Racecards
13:17 Wetherby
Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 154y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,446
- 2nd: £2,509
- 3rd: £1,254
- 4th: £628
Blue Carpet
21- Form 134-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Tristan Durrell
took keen hold, showed signs of greenness, raced in second, led after 5th, went clear 7th, reduced advantage before 3 out, went clear again before last where not fluent, comfortably
- Form 5/53-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
held up in touch, pecked 5th, headway to go second approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, held when not fluent last
- Form 41-1
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer K Pickard
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
led, jumped right 4th, headed after next, lost second approaching 3 out, weakened when mistake and stumbled last
In depth
Formwatch
Blue Carpet 12-1 (11-0) Mid-division, pushed along 2 out, ran on approaching last, took 2nd closing stages, no match for winner, 2nd of 14, 12l behind Masked Man (10-13) at Chepstow 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Milan Park (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Prominent throughout, went second and chased leader from 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, lost second final strides, 3rd of 11, 5 1/4l behind Freddie Steady Go (10-9) at Newcastle 2m 1f (5) gd in Apr.
Ballylicky Bay (IRE) 18-1 (10-9) Mid-division, keen early, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on well to lead final 100 yards when green, won going away, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (4) gd in Jun beating Lord Cauvelliere (11-4) by hd, 12 ran.
Rock On Max (IRE) 7-1 (11-11) Mid-div, 5th 1/2way, drpd to rr bef 5out, rdn bef 4out & no ex, ko into 4th run-in, nrst at fin, 4th of 9, 11 1/2l behind Midtown Manhattan (11-11) at Ballysteen 3m mdn Yielding in Apr.