearance; mark has dropped to career low
8	Western Soldier b Harry Reed · Anthony Charlton	Harry Reed · Anthony Charlton	151	h	316P	103	119	90	25d	—	—	+15	18.6	33/1 3%
Easy winner at Plumpton in October but disappointing twice since
9	Commodore Miller b Tabitha Worsley(3) · Danni O'Neill	Tabitha Worsley(3) · Danni O'Neill	146	—	0/PF-0	98	123	54	67d	—	—	+11	12.4	150/1 1%
Eight-race maiden; took heavy fall last winter and ran no sort of race on reappearance

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Klitschko	5/2	9/4	5/2	5/2	9/4
Donnacha	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	2/1
Risk D'Argent	10/3	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Word Has It	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
Koenigsstern	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Sextant	20/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Totterdown	20/1	20/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Western Soldier	33/1	25/1	22/1	20/1	25/1
Commodore Miller	150/1	125/1	80/1	100/1	125/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Word Has It

30.1

OR: 18 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

11/1

2nd

Sextant

29.1

OR: 17.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

20/1

3rd

Klitschko

28.4

OR: 17 Form: 3 Odds: 8.4

5/2

Donnacha

24.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Risk D'Argent

21.2

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Western Soldier

18.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 4.4 Odds: 1

33/1

Totterdown

18.5

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Koenigsstern

16.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Commodore Miller

12.4

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Word Has It Top Rated	122	122	106
Sextant	121	—	—
Totterdown	119	122	97
Klitschko	118	125	112
Donnacha	117	120	114
Risk D'Argent	110	123	107
Koenigsstern	107	115	76
Western Soldier	103	119	90
Commodore Miller	98	123	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Klitschko	60d ago	Fresh
Donnacha	29d ago	Fit
Risk D'Argent	21d ago	Fit
Word Has It	55d ago	Fresh
Koenigsstern	26d ago	Fit
Sextant	—	—
Totterdown	62d ago	Fresh
Western Soldier	25d ago	Fit
Commodore Miller	67d ago	Fresh

Going: Soft

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