Wetherby Races
Wetherby
16:40
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Wetherby
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023
Distance: 3m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.60 £8.70
Exacta: £55.70
Tricast: £369.45
Trifecta: £208.50
Non-Runners: Feivel (unsuitable ground), Firth Of Forth (unsuitable ground), Rowdy Rustler (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Duke Of Deception (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 155 lbs | 3/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - headway and challenging 2 out - ridden approaching last - led run-in - kept on well - won going away(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Butler's Brief (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Alastair Ralph | 168 lbs | 28/1 | 2.5 | Pressed leader - led after 1st - not fluent 7th - not fluent 8th - headed and challenging 3 out - soon ridden - no extra final 110yds(op 20/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Belles Benefit (IRE) | 9 M | AVG | Ben Case | 152 lbs | 9/2 | 0.05 | Prominent - went second before 3 out - led narrowly 3 out - ridden after 2 out - headed run-in - no extra final 110yds | ||
| 4th | 4 | Miss Milano (IRE) | 7 M | Good |
Conor Rabbitt
(5)lbs
|
Nicky Richards | 159 lbs | 5/1 | 1 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway when mistake and stumbled 2 out - soon lost ground - kept on towards finish | |
| 5th | 9 | Balkotic (FR) | 9 G | Poor |
Emma Smith-Chaston
(3)lbs
|
Micky Hammond | 144 lbs | 22/1 | 9 | Led - headed and raced in second after 1st - lost second and stumbled on turn before 3 out - soon outpaced - weakened gradually after 2 out(op 20/1) | |
| 6th | 3 | Sea The Clouds (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 167 lbs | 5/4F | 26 | Held up in last - not fluent 8th - slow jump 4 out - soon pushed along - ridden before 3 out - soon no impression - weakened after 2 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that he could offer no explanation for gelding's performance other than that gelding appeared to lose interest after becoming detached from the field on bend turning into home straight)(op 11/10) |