Racecards
13:00 Wetherby
Rocom Handicap Chase (Class C)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 232P0/3
- Age 12
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey D N Russell
towards rear, pushed along 11th, weakened 5 out
- Form P/11FP-F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey T Siddall
held up in touch, mistake 9th, headway halfway to track leader, pushed along 12th, outpaced after 5 out
- Form P/11U0-P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
tracked leaders, led 8th, clear 3 out, easily
Tonoco
14- Form 32P01-6
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
tracked leaders, blundered 11th, chased winner from 13th, effort 4 out, soon outpaced
- Form 351-050
- Age 14
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey A Dempsey
led to 8th, lost place 10th, soon ridden, no impression
- Form 3U1/15-3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey P Aspell
held up in rear, mistake 11th, headway under pressure to chase leaders approaching 3 out, no further progress
- Form P565-45
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D O'Meara
mid-division, dropped rear halfway, weakened 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
A few of these have questions to answer so it may be the ideal opportunity to give Thyneandthyneagain the chance to exploit any chinks in the armour of his rivals and he is taken to get the better of the Ferdy Murphy-trained Birkdale, who may just needed the outing on his recent reappearance and can be expected to be fitter this time. Kemil's Council and Skipper's Cleuch, who have both yet to shine over fences and are probably best watched for the time being, so a process of elimination brings us back to Thyneandthyneagain for win only purposes today. The gelding simply found a more progressive rival doing him for toe over an inadequate trip last time and will be better suited by the distance of today's contest. The going should not be a factor for him and Guest's charge and he is fancied to cope with conceding weight away at this stage of the season.