Racecards
16:15 Wetherby
Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
- Form 3F14P6
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey K Renwick
held up in touch, headway chasing leaders 9th, weakened 13th, losing touch in 4th at 14th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 25-7532
- Age 10
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer T J FitzGerald
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leaders, went 2nd 14th, challenged 4 out, soon ridden, still chance 3 out, no extra from 2 out, well beaten when mistake last
- Form 1F7243
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Thomas Garner
held up in rear but in touch, steady headway approaching 10th, tracking leaders in 4th and going well when fell 14th
- Form 433513
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
raced wide and ran in snatches, held up, jumped slowly 2nd and next, headway into 2nd at 10th, lost 2nd 14th, soon ridden along, weakened 4 out, well beaten when went badly left 2 out
- Form 91/41U3
- Age 13
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer R Drake
- Jockey Samantha Drake
chased winner, led 6th until 9th chased winner until 10th, mistake and unseated rider 11th
- Form 3/54-54P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer J Wade
- Jockey Mr John Dawson
chased leading pair, pushed along after 9th, weakened approaching 10th, soon lost touch, tailed off when left remote 4th 4 out
- Form P5P132
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Ryan Mania
led until 6th, reminders after 8th to lead again next, pushed along and joined 4 out, asserted 2 out, clear before last, stayed on strongly
In depth
Verdict
Cloudingstar's challenge quickly petered out after making a bad mistake at Bangor last time. He's 5lb higher than when winning at Ffos Las earlier. Rudemeister has struggled in a couple of starts so far this year but Mr Syntax is getting closer and should figure off his current mark. MAJORICA KING ran well for third behind Dolatulo in better company at Stratford last month. A repeat should be good enough to land this and Oliver Sherwood's chaser gets the nod. Work Boy scored here in March but has been well beaten since and the runner-up Whiskey Ridge re-opposes on better terms today.
Formwatch
Rudemeister (IRE) 9-2fav (11-0) Held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, soon quickly weakened, 6th of 9, 35l behind Shadows Lengthen (11-6) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.
Mr Syntax (IRE) 11-4 (11-12) Tracked leaders, chased winner 11th, effort 4 out, never able to challenge, 2nd of 4, 6l behind Frank The Slink (10-10) at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Mar.
Majorica King (FR) 16-1 (10-8) Held up behind in touch, headway to lead 3 out, mistake and headed next, ridden and every chance approaching last, no extra flat, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Benbens (11-7) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Mar.
Cloudingstar (IRE) Evensfav (11-2) Chased leaders, lost touch 8th, soon beaten, moderate 3rd, 3rd of 4, well behind King's Grace (11-10) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Mar.
Work Boy 4-1 (11-1) Tracked leading pair, weakened after 3 out, 3rd of 4, 14l behind Cara Court (9-11) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft.
Apache Blue (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) In rear and in touch, pushed along before 7th, reminders before 9th, soon tailed off, pulled up, in a race won by Cara Court (9-11) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft, 4 ran.
Whiskey Ridge (IRE) 7-4fav (10-11) Led, ridden before 2 out, pressed last, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Work Boy (11-2) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.