Racecards
15:10 Wetherby
Siemens Handicap Hurdle (Class D) (Class D)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 0PP-04F
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
held up, headway to take closer order 6th, led 3 out and fell
Pertino
22- Form 220521
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer J Jefferson
- Jockey G Lee
tracked leaders, hampered after 4th on bend, ridden and outpaced approaching 3 out, kept on approaching last
- Form 4F23-00
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer C Kellett
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
towards rear, headway 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, slightly hampered 3 out, soon weakened
Dix Bay
132- Form 213-206
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey R McGrath
held up, headway 5th, tracked leaders 4 out, led and mistake 2 out, hit last, driven and edged left flat
- Form 205513
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
in touch, headway to track leaders approaching 3 out, soon ridden, kept on from 2 out
- Form 6U454B
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Mrs S J Smith
- Jockey W Marston
not fluent throughout, tracked leaders, ridden and hampered 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 16-0302
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
mid-division, headway 7th, weakened from 3 out
- Form P43112
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey J P McNamara
held up mid-division, smooth headway on inside when ran out 3 out
- Form 012314
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer H Alexander
- Jockey D Gallagher
tracked leader, led 3rd, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, left in lead 3 out, weakened and headed 2 out, no impression
- Form 06P-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey A Dempsey
led until 3rd, remained close up, weakened from 5th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 020-0P0
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J Wade
- Jockey Jim Crowley
tracked leaders, pushed along 3rd, reminders after 4th, tailed off from 7th, pulled up before 3 out
Amber Lily
660- Form 263050-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs S Johnson
- Jockey T J Phelan
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Verdict
An open looking contest with a number of leading contenders such as Gipsy Geoff. Ferdy Murphy's charge has been well placed to win two of his last three starts but the handicapper may now have his measure now having been raised a total of 11lb as he was comfortably held off this mark last time. Kingsdown Trix won't mind these fast conditions and ran well in defeat last time following an absence. However, his overall record suggests that he has a little to find on these terms while Able Native would prefer more cut in the ground and Dix Bay has been out of action since December and may just need the outing so Pertino gets the verdict. Malcolm Jefferson's charge is in tremendous fettle at present and, with ground conditions unlikely to bother him, he looks sure to give another good account in his bid to follow up his recent Carlisle victory off a 4lb higher mark.