Racecards
15:20 Wetherby
Watch The Cheltenham Festival On Racing UK Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 154y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places in back straight)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 1-14
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
made all, shaken up after last, kept on well
Just Georgie
18- Form 12-2324
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Danny Cook
tracked leaders, chased winner from 3 out, kept on and no impression
- Form 549
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Jake Greenall
held up in rear, headway to chase winner from 5 out until 3 out, one pace after
- Form 272-P98
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer S England
- Jockey Jonathan England
tracked winner until 5 out, weakened next
- Form 6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer S Waugh
- Jockey Grant Cockburn
tracked leaders, mistake 5 out, weakened after 4 out, tailed off, pulled up
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
BORN SURVIVOR scored between the flags last April then made a successful debut over hurdles on soft ground at Warwick in December. He couldn't make the transition into Grade 2 company on a return visit last month but gets a simple opportunity to return to winning ways. Just Georgie has also won a point-to-point and shown some promise over timber though he ran poorly over this trip at Catterick last time. Lough Salt wasn't beaten far on his debut over hurdles at Catterick but ran a shocker on heavy going over this track and trip last month and connections will be hoping the ground dries out. Neither Violoniste nor Roxy The Rebel have shown anything to date.
Formwatch
Born Survivor (IRE) 6-4fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along after 7th, ridden after 3 out, no impression, one pace, 4th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Thomas Hobson (11-7) at Warwick 2m 5f (1) hvy in Jan.
Just Georgie 7-2 (11-2) Prominent, reminder after 3rd, slightly hampered and left 2nd 7th, no impression when not fluent 2 out, 4th and weakening last, 4th of 12, 24 3/4l behind Wade Harper (11-8) at Catterick 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb.
Lough Salt (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, weakened before 3 out, 9th of 13, dist behind Sharpasaknife (11-2) at Wetherby 2m 4f (4) hvy in Jan.
Violoniste (FR) 100-1 (11-4) Mid-division, weakened before 6 out, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Lake View Lad (11-11) at Wetherby 2m 4f (4) hvy in Feb.
Roxy The Rebel 150-1 (10-5) In rear, weakened from 3 out, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Point The Way (11-5) at Catterick 2m 3f (4) sft in Jan.