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14:00 Wetherby

Paddock Bar Beginners' Chase (Class E )

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 25.60s
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow stripes, White sleeves
  • Form 5/4214-3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

chased leaders, weakened 7th, in rear when blundered badly 5 out, soon pulled up

2
Silk - Light Blue, Yellow sash, Yellow sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Yellow cap

Gaucho

7
50/1
  • Form 52-UP05
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 91

chased clear leader until weakened after 5f out

3
Silk - RED, BLACK sash, RED and YELLOW hooped sleeves, YELLOW cap

Milligan (FR)

13 CDBF
5/1
  • Form 450/4-34
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-2

held up in rear, headway 5 out, held in 5th when fell 4 out

4
Silk - Black, Emerald Green star on body and cap, White sleeves
16/1
  • Form 12210/0-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2

held up towards rear, headway approaching 5 out, left disputing 2nd 3 out, soon weakened

5
Silk - Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap
4/1
  • Form 10/23-3
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 109

held up and keen, headway to chase leader approaching 4 out, fell next

6
Silk - Maroon and Beige (halved), sleeves reversed, quartered cap
  • Form 53P-2F4
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 92

led, soon clear, ridden and headed after last, kept on

7
Silk - Red, Dark Green chevrons, Red cap

Parknasilla

16 DBF
11/4
  • Form 1222-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-8

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

8
Silk - Yellow and Red diamonds, striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Red diamond
9/1
  • Form P02404
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 105

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.