Racecards
13:35 Wetherby
Wilmot-Smith Memorial Cup (Hunters' Chase) (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £1,500 added
- Winner: £988
- 2nd: £304
- 3rd: £152
- Form 64412/3
- Age 13
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Mrs Polly Stockton
- Jockey Ryan Hatch
led to 6th, led again after 8th, headed before 4 out, ridden before 3 out, one pace from last
- Form 61/133-2
- Age 8
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Mr S Drinkwater
tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along before 9th, reminders before 10th, weakened from 5 out, pulled up
- Form 813P-37
- Age 10
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer Mrs A Rucker
- Jockey Mr T Weston
tracked leader, led 6th, headed after 8th, led again before 4 out, headed before 2 out, kept on and no chance with winner
- Form 3111-14
- Age 9
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Mark Hughes
- Jockey Mr W Kinsey
held up towards rear, chased leaders before 9th, pushed along before 5 out, outpaced next, kept on to take 3rd last
- Form P5/141-U
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer E Cameron
- Jockey Mr G R Smith
held up towards rear, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 5417/P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer J Wade
- Jockey Colm McCormack
held up in rear, blundered badly 3rd, pushed along next, soon detached, pulled up before 10th
- Form 321-311
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Mrs J Dawson
- Jockey Mrs C Hardwick
tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 4 out, ridden before 2 out, led before 2 out, clear before last, ran on well
In depth
Verdict
On Borrowed Wings boasts the highest official rating but hasn't raced over regulation fences since May last year. BENEFIT NIGHT has the more recent form with a third at Kelso where Special Portrait was six lengths further back and Supreme Plan unseated. Polly Stockton's veteran gets the nod though Palypso De Creek has been in winning form in point-to-points and has the past form to go close. Dammam makes more appeal than My Mate Vic on his belated return to chasing.
Formwatch
Benefit Night (IRE) 9-1 (11-13) Led, clear from 2nd until after 5th, headed 3 out, no impression next, left 2nd last until flat, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Cottage Oak (11-13) at Kelso 2m 7f hts chs (6) hvy in Jan.
Dammam 9-2 (12-7) Ap; led 11 til hdd by-passing nxt; one pce 15, 2nd of 12, 6l behind Cottage Oak (12-7) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m ptp hvy in Dec.
On Borrowed Wings (IRE) 6-1 (12-7) Nvr on terms, 7th of 17, 47l behind Herecomesthetruth (12-0) at Cottenham 3m ptp gs in Dec.
Special Portrait (IRE) 7-2 (12-3) Mid-division, not fluent 12th, 4th and outpaced 4 out, no impression, 4th of 11, 13l behind Cottage Oak (11-13) at Kelso 2m 7f hts chs (6) hvy in Jan.
Supreme Plan (IRE) 11-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, lost place 7th, closed 12th, badly bumped and unseated rider next, in a race won by Cottage Oak (11-13) at Kelso 2m 7f hts chs (6) hvy in Jan, 11 ran.
My Mate Vic (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, steadied to last before 2nd, not fluent 4th, pulled up after 13th, in a race won by Real Milan (11-7) at Ayr 3m 1f nov chs (4) hvy in Jan, 6 ran.
Palypso De Creek (FR) 9-4 (11-0) Ap; led 14; clr 2 out; rdly, won at Yorkshire Point-to-Point Club 3m ptp gs in Jan beating Amicelli (11-0) by 12l, 8 ran.