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15:50 Wetherby

Rocom Handicap Chase (Class B)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places (watering)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 1.80s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Turgeonev (FR)

20/1

    2
    Silk -

    Barton

    8/1

      1
      Silk - BLACK and ORANGE check, BLACK sleeves, ORANGE armlets, BLACK cap

      Turgeonev (FR)

      212
      20/1
      • Form 2U6200-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12

      held up in touch, joined leader 6th, ridden 4 out, challenged last, soon led, driven out

      2
      Silk - DARK GREEN and WHITE stripes, BLACK and WHITE striped sleeves

      Barton

      212
      8/1
      • Form 01/0366-
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-11

      held up, mistake 5th, outpaced 8th, headway approaching 4 out, soon ridden, ran on well towards finish

      3
      Silk - YELLOW, PURPLE hoops and armlets, hooped cap

      Korakor (FR)

      14
      9/2
      • Form 3012-33
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-4

      held up towards rear, fell 8th

      4
      Silk - White, Black seams, Mauve sleeves, Black and Yellow quartered cap

      Ardent Scout

      245
      14/1
      • Form 332120-
      • Age 11
      • Weight 11-4

      tracked leader, lost place approaching 7th, ridden approaching 4 out, kept on and no impression last

      5
      Silk - MAUVE and PINK check, WHITE sleeves

      Halexy (FR)

      280
      15/8
      • Form 4P/11U0-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-2

      in touch, chasing leaders 7th, ridden and mistake 4 out, weakened from 2 out

      6
      Silk - Purple, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine, Emerald Green cap

      Tom Costalot (IRE)

      211
      15/2
      • Form 311600-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-8

      close up until lost place after 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

      7
      Silk - Black, Yellow cross belts and armlets

      Itsonlyme (IRE)

      163
      11/4
      • Form 3FP-P21
      • Age 10
      • Weight 10-5

      led, ridden approaching 2 out, under pressure last, soon headed, no extra flat

      In depth

      Verdict

      The Wetherby crowd will raise the roof if Barton returns fit enough to do himself justice and he should make a bold bid to banish the memory of what was a poor season by his standards last term. However, as that cannot be guaranteed, Ardent Scout is fancied to be the one to beat today. Halexy and Turgeonev are others that are respected in their claims and are one to watch out for if they are supported. But they all have something to prove for one reason or another so a process of elimination brings us back to Ardent Scout, who simply went from strength to strength last season. The eleven-year-old does have a little question to answer with regard to this drop in trip but, as he has fewer negatives beside his name, Ardent Scout is the first to look for in the betting market. Halexy appeals as the best of the rest if the framing of the betting speaks against the selection.