Racecards
15:50 Wetherby
Racing TV Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 36y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £7,922
- 2nd: £3,645
- 3rd: £1,822
- 4th: £912
Xcitations
19- Form 11-4117
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Jack Andrews
held up last, good headway out wide tracking leaders 7th, 2nd going well 4 out, no extra 2 out, kept on for modest 2nd
- Form 116-267
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer L Morgan
- Jockey Lewis Dobb
bit keen tracking leaders, 3rd and pushed along when bad mistake 3 out, stayed on same pace run-in
- Form 112-548
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
mostly jumped well, tracked leader, led after 4th until next, chased leader, led again 6th, made rest, clear 2 out, reached for the last, stayed on strongly
- Form 6P5526
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd home turn until 4 out where mistake, weakened 3 out
- Form 422312
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
raced keenly, led until narrowly headed after 4th, in front again next until hit 6th, chased winner, pushed along and lost 2nd home turn, weakened quickly and behind, tailed off
- Form 142630
- Age 10
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Ross Chapman
tracked leaders out wide, ridden and outpaced after 8th, outpaced and no chance after, brief rally 3 out, bad mistake and weakened next
- Form B4-3365
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
This is a competitive handicap featuring four previous course and distance winners, including last year’s winner Hasankey. However, he and Return Ticket were both beaten a long way at Musselburgh last time. XCITATIONS, Prince Escalus and Joke Dancer were all unplaced behind Malystic at Doncaster last month but the first-named had excuses and has improved this season. Rose Sea Has has been very consistent this term and there is no reason why he won’t run his race again but Sao looks held by a few of these on the form book.
Formwatch
Xcitations 9-2 (11-9) In rear of mid-division, never a factor, 7th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Malystic (12-0) at Doncaster 2m hcp (2) gd in Jan.
Hasankey (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) In touch, pushed along 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, 7th of 8, 30 1/2l behind Pay The Piper (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Prince Escalus (IRE) 40-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, awkward jump 3rd, not fluent 7th, weakened quickly after 4 out, 8th of 11, 28 3/4l behind Malystic (12-0) at Doncaster 2m hcp (2) gd in Jan.
Return Ticket (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) In touch, pushed along when in rear 4 out, weakened 2 out, 6th of 8, 25 3/4l behind Pay The Piper (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Rose Sea Has (FR) 11-2 (12-2) Prominent, led 3 out, ridden before last, headed flat, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Galop De Chasse (12-0) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Joke Dancer 33-1 (10-7) Jumped right throughout, outpaced and ridden along early, struggling after 7th, soon tailed off, never going well, 10th of 11, dist behind Malystic (12-0) at Doncaster 2m hcp (2) gd in Jan.
Sao (FR) 17-2 (11-3) Chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, well held when mistake 3 out, 5th of 6, 24 3/4l behind No Risk Des Flos (11-3) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Nov.