Racecards
13:35 Wetherby
888Sport Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 85y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £12,500 added
- Winner: £7,213
- 2nd: £2,118
- 3rd: £1,059
- 4th: £529
- Form 6391-F3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Ryan Mania
tracked leaders on outside, challenged 8th, mistake 3 out, blundered and weakened 2 out, 4th when pulled up before last
- Form 14133/3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey James Nixon
tracked leaders, mistake and lost place 5th, closed 12th, led off last bend, narrow lead when blundered and unseated rider 4 out
- Form 6559-U3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
led until 2nd, led 5th, jumped left and not fluent next, headed 7th, led 8th, headed off last bend, left in lead 4 out, clear 2 out, clambered over last, driven out
- Form 1F4020
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey C Gethings
in rear, not fluent 7th, ridden before next, behind 9th, pulled up before 11th
- Form 1/717-33
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Henry Brooke
in rear, 4th and in touch 10th, mistake 12th, soon outpaced, left 3rd 4 out, went 2nd after 2 out, unable to trouble winner and dropped to 3rd flat
- Form 1322-67
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
led 2nd, headed 5th, led 7th, headed next, mistake 11th, soon looked in trouble, kept on from 2 out, went 2nd flat, unable to trouble winner
Sammy Bill
19- Form 2535-11
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Sammy Bill is 2-2 this season over fences but another 11lb rise could scupper the hat-trick bid. Beau Bay is only a pound higher than when successful over track and trip back in January so looks a threat to all but Hollywoodien has only managed three runs since winning this as a five-year-old in 2016, though rarely finishes out of the frame. JUST DON’T ASK is also a course a distance winner and he is most consistent. He wasn’t beaten far behind a very progressive novice at Exeter earlier this month with the form being franked at Ascot on Saturday.
Formwatch
Pain Au Chocolat (FR) 20-1 (11-12) Chased winner until 6th, remained in 3rd until 5 out, outpaced and no chance after, left modest 3rd at the last, 3rd of 6, 22l behind Storm Control (11-8) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Hollywoodien (FR) 12-1 (11-7) Chased winner until 5 out, handy 3rd, went 2nd again before next, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 7, 7 1/4l behind Ecu De La Noverie (11-4) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Beau Bay (FR) 40-1 (10-6) Mid-division, headway from 3 out, went 2nd approaching last, no impression on winner elbow, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 14, 16l behind Hogan's Height (10-8) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Utility (GER) 66-1 (11-2) Rear-division, plugged on from 3 out, never on terms, 10th of 16, 25 1/4l behind Bennys King (11-1) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Just Don't Ask (IRE) 7-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, tracked leaders after 5 out, challenged next, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, outpaced and no impression before last, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Espoir De Guye (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Niven (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Held up in 4th place until 5th, mistake 8th, weakened 5 out, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Ecu De La Noverie (11-4) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Sammy Bill 5-2fav (11-1) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, stayed on well, won at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec beating Fixed Rate (11-12) by 3 1/4l, 10 ran.