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14:35 Wetherby
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- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 154y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,500 added
- Winner: £5,913
- 2nd: £1,736
- 3rd: £868
- 4th: £434
- Form 131-628
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey Joe Colliver
mid-division on inside, not fluent 3rd, headway when mistake 6th, not fluent 8th, went 2nd before 3 out, switched right approaching last where not fluent, no impression on winner flat
- Form P1F-0P2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
chased leader, not fluent 2nd, led after 5th, not fluent 2 out, edged left before last, ridden clear flat
- Form 13197/P
- Age 12
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer B R Summers
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
held up in rear on outside, closed 4th, weakened before 7th, pulled up after 4 out
- Form 52P-055
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
led, overjumped, landed awkwardly and rider lost iron briefly 1st, headed after 5th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 2172-42
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
mid-division, headway 5th, taken wide in back-straight last time, went 2nd after 4 out until before 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form F0-361
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer O Signy
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up in rear, not always fluent, headway 6th, ridden and struggling before 3 out, not much room and bumped 2 out, mistake last
- Form P433-P5
- Age 10
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey K Brogan
chased leaders, not fluent 4th, pushed along after next, lost place before slow 6th, plugged on from 3 out, not fluent and bumped 3 out, went 3rd before last, no impression
- Form 1-111
- Age 6
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer Nicky Martin
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
- Form 3421-45
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Ryan Mania
NonRunner
- Form F43/31-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
- Form 355-223
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey P J Brennan
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Connections cannot be blamed for trying to strike while the iron is hot with the unbeaten Bear Ghylls, who carries a penalty for his latest win at Exeter on Sunday. But ELYSIAN FLAME was only beaten five lengths at the Devon track having made a couple of costly errors and may well reverse the form if jumping better today. Miah Grace usually goes well here and can be forgiven her run at Cheltenham but stamina could be an issue for Pop The Cork and French Paradoxe steps out of novice company. Shannon Bridge is better over fences nowadays but still preferred to Captain Moirette at the weights.
Formwatch
Miah Grace 3-1fav (10-12) Chased leader, led before 4th, headed before 6th, not fluent 3 out and soon given reminder, led next, headed approaching last, soon weakened, last of 8, 19 1/4l behind The White Mouse (10-5) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Shannon Bridge (IRE) 11-1 (11-5) Prominent, reminders 7th, tracked leaders 9th, prominent 12th, ridden 4 out, hampered and left 2nd 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 9, 11l behind Twotwothree (10-4) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Some Buckle (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Chsd ldrs til wknd 11; wl bhnd when pu last, at Kimble 2m 4f gs in Nov.
Sakhee's City (FR) 3-1 (11-4) Mid-division, ridden and lost touch with leaders 3 out, no extra, 5th of 6, dist behind Perfect Man (11-7) at Leicester 2m 4f (4) sft in Dec.
Pop The Cork 3-1fav (11-12) Close-up, pushed in 2nd after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on all the way to the line, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Courtland (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
French Paradoxe (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd 3 out, challenged from next, ridden to lead run-in, soon strongly pressed, stayed on gamely and found extra towards finish, won at Newbury 2m 5f (4) sft in Dec beating Flash Collonges (11-4) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Kayf Adventure 66-1 (11-4) Led, 4 lengths clear 4th, reduced lead and hit 7th and 4 out, ridden next, headed 2 out, rider dropped whip soon after, kept on same pace, 5th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Mint Condition (11-9) at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Bear Ghylls (IRE) 10-11fav (11-10) Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd 5th, led approaching 3 out where stumbled, over 2 lengths ahead when mistake last, drew clear run-in, won at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan beating Stormy Flight (11-3) by 5l, 8 ran.
Captain Moirette (FR) 5-2fav (11-8) Led narrowly, blundered 4th, headed 6th, reminders 7th and lost place, ridden in rear before 4 out, well beaten before 3 out, came home in own time, 5th of 6, dist behind Equus Millar (11-0) at Haydock 2m hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Potters Venture (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Raced keenly, held up in touch on inside, headway chasing leaders 6th, starting to lose place when not much room on bend before 3 out, soon behind and pulled up, at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Elysian Flame 9-2 (10-8) Held up in last pair, mistake 6th, headway chasing leaders after 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, over 2 lengths down last, no extra run-in, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 8, 5 1/4l behind Bear Ghylls (11-10) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.