Racecards
14:10 Wetherby
William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 56y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,281
- 2nd: £2,430
- 3rd: £1,215
- 4th: £608
- Form 1113-27
- Age 6
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Mr Ben Sutton
held up in rear, headway from 8th, 4 lengths 2nd 2 out, well held inside final 100 yards
- Form 24521-5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Jack Hogan
chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, well held from 3 out, left remote 3rd last, lost 3rd towards finish
- Form 15116/P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
led until 3rd, chased leader, no extra in 3rd from 2 out, fell last
- Form 51090-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
chased leaders early, held up, closed before 7th, lost some ground next, weakened before 3 out, went remote 3rd latter stages
- Form 3/1P-74
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Lewis Stones
took keen hold, held up, headway to lead 3rd, hit 6th, 4 lengths ahead last, not fluent last, stayed on well
- Form PP32/4P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
chased leader, slow 1st, lost 2nd next, last and reminder after 6th, pulled up before 7th
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Foster'sisland was only beaten a head in this last year but is still 4lb higher. Sam's Choice was having a first run for Rebecca Menzies when fourth over a shorter trip here last month but SANTOS BLUE’s second to Crambo at Aintree in October was franked when the winner landed the Long Walk at Ascot on Saturday and Ben Sutton’s mount won the novices’ handicap on this card 12 months ago. The Four Sixes is lightly raced and won for Gordon Elliott last season but makes his debut today for Olly Murphy.
Formwatch
Santos Blue 11-1 (11-0) Mid-division, bumped 1st, headway after 9th, one pace 2 out, no extra flat, 7th of 15, 8 1/2l behind Slate Lane (10-12) at Haydock 3m hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Foster'sisland 14-1 (11-3) In touch, headway to lead 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 18 1/4l behind Fingal's Hill (10-11) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Fair Frontieres (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Led, headed narrowly 12th, dropped away 15th, pulled up after 3 out, at Huntingdon 3m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Sam's Choice (IRE) 40-1 (11-11) Held up in rear, went moderate 4th run-in, 4th of 10, 14l behind Bashers Reflection (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
The Four Sixes (IRE) 12-1 (10-6) Rear of mid division, progress into 6th halfway, went 2nd after 3 out, pushed along entering straight, dropped to 5th 2 out, soon ridden and kept on one pace from last, 4th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Gold Speed (10-7) at Listowel 2m 4f hcp Yielding - Soft in Sep.
Informateur (FR) 10-1 (12-1) Mid-division, bad mistake and blundered 3rd, not fluent and jumped right thereafter, tailed off 11th and pulled up, at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.