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Wetherby
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Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Handicap Hurdle
Wetherby Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.63 Place: £1.20 £1.30 £4.20 Exacta: £6 Tricast: £50.62 Trifecta: £58
Non-Runners: Ballybegg (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Iroko (FR) 6 G AVG
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 156 lbs 13/8F Won Prominent on outer - went second and chased clear leader after 4 out - led going easily 3 out - soon shaken up and went clear - kept on strongly run-in - impressive(op 11/8)
2nd 5 Rafferty's Return (GB) 9 G AVG
Rebecca Menzies 156 lbs 5/2 14 Led - increased tempo and went clear 7th - reduced lead after 4 out - headed 3 out - pushed along 2 out - soon ridden and held - no match for winner(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
3rd 7 Ashington (GB) 10 G Poor
Mark Walford 153 lbs 18/1 8 In touch with leaders on inner - outpaced and pushed along after 6th - not fluent 4 out - soon pushed along - ridden and rallied before 3 out - went remote third run-in - no match for first two(tchd 22/1)
4th 6 Foster'sisland (GB) 9 G AVG
Micky Hammond 150 lbs 11/2 8 Midfield on outer - going okay but still plenty to do 7th - headway and went fourth after 4 out - soon went third - pushed along and chased leaders when mistake 3 out - soon held - weakened and lost third run-in (trainer reported on 17th Jan that gelding scoped dirty post-race)(tchd 6/1)
5th 3 Captain Zebo (IRE) 12 G AVG
John Dixon 150 lbs 15/2 6.5 Held up in last - outpaced and pushed along 7th - ridden and struggling when mistake 3 out - some headway from 2 out - mistake last - not pace to challenge(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)
6th 10 Eternally Yours (GB) 9 M AVG
Donald Whillans 148 lbs 18/1 17 In touch with leaders on outer - outpaced and pushed along 7th - struggling after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon ridden and beaten(op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1)
7th 9 Hasty Brook (FR) 8 G Poor
Rebecca Menzies 151 lbs 22/1 18 Held up in midfield - going okay but still plenty to do 7th - mistake 4 out - soon pushed along and struggling - tailed off before 3 out(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
99th 11 Polisud (FR) 8 G Poor
Micky Hammond 144 lbs 25/1 - Always towards rear - struggling from 7th - tailed off 4 out - soon pulled up (trainer reported on 17th Jan that gelding scoped dirty post-race)(tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1)
99th 8 Hardi Du Mesnil (FR) N/A Poor
Olly Murphy 152 lbs 28/1 - Prominent on inner - pushed along and lost second after 4 out - soon ridden and weakened quickly - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 18/1)
99th 1 Celestial Horizon (IRE) 5 G Poor
Ben Haslam 165 lbs 100/1 - In touch with leaders - lost position and dropped to rear 6th - tailed off when pulled up before 7th(op 40/1)