Racecards
14:00 Wetherby
Enjoy The Craic Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,900 added
- Winner: £3,514
- 2nd: £1,032
- 3rd: £516
- 4th: £350
- Form 1-50804
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer S Drinkwater
- Jockey R Patrick
raced wide close up in rear, ridden 3 out, kept on to go a never dangerous 3rd flat
- Form 067
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J R Holt
- Jockey Lewis Stones
tracked leader, led 3rd, clear with one other, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened flat
Oceanus (IRE)
124- Form 5-63776
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
close up in rear, headway 3 out, chased leader next, ridden and every chance last, led flat, ran on
- Form 207331
- Age 12
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Charlie Price
tracked leaders, pushed along soon after 4 out, ridden next, weakened flat
- Form 21-6599
- Age 14
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Miss L C Siddall
- Jockey Blair Campbell
close up in rear, pushed along 4 out, pulled up next
- Form 824455
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Emma Smith-Chaston
led, headed 3rd, pressed leader and clear of the rest, led approaching 3 out, ridden next, joined last, headed flat, ran on
In depth
Verdict
FLANAGANS FIELD only won a seller at Catterick but this is no better. He has been raised 6lb but was a good second off this mark at Bangor in December and Charlie Price gets on really well with the 12-year-old. Danny McMenamin might get a tune out of Oceanus but his mount is returning from a break. Hello Bob looks the pick of the remainder ahead of First Of Never, who is still 3lb higher than when a shock winner here more than a year ago.
Formwatch
Hello Bob 25-1 (10-9) Mid-division, left disputing modest 3rd 3 out until after next, weakened last, 4th of 8, 35l behind Exelerator Express (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) sft in Feb.
Vicky Cristina (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, never near leaders, weakened from next, 7th of 10, 26 3/4l behind Zoutoise (10-12) at Catterick 2m (4) sft in Mar.
Oceanus (IRE) 11-2 (11-3) Chased leading pair, mistake 2nd, went 2nd after 4th until before 3 out, ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out, well behind, hit next, 6th of 8, dist behind Christmas In Usa (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Flanagans Field (IRE) 9-5fav (10-4) Mid-division, struggling after 3 out, 6th and still plenty to do before next, ridden and rallied between last 2, 1 length down last, stayed on to lead flat, going away near finish, won at Catterick 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar beating The Herds Garden (11-12) by 3l, 8 ran.
First Of Never (IRE) 80-1 (10-8) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (3 hurdles in straight were omitted), 9th of 14, 25 1/2l behind Out On The Tear (11-13) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Kisumu 12-1 (10-0) In touch in 5th place, closer at 5th, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, plugged on run-in, 5th of 10, 14l behind Sincerely Resdev (10-2) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb.