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Wetherby
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Wetherby Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2.30 £2.10 Exacta: £26.80 Trifecta: £110.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Empty Nest (IRE) 7 G AVG
Mark Walford 151 lbs 9/2 Won Raced in second and chased clear leader - headway after 4th - challenging 4 out - soon led - good jump when clear 2 out - good jump last - ridden out and went further clear run-in - comfortably(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
2nd 3 Celestial Fashion (GB) 7 M AVG
Ian Duncan 158 lbs 5/1 - Chased clear leader - not fluent 1st - headway after 4th - went second before 3 out - jumped slightly left and pecked on landing 2 out - soon lost ground - no match for winner(tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2)
3rd 6 Elusive Shine (IRE) 4 G Poor
Sam England 151 lbs 7/1 - In rear - steady headway after 8th - outpaced when in touch with leaders before 4 out - went modest third approaching last - no match for first two(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
4th 1 Samazul (GB) 6 G Poor
Ben Pauling 161 lbs 12/1 - Led - soon clear - reduced lead after 4th - not fluent when faced challenge 4 out - soon headed - weakening when pecked on landing 2 out(op 10/1)
5th 2 Hawkseye View (GB) 5 G Poor
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 162 lbs 2/1F - Didn't jump well - chased clear leader - lost ground and in rear after 9th - no impression (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 5/2 tchd 15/8)
6th 5 Fiadh (IRE) 8 M Poor
Chris Grant 144 lbs 4/1 - Raced lazily at times - chased clear leader - not fluent 1st - dropped to last after 8th - no impression (jockey said mare was never travelling)(op 9/2)
F 7 Bravethewaves (GB) 8 G AVG
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 146 lbs 20/1 - Chased clear leader - headway after 4th - lost ground before 4 out - weakening when fell 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)