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13:00 Wetherby

William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 85y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £3,697
  • 2nd: £1,701
  • 3rd: £850
  • 4th: £426
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 17.00s
  • Off Time: 13:00:48
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Purple, pink star, armlets and stars on cap
16/1
  • Form 47P-61P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 99

held up towards rear, steady headway on inside approaching 5 out, left in 3rd 3 out, soon ridden, lost 2nd 2 out, weakened and lost remote 4th run-in

3
Silk - Light blue, pink stars, diamonds on sleeves
  • Form 6-9455
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 97

mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway 6th, pushed along out wide before 4 out, weakened before next

4
Silk - Dark blue and white check, white and dark blue halved sleeves, dark blue cap
5/1
  • Form F/6457-3
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 97

off the pace in last pair, headway and hung left from 2 out, went remote 4th run-in

5
Silk - Light blue, dark blue star, white and dark blue striped sleeves, white cap

Empty Nest (IRE)

16 t BFCD
4/1
  • Form PP4612
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 94

tracked leader, led 5 out, ridden run-in, headed final 100 yards, no extra in 3rd towards finish

6
Silk - Red, black epaulets and armlets, black cap, red star
  • Form 5585/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 94

led until after 7th, chased leaders, weakened quickly before 4 out

7
Silk - Yellow, Maroon braces
10/3
  • Form 05-7625
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 93

tracked leaders, led after 7th, hit next, headed 5 out, chased leader until bad mistake and unseated rider 3 out

8
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap
8/1
  • Form 2/374-23
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 90

chased leaders, mistake and lost place 9th, never on terms after, tailed off

9
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
  • Form 7-001
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 87

never that fluent, mid-division, not fluent 4th and 8th, ridden before 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, still plenty to do but stayed on well run-in, led final 100 yards, won going away

10
Silk - Mauve, Purple stars, armlets and stars on cap
18/1
  • Form 3P8-544
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 84

held up towards rear, headway tracking leaders 10th, pushed along out wide before 4 out, left 2nd and not fluent 3 out, ridden and and not fluent next, plugged on run-in not pace of winner

11
Silk - Royal blue, maroon stars, sleeves and star on cap

Thatsy (FR)

56 pt
33/1
  • Form 86/648-6
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 84

towards rear, not fluent 9th, never on terms

2
NR
25/1
  • Form 1P3-3P6
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-13
  • Official Rating 98

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Ileny Royale (FR) 9-1 (11-13) Mid-division, struggling from 7th and soon pulled up, at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Dec.

Diamond Mix (IRE) 22-1 (11-4) Mid-division, keen early, outpaced after 3 out, weakened from 2 out, 5th of 8, 35 3/4l behind Paddys Policy (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in Dec.

So Many Roads 11-1 (12-0) Towards rear, closer in mid-division 4th, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, hung left from 2 out, ridden and went modest 3rd run-in, 3rd of 18, 6 1/4l behind Alright Dai (11-6) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jan.

Empty Nest (IRE) 11-8fav (11-8) Chased leaders, ridden 4 out, went 2nd last, pressing winner flat, stayed on, held close home, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind The Jad Factor (11-0) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jan.

Tenbobeachway (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Mid-division, behind from 3 out, 5th of 10, 16 1/4l behind Passing Well (11-12) at Newcastle 2m 4f (4) sft in Jan.

Hawkseye View 2-1fav (11-8) In touch, not fluent 5th and reminders, hit 11th, ridden and blundered 12th, soon lost touch, tailed off before 3 out, never going well, 5th of 7, dist behind Empty Nest (10-11) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Dec.

Nedzor (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Raced in second, lost position 3 out, outpaced and dropped to rear before 2 out, rallied and went modest third run-in, no chance with leading pair towards finish, 3rd of 5, 11 1/2l behind Motazzen (11-6) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.

Jumper Madrik (FR) 14-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, steady headway on far side from 4 out, pushed along after 2 out, chased leader run-in, ran on strongly when led final 110 yards, kept on, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Dec beating Lunar Ocean (10-4) by 3 1/4l, 9 ran.

Time Was (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway 2 out and pushed along, ridden into 4th home turn, well held before last, 4th of 16, 15 1/2l behind Robert d'Ores (10-6) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Dec.

Thatsy (FR) 50-1 (11-2) Towards rear, not much room 2nd, not fluent 9th, some headway 11th, not fluent 12th, no impression 4 out, jumped right and well held 3 out, 6th of 8, 18 1/4l behind Fiadh (10-5) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.

Chosen Hero (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Always in rear, hampered 2nd, ridden before 6th, outpaced before 10th, tailed off before 3 out, last of 6, dist behind Koenigsstern (11-13) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) sft in Dec.