Racecards
12:50 Wetherby
Gary Penrose 40th Birthday Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Form 77P-143
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey D F O'Regan
held up mid-division when fell 2nd
- Form 851234
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer M J Gingell
- Jockey A Dobbin
held up, ridden and lost place 9th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 00726-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey C J Callow
behind, struggling halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out,
- Form 3258-33
- Age 10
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Tjade Collier
led to after 7th, chased leaders, lost place 4 out, soon ridden, rallied approaching 2 out, stayed on to go 2nd after last, no chance winner
Our Joycey
310- Form 3/51803-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Mrs K Walton
- Jockey J P O'farrell
in touch, lost place halfway, no danger after
- Form 3P52-64
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey W Marston
held up mid-division, went prominent 7th, led after 4 out, ridden clear 2 out, comfortably
- Form 69067-8
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey L McGrath
held up behind, headway under pressure 4 out, blundered next, kept on same pace, no impression
- Form 760-706
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey E Whillans
mid-division, ridden 3 out, never on terms
- Form 135667/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer J Gask
- Jockey Mr L Kilgarriff
always behind, tailed off from 4 out
- Form 167FF2
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J Saville
- Jockey D N Cullinane
tracked leaders, driven and lost place after 7th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 4844/8P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Heather Dalton
- Jockey M Bradburne
with leader, led after 7th to next, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, behind when pulled up after 2 out
- Form 0/90-P6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J Wade
- Jockey B S Hughes
tracked leaders, driven and outpaced after 4 out, weakened next
- Form U210/70
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 84
held up behind, headway when mistake 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 24-8422
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey G Lee
tracked leaders, led 8th, hit 4 out, soon headed and ridden, weakened 2 out
- Form 6084/P5
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Mrs Barbara Waring
- Jockey Mr M Wall
raced keenly, tracked leaders, lost place 8th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out,
- Form 449*D3
- Age 13
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer G A Charlton
- Jockey Mr A J Findlay
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, challenged before next, outpaced approaching 2 out, lost 2nd after last, no extra
- Form 6PP-53P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey J Halliday
mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leaders next, weakened 2 out
In depth
Verdict
The Nicky Richards-trained Gunadoir has been largely disappointing so far but showed signs of ability on his return and he has to be respected but more solid claims are held by Wee Bertie, who gets the verdict with Accepting rated the pick of the remainder. The selection had to work hard to win his race at Carlisle on his return, again ran well when narrowly beaten at Musselburgh last month and a reproduction of either effort should suffice in this moderate grade. Sarrococca has run with credit in both starts this term and has to be respected. That's Racing deserves to get his head in front having found one too good in each of his two starts this term but a bigger threat is likely to come from Sue Smith's Accepting who looks to be going the right way and has slipped to a fair mark. Wee Bertie has solid claims though and he is preferred.
Formwatch
Wee Bertie (IRE) 11-4jt-fav (10-13) Towards rear, effort from 10th, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on flat, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Nicozetto (11-0) at Musselburgh 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Nov.
Lawaaheb (IRE) 17-2 (10-4) Held up towards rear, ridden before 3 out, kept on to take 4th flat, 4th of 7, 15l behind Surfboard (11-6) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd.
Gunadoir (IRE) 10-3fav (11-1) In touch, challenged 4 out, weakened after next, 4th of 8, 27l behind Treasured Memories (11-5) at Ayr 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy.
Accepting 15-2 (10-11) Disputed lead until 3 out, one pace from next, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Anchors Away (10-11) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
Our Joycey 14-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, joined leaders 7th, led 4 out, headed after next, soon one pace, 3rd of 15, 34l behind Top Cloud (11-7) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Feb.
Sarrococca (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Chased leading trio, outpaced approaching 3 out, 4th and no chance when hit last, 4th of 5, 18l behind Ocean du Moulin (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.
Zaffie Parson (IRE) 28-1 (11-2) Behind, outpaced 3 out, never on terms, 8th of 13, 39l behind Thehonourablelady (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl (4) gd in Nov.
Talesofriverbank 100-1 (10-4) Prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 17, 19l behind Lago (10-4) at Carlisle 2m 4f amt hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Nov.
Micky Cole (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, ridden after 7th, no impression, 7th of 13, 28l behind Desert Tommy (11-8) at Exeter 2m 6f amt hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb '06.
Farington Lodge (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Towards rear, mistake 4th, headway, chased leaders approaching 4 out, stayed on to chase leader flat, no impression, 2nd of 6, 14l behind Super Road Train (11-5) at Wetherby 3m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in Nov.
It's A Pleasure (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, left in lead 5th, hung right and headed after 10th, weakened quickly and pulled up 4 out in race won by Dundridge Native (11-4) at Plumpton 3m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Nov, 12 ran.
Cassius Dio (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Held up, outpaced from 4 out, 6th of 15, 29l behind Hills Of Aran (11-5) at Carlisle 3m 1f nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.
Pendle Forest (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Held up, steady headway 5 out, weakened from 4 out, 13th of 17, 43l behind Bleu Pois (11-10) at Newcastle 3m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in Nov.
That's Racing 13-2 (10-13) Chased leaders, outpaced from 3 out, stayed on to chase winner after last, no impression, 2nd of 15, 12l behind Mendosino (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft.
Takeachanceonhim 16-1 (10-11) In touch, struggling 6th, hit next, weakened before 3 out, 5th of 7, 26l behind Meet The Legend (10-13) at Exeter 2m 6f amt nov hdl (4) gf in Nov.
Tobesure (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, outpaced after 4 out, no impression after, 3rd of 15, 15l behind Millie The Filly (10-5) at Ayr 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Nov.
Double Ells 5-1fav (10-4) Chased leaders, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Millie The Filly (10-5) at Ayr 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Nov, 15 ran.