Wetherby Races
Wetherby
13:00
Visit Irish Store Sales With ITM Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Wetherby
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.88
Place: £1.10 £1.10 £3.10
Exacta: £4.70
Trifecta: £24.20
Non-Runners: Poetria (self certificate), The Player Queen (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Rafferty's Return (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Rebecca Menzies | 161 lbs | 15/8 | Won | Pressed leader - led 3rd - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and clear run-in - kept on strongly(op 9/4) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Viva Lavilla (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 161 lbs | 11/10F | 5 | Held up in midfield - steady headway halfway - went second 3 out - ridden 2 out - no extra run-in(op 5/6) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Autonomous Cloud (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 154 lbs | 14/1 | 1.25 | Raced wide - led - headed but chased winner 3rd - lost second when not fluent 3 out - outpaced and pushed along before 2 out - rallied final 110yds - no match for first two(tchd 16/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Burrow Seven (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Oakley Brown
(5)lbs
|
Jedd O'Keeffe | 149 lbs | 16/1 | 11 | Raced wide - midfield - lost ground 6th - rallied and prominent after 4 out - shaken up when outpaced and lost ground before 3 out - no impression from 2 out | |
| 5th | 9 | Glebe Road (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Charlie Longsdon | 154 lbs | 80/1 | 12 | In touch with leaders - pushed along after 4 out - outpaced when not fluent 3 out - soon beaten(op 66/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Follow Your Arrow (FR) | 9 G | Poor |
Dillan Hurst
(7)lbs
|
George Bewley | 147 lbs | 40/1 | 2.25 | Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along after 4 out - weakened before 3 out | |
| 7th | 10 | Johnson's Blue (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Mark Walford | 154 lbs | 300/1 | 14 | Took keen hold - in rear - not fluent 4th - ridden and struggling after 4 out - never on terms (jockey said the gelding ran too free and ran green)(tchd 250/1) | ||
| 8th | 12 | Sir Jim (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Ruth Jefferson | 154 lbs | 200/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear - steady headway into midfield halfway - lost position and pushed along before 4 out - soon weakened(tchd 250/1) | ||
| 9th | 11 | Pileup (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Tom Midgley
(5)lbs
|
Mark Walford | 149 lbs | 200/1 | 1.75 | Raced wide - didn't jump with fluency - in rear throughout | |
| 10th | 6 | Beat The Edge (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 154 lbs | 150/1 | 3.25 | Held up in rear - niggled along briefly and some headway after 4 out - weakened just before 3 out(op 200/1 tchd 125/1) | ||
| 11th | 1 | Abuffalosoldier (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Warren Greatrex | 161 lbs | 5/1 | 6 | Didn't jump with fluency - tracked leaders on inner - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - weakened before 3 out (trainer said - regards the poor performance - the gelding was unsuited by the ground - which was officially described as Soft on this occasion - and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 4/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Baghdad Central (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Nick Kent | 154 lbs | 150/1 | - | Held up in rear - not fluent 2nd - going easily when fell 4 out(op 200/1 tchd 125/1) |