Wetherby Races
Wetherby
14:10
William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle
Wetherby
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022
Distance: 2m5½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.83
Place: £1.60 £2.60 £1.30
Exacta: £43.60
Tricast: £162.26
Trifecta: £108.50
Non-Runners: One True King (travel problems), Oscar Thyne (withdrawn; vet's advice)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Rafferty's Return (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Rebecca Menzies | 165 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Prominent - led 4 out - ridden before 3 out - headed after 2 out - drifted left after last - rallied and led again towards finish - gamely(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Foster'sisland (GB) | 9 G | AVG |
Emma Smith-Chaston
(3)lbs
|
Micky Hammond | 160 lbs | 14/1 | 0.2 | Held up in rear - headway after 4 out - shaken up 3 out - led after 2 out - kept on against near rail run-in - headed towards finish(op 12/1) | |
| 3rd | 11 | Tiger Jet (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Brian Ellison | 154 lbs | 4/1 | 6 | Pulled hard - in rear - not fluent 5th - pushed along after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - drifted left after 2 out - mistake last - kept on and went fourth towards finish(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Thanksforthehelp (FR) | 7 G | AVG | David Pipe | 157 lbs | 2/1F | 0.2 | Raced freely - in touch with leaders - ridden before 3 out - jumped left 3 out - outpaced 2 out - no impression run-in(op 9/4 tchd 15/8) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Zabeel Champion (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 160 lbs | 14/1 | 21 | Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along after 4 out - soon weakened - held 2 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Ballycallan Fame (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Nick Kent | 162 lbs | 50/1 | 25 | Led - mistake 5th - ridden and headed 4 out - lost ground quickly home turn - beaten 3 out(op 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Ashington (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Mark Walford | 165 lbs | 18/1 | - | In touch with leaders - brought down 4 out(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Could Be Trouble (IRE) | 9 M | AVG |
William Maggs
(10)lbs
|
Donald McCain | 151 lbs | 25/1 | - | In touch with leaders - fell heavily 4 out(op 20/1) | |
| 99th | 10 | Benny's Oscar (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Mr Jack Andrews
(3)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 153 lbs | 50/1 | - | In touch with leaders - hampered by faller and ridden 4 out - soon struggling - pulled up before 3 out(op 28/1) |