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14:05 Wetherby

188Bet Handicap Chase (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 36y
  • Going: Heavy (Soft in places )
  • Surface: Turf
  • £18,500 added
  • Winner: £11,710
  • 2nd: £3,460
  • 3rd: £1,730
  • 4th: £866
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 14.68s
  • Off Time: 14:05:24
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Gardefort (FR)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Sir Valentino (FR)

    9/2

      1
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW sash and star on cap

      Upsilon Bleu (FR)

      15 C
      7/2
      • Form 1223-96
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 144

      held up in touch, weakened from 4 out

      2
      Silk - Black, light blue hoop and sleeves, white cap

      Sir Valentino (FR)

      20 t
      9/2
      • Form 581115
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-11
      • Official Rating 143

      close up, led 3 out, headed before last, kept on and held by winner

      3
      Silk - Black, White Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

      Yorkist (IRE)

      42
      6/1
      • Form 232-544
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 134

      held up in touch, went 3rd before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last

      4
      Silk - Light blue, red braces, white sleeves, red armlets, light blue and red quartered cap

      Gardefort (FR)

      49
      7/2
      • Form PF6/13-P
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 132

      in rear, headway before 4 out, led before last, held on well

      5
      Silk - DARK BLUE, large PINK spots, PINK cap

      Mwaleshi

      42 C
      9/2
      • Form 45-755F
      • Age 11
      • Weight 10-13
      • Official Rating 131

      led and jumped right 1st, pushed along before 4 out, headed 3 out, weakened from 2 out

      6
      Silk - Royal Blue and Light Blue (quartered), Light Blue sleeves, Royal Blue armlets

      Whispering Harry

      28
      6/1
      • Form 124-02F
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-11
      • Official Rating 129

      tracked leaders in 3rd, quickly weakened before 5 out, pulled up

      Previous results

      2015
      Silk -

      Firth Of The Clyde

      13/2
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-6

      2014
      Silk -

      Desert Cry (IRE)

      8/1
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-6

      2013
      Silk -

      Dunowen Point (IRE)

      5/2
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      UPSILON BLEU (NAP) was in good form around this last year and should now be cherry-ripe after a couple of outings. Now only a pound higher than when successful over track and trip at the end of 2014, a return to winning ways looks imminent. Sir Valentino had no chance in a Grade 2 at Kempton when chasing a hat-trick and may now be too high in the weights but Whispering Harry has claims if fully recovered from a fall at Haydock and Gardefort, third in this last year, is lightly raced. Yorkist, however, has been a bit disappointing this term and this looks much too short for Mwaleshi.

      Formwatch

      Upsilon Bleu (FR) 6-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, under pressure 2 out, soon lost place, 6th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Aristo Du Plessis (11-12) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (2) gs in Jan.

      Sir Valentino (FR) 33-1 (11-4) Held up in last, not fluent 2nd, outpaced from 6th, well behind 4 out, last of 5, 26 1/2l behind Sprinter Sacre (11-10) at Kempton 2m (1) gs in Dec.

      Yorkist (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Prominent, ridden to challenge 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 6, 14 1/2l behind Clan William (10-0) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec.

      Gardefort (FR) 6-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, blundered and weakened 9th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Newbury 2m hcp (2) sft in Nov.

      Mwaleshi 14-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd (canal turn), fell 9th, at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Dec.

      Whispering Harry 7-2 (11-7) Chasing leaders when fell 5 out, at Haydock 2m hcp (3) hvy in Dec.