Wetherby Races
Wetherby
11:07
racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)
Wetherby
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £1.40 £1.40 £11
Exacta: £22.90
Trifecta: £1293.70
Non-Runners: Bells Of Ufford (travel problems), Broderick (withdrawn; unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Barrabooka (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 154 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Led - headed but prominent 4th - led again and going best 3 out - wandered around before 2 out - ridden before last - kept on well run-in - comfortably(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Sandscape (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Henry Daly | 154 lbs | 7/2 | 6 | In touch with leaders - slow jump 4th - pushed along home turn - hung left but rallied before 2 out - went second before last - no match for winner(op 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Glen Road (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Tom Midgley
(3)lbs
|
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith | 151 lbs | 150/1 | .75 | Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - headway on outer and in touch with leaders 3 out - outpaced when mistake 2 out - rallied from last - went third towards finish - not pace to challenge(op 100/1) | |
| 4th | 3 | Big Zouk (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | James Ewart | 154 lbs | EvensF | .5 | Prominent - pressed leader 3rd - led 4th - headed when not fluent 3 out - no extra and lost second before last - weakened run-in - lost third towards finish(op 13/8 tchd 10/11 and 7/4) | ||
| 5th | 8 | King Casey (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Emma Smith-Chaston
(3)lbs
|
Joanne Foster | 151 lbs | 25/1 | 9 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - lost ground before 2 out - weakened quickly from last | |
| 6th | 9 | Rocket Rufus (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 154 lbs | 33/1 | 7 | Towards rear - lost ground quickly before 3 out - soon struggling - lost touch from 2 out | ||
| 7th | 5 | Farmer Jimmy (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Mark Walford | 154 lbs | 8/1 | 0.3 | Held up in last - struggling before 3 out - soon hung right and no chance - never on terms (jockey said gelding hung right handed)(op 4/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Jamesieconn (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Sam England | 154 lbs | 18/1 | 20 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - struggling before 3 out - soon lost touch and tailed off (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 9/1) |