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14:15 Wetherby
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- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 36y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,035 added
- Winner: £4,289
- 2nd: £1,259
- 3rd: £630
- 4th: £350
- Form 4133-8P
- Age 7
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey Rachel McDonald
jumped right, led until after 4th, stayed handy, weakened from 3 out
- Form 6-9P14P
- Age 9
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
tracked leader, led after 4th, headed 6th, pushed along after 9th, weakened from 3 out
- Form 513/3U-6
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 9th, effort before 4 out, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 44-91PP
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer R M Smith
- Jockey Ryan Mania
mid-division, closed 3rd, went 2nd 5th, led next, headed before 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 4451P3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
held up in mid-division, headway 6th, challenged 4 out, led before 3 out, clear 2 out, easily
- Form 502-082
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Ross Chapman
chased leaders, mistake 1st, reminder 3rd, mistake 3 out, no impression, stayed on same pace, lost 4th towards finish
- Form 1-7743U
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up towards rear on outside, closed from 7th, not fluent 4 out, went 2nd from 3 out, no impression on winner, kept on
- Form 2-99274
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer T R Gretton
- Jockey R T Dunne
chased leaders on inside, outpaced after 9th, plugged on from 3 out, no impression
- Form 6513F5
- Age 11
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer S England
- Jockey Jonathan England
held up in rear, mistake 1st, hit 5th, behind next, pulled up after 9th
- Form 73326-P
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Alain Cawley
held up in rear, stayed on from 2 out, went never dangerous 4th towards finish
In depth
Verdict
Las Tunas has won nine times in his career including both starts here and often bounces back from disappointing runs. Snougar is the other course and distance winner in the line-up but he was beaten nine lengths by RELKADAM over 2m3f at Catterick in December and is no better off. The winner appeared to find very testing going against him on a return visit earlier this month and, with the ground drying out, can get back to winning ways. Ard Chros, a winner over 2m4f at Carlisle in November, could find this on the short side and though Rollerruler did well to finish second on the latter track in December the race turned into a war of attrition with just three of the 11 runners finishing.
Formwatch
Ettila De Sivola (FR) 11-2 (11-12) Towards rear, last jumping 4th and soon ridden, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Ard Chros (IRE) 17-2 (11-10) Prominent, led briefly 9 out, weakened after 5 out, pulled up, at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Calix Delafayette (FR) 12-1 (11-6) Chased leader, ridden before 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 7, 37 3/4l behind Victory Echo (11-4) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Las Tunas (FR) 40-1 (10-11) In touch, blundered 7th and nearly unseated rider, pulled up before next, at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Relkadam (FR) 13-2 (11-9) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 10th, went 2nd 3 out until before next, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 11, 15 1/2l behind Newberry New (10-8) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Rollerruler 6-1 (11-4) Just better than midfield, niggled along and headway before 3 out, in contention 2 out and went 2nd approaching last, lacked pace of winner on the run-in, 2nd of 11, 5 1/2l behind Dragonfruit (11-12) at Carlisle 2m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Snougar (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Towards rear, bit closer out wide when blundered and unseated rider 12th, at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Lickpenny Larry 9-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, steady headway before 4 out, ran on strongly under pressure to chase leaders 3 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 13, 27l behind Candy Burg (12-3) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
My Renaissance 6-1 (11-11) Held up in last pair, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, never a factor, 5th of 7, 17 1/2l behind Astra Via (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Black Kettle (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Soon mid-division, closed when pecked 3rd, lost place after 5th, behind 8th, tailed off next, pulled up after, at Hexham 2m hcp (5) sft in Oct.