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16:40 Wetherby

Racecourse Wedding Receptions Amateurs' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 5.80s
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue star, diabolo on sleeves, Black cap

Little Task

14 DC
9/2
  • Form 15246-6
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 95

held up, steady headway after 3 out, ridden to chase winner after next, one pace flat

2
Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue diabolo, diamonds on sleeves, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 7069/P-P
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 89

held up in touch, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders next, soon weakened

3
Silk - Red, Royal Blue sleeves, Red stars, Royal Blue cap
  • Form P24P-08
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 85

in touch, led 2nd to after 4th, lost place 3 out, behind when pulled up before next

4
Silk - Red, Yellow stripe, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form 6P2298-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 81

tracked leaders, headway 4th, challenged 2 out, soon ridden, one pace

5
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap
9/2
  • Form 2P607/3-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 78

led to 2nd, tracked leader, led again after 4th, ridden approaching last, stayed on under pressure flat

6
Silk - Black and Emerald Green (halved), halved sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form P0040P-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 73

chased leaders, pecked 5th, outpaced 3 out, ridden and rallied from next, hung right under pressure flat, not reached winner

8
Silk - Red, White stars, White sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Red cap, White star

Purr

20 p
10/1
  • Form 2699-07
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 64

held up, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders next, soon no impression

7
NR
  • Form 79P0-25
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 83

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

The Masareti Kid has disappointed in his last two starts but would have claims on earlier form, including on a similarly testing surface but Another Taipan looks to be well treated and is preferred ahead of Little Task. The selection is set to go up 11lbs in future handicaps following an improved display on soft ground at Perth last time and a reproduction of his effort that day may well suffice in this company. Alexander Sapphire is hard to recommend on recent evidence and of more interest may be Washington Pink, who has slipped to favourable mark but again has not threatened the judge for some time. John Wainwright's Little Task has bits and pieces of form, including on a soft surface, that gives him a chance but Another Taipan looks to be ahead of the handicapper and he gets the vote.

Formwatch

Little Task 28-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, outpaced 4 out, 6th of 11, 26l behind Etoile Russe (10-7) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.

Celtic Vision (IRE) 22-1 (11-3) Soon behind, mistake 3rd, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Master Papa (11-6) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd, 14 ran.

Alexander Sapphire (IRE) 50-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, weakened after 3 out, mistake last, 8th of 11, 13l behind Canni Thinkaar (10-0) at Plumpton 2m 5f amt hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.

The Masareti Kid (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Mistake 2nd, mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, weakened from next, 8th of 18, 28l behind Burren Moonshine (10-11) at Perth 3m amt hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Apr.

Rosadare (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Behind, headway to go poor 3rd approaching 3 out, 3rd of 9, 37l behind Buster (11-7) at Uttoxeter 3m nov hcp hdl 0-90 (F) hvy in Nov.

Washington Pink (IRE) 18-1 (10-9) Always behind, struggling from 7th, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Perfect Balance (11-6) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Jan, 16 ran.

Purr 33-1 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out, 7th of 15, 23l behind Scarface (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl (5) gd.

Another Taipan (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Raced keenly, in touch, headway 3 out, led briefly next, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure flat, 2nd of 8, 2l behind The Royal Dub (10-12) at Perth 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft.