Wetherby Races
Wetherby
16:35
Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle
Wetherby
Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £1.60 £1.80 £2
Exacta: £19
Tricast: £97.63
Trifecta: £90.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Uncle Bert (GB) | 8 G | AVG |
James Turner
(7)lbs
|
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 154 lbs | 7/2J | Won | In touch with leaders - steady headway 3rd - not fluent 6th - went second 3 out (usual 4 out) - led last (usual 2 out) - ridden and clear final 110yds - comfortably(op 3/1) | |
| 2nd | 2 | The Four Sixes (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Lewis Stones
(3)lbs
|
Olly Murphy | 166 lbs | 9/2 | 4.25 | Raced wide - raced in second - led 2nd - wandered around and headed last (usual 2 out) - no match for winner(op 5/1 tchd 4/1) | |
| 3rd | 7 | North Parade (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
William Maggs
(7)lbs
|
Sue Smith | 142 lbs | 13/2 | .75 | Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear on inner - headway and went third last (usual 2 out) - nearest finish(op 7/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 4th | 9 | Paddy O'Mahler (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Sue Smith | 142 lbs | 14/1 | 9 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - headway 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened run-in(op 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Windtothelightning (IRE) | N/A | Good | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 170 lbs | 9/2 | 3.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway before 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened last (usual 2 out)(op 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Hajey (GB) | 8 G | AVG |
Tom Midgley
(3)lbs
|
Tracy Waggott | 157 lbs | 12/1 | 4.75 | Raced wide - led - headed and raced in second 2nd - lost position 3 out (usual 4 out) - weakened before 2 out (usual 3 out)(tchd 11/1) | |
| 7th | 6 | Ubetya (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Jedd O'Keeffe | 156 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | Always behind(op 50/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | El Jefe (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Andrew Hamilton | 142 lbs | 22/1 | 15 | In rear - hit 3 out (usual 4 out) - never on terms(op 14/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | War Soldier (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Sandy Thomson | 160 lbs | 7/2J | 42 | In touch with leaders - mistake 1st - steady headway 3rd - weakened quickly on turn before 2 out (usual 3 out) - tailed off (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities) |