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12:20 Wetherby

Headingley Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class G)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 53.20s
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, dark green star, striped sleeves, yellow cap, dark green star
  • Form PP-P666
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12

with leader, ridden to lead 2 out, headed last, one pace

2
Silk - Grey, Red star and stars on cap
66/1
  • Form 040-5PP
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-1

prominent until lost place approaching 5th

3
Silk - Red, Emerald Green epaulets and sleeves, Red and Royal Blue check cap
7/1
  • Form 040-421
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-0

held up, pushed along and outpaced approaching 6th, headway 3 out, soon ridden, led last, kept on well

4
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow stars, Royal Blue sleeves and cap
25/1
  • Form 504200/
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-13

held up behind when blundered and unseated rider 3rd

5
Silk - Yellow, black diamond, black sleeves, yellow armlets
  • Form P0-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9

mid-division, pushed along and behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up approaching 4 out

6
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and ROYAL BLUE (halved), EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
7/1
  • Form 040
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9

tracked leaders, mistakes, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next

7
Silk - Orange and White (quartered), White sleeves, Maroon armlets, Maroon cap
9/1
  • Form 55/2662-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-6

held up towards rear, outpaced and no impression from 6th

8
Silk - Light Blue, Yellow chevron, armlets and cap
9/2
  • Form R3-030P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-3

tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out

9
Silk - Light Blue, Pink stars, armlets and stars on cap
  • Form PUP363
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-3

in touch, led approaching 4 out, ridden next, headed 2 out, soon weakened

10
Silk - Yellow, Black cross belts, Yellow sleeves, Black stars, Black cap
33/1
  • Form 66/000-P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

mid-division, ridden and headway 3 out, no impression from next

11
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form PP00P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

led, headed approaching 4 out, quickly weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

In depth

Verdict

A tricky start for the West Yorkshire punters but it may be worth chancing Lucky Nomad against Mr Christie and Squandamania. Richard Ford's charge is no great shakes but is at least relatively unexposed and this step down in class could be just the ticket to restore the eight-year-old's confidence. Mr Christie took a non-seller over three miles at Hexham. He is very much in the veteran stage of his career and at his age, connections are unlikely to lose him post auction so that probably explains his presence here. Squandamania's best efforts seem to be with plenty of give in the ground while Lanmire Tower would be something of a shoe-in if anywhere near his old best but all evidence of those decent runs seem to be but a distant memory at present. A difficult race in which Lucky Nomad is given only the most tentative of nods in a first drop into selling grade.