Racecards
17:00 Wetherby
Investec Beginners' Chase (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,952
- 2nd: £573
- 3rd: £286
- 4th: £143
- Form 937-005
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
took keen hold, tracked leader to 1st, soon dropped towards rear, pecked badly and unseated rider 6th
Macs Lad (IRE)
128- Form 4F-5123
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer L Corcoran
- Jockey Miss L Horner
held up towards rear and keen, not fluent 2nd and rider lost iron, soon unseated rider
- Form 58/346-P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J Wade
- Jockey Mr John Dawson
held up in rear, headway 12th, going well when led approaching 3 out, ridden before last, pressed flat, headed last 50 yards, just held
Ramborob (IRE)
150- Form PP33-F1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey P Buchanan
held up towards rear, not fluent 9th, chased leaders approaching 11th, pushed along approaching 4 out, hung left and ridden from before 2 out, no impression
Sweden (IRE)
161- Form 2/2PP1-U
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey G Lee
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to challenge after 2 out, pressed leader flat, led last 50 yards, kept on gamely
The Client (IRE)
150- Form 3413-47
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer D Pearson
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
tracked leaders and keen, pushed along after 9th, soon behind, tailed off after 9th, pulled up after 5 out
- Form 10-PPFP
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer John G Carr
- Jockey W T Kennedy
led and keen, headed approaching 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Macs Lad has shown elements of ability in Irish points and has moved to British soil and could play a role if tackling racing under rules well. Ramborob won when last seen in a point-to-point but his trainer is 0-51 in recent seasons here and is therefore very hard to back. The vote goes to SWEDEN who is relatively unexposed and makes a first start for Evan Williams. Although he unseated his rider on his first start under rules the trainer has a decent record here (18% strike-rate in last five seasons) and he has had success in pointing. In a relatively weak looking race the vote goes to Sweden.
Formwatch
Greenbelt 14-1 (11-5) Led to 8th, blundered and lost place 9th, tailed off from 11th, 6th of 8, well behind Shopfrontspecialst (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Sep.
Long Strand (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th and no extra before straight, kept on one pace, 5th of 16, 14l behind Island Wood (11-12) at Tipperary 2m 4f beg chs.
Macs Lad (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Ww in rr, steady prog to chall 2out, no ex last, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Ard Na Raithnigh (12-0) at Ballingarry 3m ire ptp sft in Jun.
New Shuil (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Behind when blundered badly 1st, soon took keen hold, pulled up before 5th, in a race won by Amalfi Coast (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep, 9 ran.
Ramborob (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) won at Hexham 3m ptp gs in May beating Devils And Dust (12-5) by 6l, 9 ran.
Sweden (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Mid-division when blundered and unseated rider 10th, in a race won by Martha's Kinsman (11-0) at Cheltenham 4m 1f hts chs (4) gd in May, 18 ran.
The Client (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) Prom to 15, 7th of 13, 28l behind Ballyeightra Cross (12-0) at Tabley 3m ptp gf in May.
Wapiti Creek (IRE) 40-1 (9-12) Mid-division, hampered 1st, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 6th, in a race won by Maska Pony (11-5) at Cartmel 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Aug, 11 ran.