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13:50 Wetherby

'Derwent' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 22 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 18.40s
  • 22 Ran
1
Silk - MAROON, WHITE hooped sleeves
  • Form 50-0021
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-11

keen, led after 1st, headed approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after next

2
Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW (halved), DARK BLUE sleeves, YELLOW cap
100/1
  • Form 0-40
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 3 out, soon weakened

3
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
6/1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4

chased leaders, hit 4 out, ridden next, weakened 2 out

4
Silk - PINK and PURPLE diamonds, PINK sleeves and cap
  • Form 464PP
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

chased leaders, reminders after 4th, driven and lost place before next, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

5
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue chevron hoops on body and sleeves, Light Blue cap, White spots
  • Form 5U
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

never better than mid-division

6
Silk - Red, large Yellow spots
100/1
  • Form 064P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

behind from halfway

7
Silk - Purple and Yellow diabolo, hooped sleeves, Purple cap
  • Form 12
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

chased leaders, mistake 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before next

8
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow braces and sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 2241
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

always behind, tailed off

9
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond
  • Form 53-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

held up in mid-division, headway 6th, tracked leader 4 out, led approaching next, hit 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well

10
Silk - Royal Blue, White spots and sleeves, Scarlet cap

Hutch

20
100/1
  • Form P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

chased leaders until ridden and weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

11
Silk - Royal Blue, Red chevron, Red sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue cap, Red star
  • Form 6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

12
Silk - Black, White hooped sleeves, Red and White hooped cap
25/1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

behind from halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

13
Silk - Emerald Green, Red chevrons, quartered cap
80/1
  • Form 0/0-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4

raced keenly, led to after 1st, tracked leader, outpaced 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

14
Silk - Yellow, Black stripe, halved sleeves, quartered cap
150/1
  • Form 55-660
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

mid-division, headway 6th, ridden to chase leaders approaching 3 out, hit next, kept on same pace

15
Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

held up in rear, headway into mid-division approaching 4 out, ridden and kept on from 2 out, never trouble leaders

16
Silk - MAUVE and PINK check, WHITE sleeves
16/1
  • Form 4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

behind, reminders 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

17
Silk - BEIGE, BROWN hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap
  • Form F
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4

held up and behind, mistake 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

18
Silk - Emerald Green and Orange (quartered), Orange sleeves and cap
  • Form 21-34
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

held up towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden and kept on from next, never on terms

19
Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, hooped cap
20/1
  • Form 324
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

mid-division, hit 4 out, soon lost place, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

20
Silk - Maroon, White sleeves, Orange and White quartered cap
  • Form 21
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4

held up in mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leaders next, hit 2 out, stayed on under pressure flat

21
Silk - White and Dark Blue diamonds, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets and diamond on White cap
  • Form 1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

towards rear, outpaced 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

22
Silk - Royal blue, grey and Royal blue halved sleeves, grey cap
  • Form 300/25-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-13

mid-division, lost place 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next

In depth

Verdict

Noel Chance is a rare visitor to Wetherby and the hint should be taken with Direct Flight, who is preferred over Bourgeois, a very useful recruit from the Flat, and Graphic Approach, who was a smooth winner at Hereford on his seasonal debut last time. Special Rate, Sacrebleu and Society Affair are others to monitor when the betting market opens in earnest and each way support for any will be very interesting. However, Direct Flight has the typical profile of an improver from the Chance team and he arrives here on the back of a very respectable effort behind Overstrand at Market Rasen last November. The son of Dry Dock had previously hinted at his worth when coolly landing a bumper on his debut and remains one to keep on the right side of whatever happens today. It is also interesting to note that the Lambourn-based trainer is likely to be stepping up a gear with his string from now an early strike with Direct Flight could be imminent.