Wetherby
16:35
Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle
Wetherby Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.60 £1.80 £2 Exacta: £19 Tricast: £97.63 Trifecta: £90.80
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - steady headway 3rd - not fluent 6th - went second 3 out (usual 4 out) - led last (usual 2 out) - ridden and clear final 110yds - comfortably(op 3/1)
8 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 154 lbs 7/2J Won
2nd
Raced wide - raced in second - led 2nd - wandered around and headed last (usual 2 out) - no match for winner(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
7 G Good Olly Murphy 166 lbs 9/2 4.25
3rd
Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear on inner - headway and went third last (usual 2 out) - nearest finish(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
9 G AVG Sue Smith 142 lbs 13/2 .75
4th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - headway 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened run-in(op 12/1)
6 G AVG Sue Smith 142 lbs 14/1 9
5th
Took keen hold - midfield - headway before 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened last (usual 2 out)(op 5/1)
N/A Good Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 170 lbs 9/2 3.25
6th
Raced wide - led - headed and raced in second 2nd - lost position 3 out (usual 4 out) - weakened before 2 out (usual 3 out)(tchd 11/1)
8 G AVG Tracy Waggott 157 lbs 12/1 4.75
7th
Always behind(op 50/1)
7 G Poor Jedd O'Keeffe 156 lbs 33/1 .5
8th
In rear - hit 3 out (usual 4 out) - never on terms(op 14/1)
7 G AVG Andrew Hamilton 142 lbs 22/1 15
9th
In touch with leaders - mistake 1st - steady headway 3rd - weakened quickly on turn before 2 out (usual 3 out) - tailed off (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)
7 G AVG Sandy Thomson 160 lbs 7/2J 42