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15:04 Wetherby
Save Our Sport Sign The Petition Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,281
- 2nd: £2,430
- 3rd: £1,215
- 4th: £608
- Form 0/61211-
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
made all and mostly clear, pushed along before 3 out, shaken up between last two, hit last, unchallenged
- Form 11215/P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
tracked winner, awkward and lost 2nd 3 out, soon weakened in 4th
- Form 91307-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Tristan Durrell
raced wide in close 3rd, disputing 2nd from 4th, outright 2nd 3 out, held when went left 2 out, went left again last, no chance with winner
- Form 172239-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
held up last, went modest 3rd 3 out, never any chance with unchallenged winner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The four-year-old Start In Front scored over the trip on his only visit here in December and has been racing at a high level. Fellow youngster PUNTA DEL ESTE scored on heavy ground at Cagnes-Sur-Mur the same month and also raced in strong company for Dan Skelton. He looks the type to progress this season so gets the nod. It‘s Good To Laugh has won three times over hurdles and has been going well on the Flat during the summer but Richmond Lake‘s winning form early this year was over fences and he has a big weight to carry in this small field so could get outpaced.
Formwatch
Richmond Lake (IRE) 7-2 (11-4) Mid-division, mistake 2nd, closed 5th, not fluent 8th, challenged 2 out, stayed on well flat, led towards finish, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Apr beating Dubai Days (10-5) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
It's Good To Laugh (IRE) 7-1 (8-8) Midfield, briefly ridden over 5f out, soon pushed along, outpaced over 3f out, tailed off over 2f out, 8th of 9, dist behind Tashkhan (9-12) at Chester 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in Sep.
Punta Del Este (FR) 10-1 (11-10) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway tracking leaders 4 out, pushed along after next, ridden and weakened between last two, 7th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Blueking D'oroux (12-0) at Ascot 2m hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Start In Front (FR) 6-1 (11-4) In touch, pushed along 4 out, weakened next, 9th of 13, 35 3/4l behind Cianciana (11-10) at Musselburgh 2m 1f hcp (2) gs in Mar.