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12:55 Wetherby

Harry Atkinson Memorial Beginners' Chase (Class D)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 56.40s
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Silver Knight

4/7

    2
    Silk -

    Castle Richard (IRE)

    9/4

      1
      Silk - DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE chevrons, DARK BLUE sleeves and cap

      Boardroom Dancer (IRE)

      208
      50/1
      • Form 466-P
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2

      took keen hold, held up in rear, led after 1st, soon clear, blundered and headed 9th, soon lost place, left a poor 3rd 4 out

      2
      Silk - Emerald green, white stripe, white sleeves, emerald green armlets, emerald green and white quartered cap

      Castle Richard (IRE)

      11
      9/4
      • Form 6512P-2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2

      tracked leader, joined leader 10th, ridden 4 out, weakened next

      3
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN cross belts, WHITE cap

      Gunner Dream

      273
      50/1
      • Form F22/543-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-2

      led, set very slow pace, headed after 1st, reminders 7th and 8th, soon lost place, behind when pulled up before 11th

      4
      Silk - Brown and White diabolo, White sleeves and cap

      Mallory

      11
      10/1
      • Form P-112P4
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-2

      tracked leaders, blundered 5 out, soon ridden, about 3 lenghts down in 3rd when fell 4 out

      5
      Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

      Silver Knight

      24
      4/7
      • Form 63303-2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-1

      tracked leaders, led after 9th, shaken up approaching 3 out, clear next, unchallenged

      In depth

      Verdict

      Silver Knight can build on a highly promising debut over fences at Carlisle to go one better here, with Castle Richard and Mallory the main dangers. Tim Easterby's five-year-old has been brought along steadily since finishing sixth in Aintree's Championship Bumper in 2002, as connections have always though that he would make a nice chaser one day. His fairly useful efforts over timber were therefore merely a stepping stone to his true vocation, and that was borne out with a cracking first effort at Carlisle in October when he and Surprising fought out a head-bobbing finish up the hill, well clear of the rest. Beaten a whisker, compensation surely awaits for the son of Simply Great. Castle Richard actually beat the selection a short-head when they met over hurdles in December 2002 at Sedgefield, but this more galloping track will suit Silver Knight who, in any case, has an eight-pound pull in the weights. The other contender is Mallory who was quite useful over hurdles, but may be best watched on this, his chasing bow. Silver Knight should be the one here before going on to better things, on the northern circuit at least.