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14:15 Wetherby

William Hill Castleford Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 36y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £22,500 added
  • Winner: £12,254
  • 2nd: £5,645
  • 3rd: £2,822
  • 4th: £1,413
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 7.90s
  • Off Time: 14:15:19
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Eclair D'Ainay (FR)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Cheddleton

    6/5

      1
      Silk - Emerald Green, Red chevrons, quartered cap

      Nuts Well

      64 CCD
      7/1
      • Form 1126-15
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 158

      close up, tracked leaders 4 out, ridden next, kept on same pace

      2
      Silk - Royal blue and yellow check, diabolo on sleeves, yellow cap

      Cheddleton

      16
      6/5
      • Form 4113-32
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 149

      pressed winner, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace

      3
      Silk - yellow, light blue armlets, light blue cap

      Cornerstone Lad

      18 C
      12/1
      • Form P/22P-24
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-13
      • Official Rating 145

      close up, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last

      4
      Silk - Dark Green, White chevrons, Red sleeves, Dark Green and White hooped cap

      Fransham

      44 CCD
      11/2
      • Form 327F-41
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-7
      • Official Rating 139

      close up, headway 4 out when mistake and unseated rider

      5
      Silk - YELLOW, RED star, YELLOW sleeves, WHITE armlets, YELLOW cap, RED star

      Eclair D'Ainay (FR)

      30 t
      4/1
      • Form F122-4P
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-2
      • Official Rating 134

      made all, ridden 2 out, ran on

      6
      Silk - Light Blue, Brown Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves and star on cap

      Katpoli (FR)

      430 t CD
      10/1
      • Form 17152/U-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-1
      • Official Rating 133

      in touch in rear, ridden 3 out, went 4th at last, not trouble leaders

      Previous results

      2020
      Silk -

      First Flow (IRE)

      11/10
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-7

      2019
      Silk -

      Marracudja (FR)

      6/1
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-1

      2018
      Silk -

      Cracking Find (IRE)

      7/2
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-3

      In depth

      Verdict

      Fransham beat Cornerstone Lad when scoring over track and trip last month and can go well again raised 3lb. Nuts Well could only manage fifth upped in trip at Aintree having won at Kelso before that but it could be the turn of CHEDDLETON (NAP) today. The latter found the progressive Editeur Du Gite too good at Cheltenham last time but looks capable of scoring off his current mark on that form and Jennie Candlish’s charge gets the vote. Eclair D'Ainay can do better back on soft going for this while Katpoli has undergone a wind operation since last in action.

      Formwatch

      Nuts Well 8-1 (11-9) Soon chasing leaders on outside, lost a bit of ground after 8th, outpaced 3 out, headway approaching last, no impression, lost 4th towards finish, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Allmankind (11-10) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gd in Oct.

      Cheddleton 11-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, chased winner from 2 out, stayed on well but never got on terms, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Editeur Du Gite (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) gs in Dec.

      Cornerstone Lad 7-2 (11-8) Disputed 2nd, slow 8th, led 4 out, headed narrowly and badly hampered next and nearly fell, lost all chance, eased, last of 4, 29l behind Pay The Piper (11-3) at Newcastle 2m hcp (3) gs in Dec.

      Fransham 6-5fav (10-11) Chased leader, headway to lead 3 out when travelling well, headed briefly before last, kept on well to assert final 100 yards, won at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) gs in Nov beating Cornerstone Lad (11-8) by 3 3/4l, 3 ran.

      Eclair D'Ainay (FR) 8-1 (11-3) Chased leaders early, raced in mid-division after 3rd, lost ground before 7th, pulled up before 9th, at Newbury 2m hcp (2) gs in Nov.

      Katpoli (FR) 14-1 (10-2) Mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 4 out, at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) gd in Oct.