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12:44 Wetherby
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- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 36y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £6,337
- 2nd: £2,916
- 3rd: £1,458
- 4th: £730
- Form 2/12219-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
close 3rd on inside until hit 5 out, weakened soon after, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 46F88-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
held up last, closer in 3rd 5 out, ridden and outpaced before 3 out
- Form 2/2375-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer N Kent
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
led, went clear after 5 out until next, joined 3 out, headed before next, 1 length down last, stayed on run-in, always held
- Form 1/2647-P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Conor Rabbitt
tracked leader who went clear after 5 out, closer next, challenged 3 out, led before next, good jump and 1 length ahead last, driven out and always doing enough
In depth
Verdict
JUNGLE JACK, a winner between the flags, started out over timber with a hat-trick and has continued in excellent form, his only unplaced effort coming in an Aintree Grade 3 in April when Nells Son was just behind. The latter has a fitness advantage having easily landed a novices‘ handicap at Cartmel so there is unlikely to be much between the pair. Inedit Star, a dual bumper winner in France, made all for an easy victory over timber at Compiegne in May so could be anything. Findthetime looked a nice prospect when landing a Class 2 handicap here in February last year but did not show much last winter and was pulled up on his chasing debut at Sedgefield last week.
Formwatch
Jungle Jack 20-1 (11-4) Chased leader, ridden and every chance 2 out, outpaced approaching last, no extra flat, 9th of 20, 15l behind Fennor Cross (11-1) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Nells Son 3-1 (11-1) Held up last but in touch, made steady headway from before 3 out, went second before 2 out, going best when led final fence, soon asserted and ran on well closing stages, won at Carlisle 2m hcp (3) sft in Oct beating Glory And Honour (10-5) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.
Inedit Star (FR) 3-1jfav (10-10) won at Compiegne 2m 3f hvy in May beating Iron Sacre (10-7) by dist, 13 ran.
Findthetime (IRE) 7-2 (12-2) Unruly lining up and slowly away, in rear, not fluent 7th, tailed off and jumped slowly 10th, pulled up before 13th, at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Nov.