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13:15 Wetherby

'Wharfe' Novices' Handicap Chase (Class D)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 12.90s
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - Royal Blue, Orange sash, striped sleeves, quartered cap
10/3
  • Form 11P1-32
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12

jumped right, led, mistake 6th, ridden and headed approaching 4 out, 2nd and beaten when fell 2 out

2
Silk - WHITE, LIGHT BLUE sash, hooped sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap
  • Form 13435-F
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-11

held up in touch, blundered 1st, hampered and lost touch 7th, left remote 3rd 2 out, left 2nd last, no chance

3
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 1/03422
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

chased leaders, fell 7th

4
Silk - RED and WHITE stripes, BLACK and WHITE hooped sleeves
9/2
  • Form 5-01411
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9

held up, went 3rd at 4th, headway approaching 3 out on bit, left 2nd 2 out, challenging when blundered and unseated rider last

5
Silk - Purple, Pink epaulets, striped sleeves and cap
5/6
  • Form 600-31
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-8

with leader, led approaching 4 out, hard pressed when left clear last

In depth

Verdict

An interesting little contest that appears to revolve around how well Manawanuwi will handle the predicted cut in the ground this afternoon. However, his two outings this season have left the impression that he strengthened up plenty during the off-season and Robert Alner's charge is fancied to have too much toe for The Nomad and the bang-in-form Bob's Buster, who will do well to land his fourth win of the season off a mark just over a stone higher than when his run of good efforts started. Brave Thought completes the line up and has claims on the best of his Irish form. However, he has to prove his well-being after tipping up at Hexham last time and it can safely be assumed he would have stayed in his homeland if his former trainer, Michael Purcell, thought he was going to be anything out of the ordinary. Therefore, Manawanuwi, as the most progressive runner in the field, is taken to continue his climb up the ratings - even though he will never reach the equivalent heights of the mountain New Zealand he is named after.