Wetherby Races
Wetherby
16:13
Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle
Wetherby
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £9.50
Place: £2.40 £1.40 £6
Exacta: £33.90
Tricast: £780.42
Trifecta: £541
Non-Runners: Hardy Du Seuil (vet's certificate), Pigeon House (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | West To The Bridge (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 166 lbs | 17/2 | Won | Midfield - headway before 3rd - briefly led before 3 out - ridden when challenging approaching last - led after last - kept on(op 11/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Bertie's Ballet (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Dianne Sayer | 161 lbs | 100/30 | 3.75 | Prominent - outpaced before 3 out - rallying when hit 2 out - soon lost ground - not fluent last - kept on and went second final stride(op 4/1 tchd 16/5) | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Balboa (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Seamus Mullins | 156 lbs | 28/1 | 0.05 | In rear - reminder after 3rd - not fluent 7th - headway before 4 out - prominent when bad mistake 3 out - lost ground after 2 out - no chance with winner when stayed on after last(op 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Range (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Dylan Johnston
(3)lbs
|
Sam Thomas | 161 lbs | 13/2 | 0.05 | Midfield - headway after 4 out - disputed lead before 3 out - led narrowly 3 out - faced challenge approaching last - stumbled and headed after last - soon weakened - lost two places final stride(op 8/1 tchd 6/1) | |
| 5th | 13 | Highlands Legacy (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 154 lbs | 3/1J | 12 | Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - steady headway on outer before 7th - going okay when disputed lead before 3 out - mistake and lost position 3 out - bad mistake last - soon weakened(op 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 6 | American Sniper (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Callum Pritchard
(5)lbs
|
David Pipe | 159 lbs | 12/1 | 14 | Towards rear - some headway before 6th - struggling after 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 11/1) | |
| 7th | 12 | Rich Spirit (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Jack Power
(7)lbs
|
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith | 148 lbs | 22/1 | 2.25 | Prominent - weakened after 4 out(tchd 18/1) | |
| 8th | 10 | Il Va De Soi (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Alice Stevens
(3)lbs
|
Harry Derham | 158 lbs | 3/1J | 4.5 | Pressed leader - lost ground before 3rd - soon in touch with leaders - dropped to rear before 6th - soon struggling - tailed off (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown other than rider reported that gelding weakened quickly in back straight)(op 15/8) | |
| 99th | 8 | Herbiers (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 162 lbs | 40/1 | - | Took keen hold - prominent - lost ground before 3rd - weakened quickly before 6th - soon struggling - pulled up back straight(op 33/1 tchd 28/1 and tchd 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Persian Time (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 167 lbs | 20/1 | - | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway to lead before 3rd - clear with one circuit to go - reduced lead when not fluent 4 out - headed before 3 out - soon weakened quickly and pulled up(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Pinot Rouge (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Susan Corbett | 165 lbs | 40/1 | - | Led but pestered - stumbled on landing 2nd - prominent before 3rd - lost ground after 6th - not fluent 7th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 3 out |