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14:50 Wetherby

Biggest Ever Jumps Season On Racing UK Introductory Hurdle (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,996
  • 2nd: £3,816
  • 3rd: £1,908
  • 4th: £954
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 55.75s
  • Off Time: 14:50:33
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Kajaki (IRE)

11/10

    2
    Silk -

    Tight Call (IRE)

    3/1

      1
      Silk - Light Green and Dark Green diamonds

      Kajaki (IRE)

      27 p
      11/10
      • Form 1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-3

      tracked leader, closer approaching 3 out, upsides next, led approaching the last, driven out

      2
      Silk - Yellow, yellow and light green check sleeves, light green cap

      Tight Call (IRE)

      12 D
      3/1
      • Form P311
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-3

      led and set decent pace, ridden after 3 out, joined when pecked 2 out, headed approaching the last, kept on run-in

      3
      Silk - Red, Royal Blue chevrons, striped sleeves and star on cap

      Dew Pond

      18 D
      20/1
      • Form /
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      tended to jump left, chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, no chance after

      4
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap

      Mountain Hawk (IRE)

      642 BF
      20/1
      • Form 4/
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      held up last, 4th and reminder after 4 out, one pace and no impression next

      5
      Silk - Light blue, red braces, white sleeves, red armlets, light blue and red quartered cap

      Skandiburg (FR)

      17 D
      11/4
      • Form 4-1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      chased leading pair throughout, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and no impression between last 2, stayed on same pace run-in

      In depth

      Verdict

      Tight Call and Kajaki are both penalised having won on their respective hurdling debuts in maiden company. The former followed success in a bumper with an easy victory at Hereford and the latter won by five lengths at Sedgefield. Either could win this but with that pair hard to separate a speculative vote goes to SKANDIBURG. Olly Murphy’s charge is a half-brother to a winning hurdler and can take advantage of the weight concession having won a bumper at Fakenham on last month’s reappearance. Mountain Hawk was fourth in a bumper last year and has switched to Tim Easterby while stablemate Dew Pond won four times on the Flat and also makes his hurdling bow.

      Formwatch

      Kajaki (IRE) 6-4fav (10-12) Chased leaders, led before 2 out, ran on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (5) gd in Oct beating Snookered (10-12) by 5l, 9 ran.

      Tight Call (IRE) 1-2fav (11-0) Jumped left at times and not always fluent, made all, clear before last, comfortably, won at Hereford 2m 4f mdn (4) gf in Nov beating Milldean Silva (10-7) by 10l, 3 ran.

      Dew Pond 20-1 (9-7) Raced wide held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 18l behind Richard Strauss (8-12) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.

      Mountain Hawk (IRE) 5-1cfav (11-3) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Brecon Hill (10-7) at Catterick 2m mdn (6) sft in Feb.

      Skandiburg (FR) 5-6fav (11-4) Prominent, led 5f out, headed over 3f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on to lead again well inside final furlong, won at Fakenham 2m (5) gd in Oct beating Fransham (11-4) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.