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)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
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)
8 G Good Dan Skelton 152 lbs 15/8F Won
2nd
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)
9 G Poor Micky Hammond 152 lbs 10/1 2.25
3rd
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)
6 G Poor Micky Hammond 142 lbs 10/1 .75
4th
Midfield - headway before 6th - went second on turn before 3 out - lost position after 3 out - weakened from 2 out
6 G AVG Jamie Snowden 150 lbs 7/2 10
5th
Led - not fluent 3 out - headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 14/1)
10 G AVG Sue Smith 156 lbs 20/1 1.25
6th
Took keen hold - held up in rear but in touch with leaders - outpaced before 3 out - no impression(op 22/1 tchd 16/1)
10 G AVG Mark Walford 168 lbs 20/1 9.5
7th
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)
8 G AVG Olly Murphy 154 lbs 7/2 16
8th
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)
N/A Elite Richard Phillips 153 lbs 12/1 1.5
99th
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)
11 G AVG Ben Haslam 149 lbs 50/1 -