Racecards
15:15 Wetherby
Frank Dawn 90th Birthday Celebration Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 154y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £10,562
- 2nd: £4,860
- 3rd: £2,430
- 4th: £1,216
Milkwood (IRE)
102- Form 245-F24
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5th until before next, 2nd again before 3 out until approaching the last, weakened into 4th run-in
- Form 2-1PPPP
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 139
tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced home turn, never on terms after
- Form 531U0/7
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
chased leader until 5th, 2nd again before next until before 3 out, chased leaders, hung left and weakened after next
- Form 74-5143
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey D A Jacob
raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders 3 out,went 2nd and hit the last, driven and stayed on run-in, led final strides
- Form 111-264
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey B S Hughes
off the pace in last pair, hit 5th, headway out wide after 4 out weakened 2 out, mistake last
- Form 32-2824
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Emma Smith-Chaston
tracked leaders out wide, ridden and weakened between last two
- Form 313421
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Luke Scott
led, hit 6th, strongly pressed and ridden run-in, headed final strides
- Form 3P5-321
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Mitchell Bastyan
held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, headway on inside next, switched right and stayed on into 3rd run-in, never going pace to reach leaders
In depth
Verdict
Pyramid Place ended a long losing run here 11 days ago and is only 4lb higher. Findthetime is also a course and distance winner but Foster'sisland has never won here, though has run some fine races in defeat. Progressive tries to follow up a recent win at Hereford, though weakened quickly tried over this trip at Doncaster a year ago. Her former stablemate IMPULSIVE ONE tries this longer distance for the first time but will enjoy the going so gets the nod ahead Milkwood, who has never raced beyond 2m1f over timber either.
Formwatch
Milkwood (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) In touch with leaders, ridden along approaching 2 out, soon weakened, last of 4, 21 3/4l behind Knappers Hill (11-2) at Wincanton 1m 7f (1) gf in Nov.
Celestial Horizon (IRE) 100-1 (12-2) Mid-division, not fluent 6th, ridden and pulled up before 7th, at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Front View (FR) 80-1 (10-6) Mid-division, shaken up after 2 out, never threatened, 7th of 15, 7 1/2l behind Hacker Des Places (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Impulsive One (USA) 4-1 (11-12) Held up in midfield, pushed along before 2 out, not fluent last, kept on flat, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Homme Public (12-0) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (3) gd in Jan.
Findthetime (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Unruly beforehand, held up in rear, headway into midfield before 8th, pushed along before 3 out, not fluent 3 out, lost 3rd 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 8, 24l behind Benson (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Foster'sisland 11-2 (10-13) Held up in mid-division, some headway to chase leaders before 3 out, 4 lengths down and not fluent 3 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 10, 30l behind Iroko (11-2) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Progressive 10-3 (11-12) Made all, went clear turning in, ridden before 2 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb beating Sashenka (11-13) by 9l, 5 ran.
Pyramid Place (IRE) 10-3 (11-0) In rear, pushed along and headway before 3 out, soon went 3rd, led before omitted last, kept on well, won at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Feb beating Universal Folly (11-2) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.