Racecards
14:28 Wetherby
All Steels Trading Introductory Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £22,000 added
- Winner: £11,981
- 2nd: £5,520
- 3rd: £2,759
- 4th: £1,382

- Form 2110/1-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leader, pushed along bypassing 3 out, headway to challenge next, ridden before last, no extra final 110yds

- Form 19-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Bridget Andrews
held up in touch, mistake 5th, not fluent next, held when mistake 2 out, soon weakened

- Form 1-1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey D A Jacob
took keen hold, led, went clear 3rd, reduced advantage 6th, ridden approaching last, headed final 110yds, kept on

- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
raced in third, pushed along before 2 out, went second before last, ridden to challenge and led final 110yds, ran on

Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Flat winner Throne Hall beat a subsequent winner at Uttoxeter on his hurdling debut with the first two pulling well clear. Fruit N Nut has been off the track for more than a year but has only been beaten once so far under Rules and that was in a Grade 2. Kracka Nut was green at Market Rasen but still came home in front of Ontherouge, though the runner-up is better off at the weights here. An interesting little contest can go to MATATA, who won as he liked at Fakenham and will know more today.
Formwatch
Fruit N Nut (IRE) 11-8fav (11-0) Made all, ridden before 2 out, faced challenge before last, kept on run-in, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Sep beating Stream Of Stars (11-0) by 3 1/4l, 11 ran.
Kracka Nut 7-2 (11-4) Tracked front pair, shaken up and pressed leader last, soon led, ridden out run-in and stayed on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in Oct beating Ontherouge (11-3) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Matata (IRE) 11-8fav (10-13) Took keen hold, made all and soon clear, hit 2 out, unchallenged, won at Fakenham 2m (4) gd in Oct beating Theonlywayiswessex (10-13) by 7 1/2l, 7 ran.
Throne Hall 5-4fav (11-0) Chased leader on inside, jumped slowly 2nd, switched out before 4th, ridden to lead before not fluent last, always doing enough run-in, won at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gd in Sep beating Sir Tivo (11-0) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Ontherouge 10-11fav (11-3) Raced keenly, led, mistake 3 out, faced strong challenge final flight, soon headed and pushed out run-in, not pace of winner, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Kracka Nut (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in Oct.