Wetherby
14:50
William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap Hurdle
Wetherby Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.88 Place: £1.20 £2.70 £2.40 Exacta: £17.70 Tricast: £152.16 Trifecta: £139.10
Non-Runners: Espoir De Romay (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Santos Blue (GB) 8 G Good Dan Skelton 152 lbs 15/8F Won In touch with leaders - prominent from 4th - led before 2 out - mistake 2 out - jockey soon lost iron - jockey rode without both irons before last - soon joined - pushed along and kept on well run-in(op 9/4)
2nd 5 Foster'sisland (GB) 9 G AVG Micky Hammond 152 lbs 10/1 2.25 In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - not fluent 5th - headway before 3 out - soon towards near side - joined leader approaching last - edged right run-in - soon no extra(op 14/1)
3rd 10 Singapore Trip (FR) 6 G Poor Micky Hammond 142 lbs 10/1 .75 Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out - soon switched right towards near side - went third approaching last - kept on(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
4th 9 Milldam (FR) 6 G AVG Jamie Snowden 150 lbs 7/2 10 Midfield - headway before 6th - went second on turn before 3 out - lost position after 3 out - weakened from 2 out
5th 4 Romeo Brown (GB) 10 G AVG Sue Smith 156 lbs 20/1 1.25 Led - not fluent 3 out - headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 14/1)
6th 1 Into Overdrive (GB) 10 G AVG Mark Walford 168 lbs 20/1 9.5 Took keen hold - held up in rear but in touch with leaders - outpaced before 3 out - no impression(op 22/1 tchd 16/1)
7th 6 Benassi (IRE) 8 G AVG Olly Murphy 154 lbs 7/2 16 In touch with leaders - prominent before 2nd - lost position before 3 out - soon weakened (vet said gelding was found to be lame on his right-fore)(op 11/4)
8th 7 Lesser (IRE) N/A Elite Richard Phillips 153 lbs 12/1 1.5 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - not fluent 6th - lost ground before 3 out - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding had made several jumping errors notably at first hurdle in home straight before weakening)(tchd 18/1)
99th 8 Ilikedwayurthinkin (IRE) 11 G AVG Ben Haslam 149 lbs 50/1 - Prominent - lost ground before 6th - soon dropped to rear and struggling - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 40/1 tchd 33/1)