Racecards
14:00 Wetherby
Paddock Bar Beginners' Chase (Class E )
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Form 5/4214-3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer H P Hogarth
- Jockey D O'Meara
chased leaders, weakened 7th, in rear when blundered badly 5 out, soon pulled up
Gaucho
7- Form 52-UP05
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Miss T Jackson
- Jockey Miss T Jackson
chased clear leader until weakened after 5f out
- Form 450/4-34
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
held up in rear, headway 5 out, held in 5th when fell 4 out
- Form 12210/0-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey R Garritty
held up towards rear, headway approaching 5 out, left disputing 2nd 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 10/23-3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey G Lee
held up and keen, headway to chase leader approaching 4 out, fell next
- Form 53P-2F4
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer P Beaumont
- Jockey B P Harding
led, soon clear, ridden and headed after last, kept on
- Form 1222-3
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey A Dobbin
held up towards rear, headway approaching 5 out, left disputing 2nd 3 out, shaken after approaching 2 out, led after last, ridden and ran on well flat
- Form P02404
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
chased leaders, in 3rd when blundered and unseated rider 5th
In depth
Verdict
Old favourite Milligan looks to have strong claims in this tricky novice event and can beat Parknasilla and Encore Cadoudal. This former top class handicap hurdler has had a tough introduction to chasing. In his first event he took on Quazar and Chauvinist here and was soundly beaten. He did much better next time when a close fourth to Ebinzayd at Catterick. He is the type of horse that will improve with the experience and back over his favoured trip will be hard to beat. Parknasilla also ran with credit on his chase debut at Newcastle, finishing third to the impressive Town Crier. He only tired in the last couple of furlongs and should strip much fitter today. Encore Cadoudal was also making his fencing bow at Hexham last time and finished a promising third to Alam, he should be involved in the finish today. In a very open event Tribal Dispute and Zoffany must also enter calculations, but with possibly a touch of sentiment, Milligan just edges the decision.