Wetherby Races
Wetherby
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Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 3 Elim') (GBB) (Div I)
Wetherby
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025
Distance: 2m
Type: NH Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £24.90
Place: £4.20 £1.10 £3.70
Exacta: £62.10
Trifecta: £600
Non-Runners: Wandering Ego (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Bay Empress (IRE) | 6 M | Good | Micky Hammond | 154 lbs | 18/1 | Won | Made all - faced challenge from over 3f out - against near rail when ridden from under 2f out - kept on gamely(op 14/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Little Ledgend (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Olly Murphy | 161 lbs | 11/10F | 2 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway from over 3f out - soon against near rail but not clear run - switched left and in the clear from over 1f out - soon challenging - no extra final 110yds(tchd 6/5) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Castanea Breeze (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Lucy Wadham | 161 lbs | 22/1 | 2.5 | In touch with leaders - headway from over 3f out - outpaced over 2f out - soon rallied and challenging - weakened gradually final furlong(op 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Ned Hill (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 161 lbs | 9/4 | 0.2 | Held up in rear - headway when towards near side over 3f out - outpaced from under 2f out - rallied and stayed on inside final furlong(op 3/1 tchd 16/5) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Barry Fife (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Jack Hogan
(3)lbs
|
Gary Hanmer | 158 lbs | 13/2 | 0.05 | Raced in second - pressed leader from over 3f out - lost position from over 1f out - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 6/1) | |
| 6th | 10 | Senor Cortez (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Robert Eddery | 149 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - outpaced 3f out - rallied 2f out - no extra final 110yds(op 28/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Western Mount (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Tom Midgley
(3)lbs
|
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith | 158 lbs | 12/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 8th | 6 | Neptune House (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Laura Horsfall | 161 lbs | 125/1 | .5 | Pulled hard - towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway over 3f out - soon not clear run - outpaced under 2f out - no extra final furlong(tchd 150/1) | ||
| 9th | 3 | He's A Ripper (FR) | 6 G | Poor |
Emma Smith-Chaston
(3)lbs
|
Paula Smith | 158 lbs | 150/1 | 4.75 | Held up in rear - outpaced over 3f out - no telling impression(op 100/1 tchd 200/1) |