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14:20 Wetherby

Castleford Handicap Chase (Class 2)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £16,000 added
  • Winner: £10,397
  • 2nd: £3,053
  • 3rd: £1,526
  • 4th: £763
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 3.00s
  • Off Time: 14:21:06
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - White, Light Blue stars, Light Blue sleeves, White stars and stars on cap
4/1
  • Form 129F-15
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 150

tracked leaders, headway to lead after 8th, headed approaching 4 out, driven 2 out, ridden flat, stayed on well towards finish

2
Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue diabolo, White cap
11/4
  • Form 1P/4-263
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 148

with leader, lost place 6th, outpaced approaching 4 out, ridden 2 out, rallied flat, not reached leaders

3
Silk - GREEN, GOLD sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 2/U51-54
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 141

tracked leaders, hit 3rd, lost place 7th, behind from next, tailed off when jumped right 2 out

4
Silk - Yellow, purple hoops and sleeves, hooped cap
22/1
  • Form 311P2-P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 139

led narrowly, headed after 8th, regained lead approaching 4 out, ridden between last 2, kept on under pressure flat, headed final strides

5
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue seams, Grey sleeves, Royal Blue seams, Royal Blue cap
7/2
  • Form 1U222-F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 133

held up in last pair, effort to chase leading pair before 4 out to next, soon ridden, weakened 2 out

6
Silk - MAROON, WHITE hooped sleeves
  • Form 347-P21
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 128

tracked leading pair, challenged 6th until after 8th, weakened 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out

7
Silk - Light blue, grey stars, hooped sleeves and star on cap
  • Form U16-930
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 119

held up in last pair, headway 4 out, chased leading pair next, ridden 2 out, rallied flat, led final strides

In depth

Verdict

STAGECOACH PEARL makes plenty of appeal. He stood little chance behind Master Minded at Ascot last time and ran accordingly, but had scored at Kelso on his reappearance before that with today's rival Sa Suffit back in second. Last year's winning form at Haydock saw him beat Tara Royal and Sue Smith's chaser looks to have leading claims back in handicap company today. Diamond Frontier scored over C&D last time but this is much tougher and Silk Drum as shown nothing so far this season.

Formwatch

Stagecoach Pearl 12-1 (11-5) Jumped left, led, headed 11th, weakened 13th, jumped badly left 4 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Master Minded (11-11) at Ascot 2m 3f Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) gd in Nov.

Sa Suffit (FR) 7-1 (11-12) With leader, led 3rd to 9th, led again next, headed 3 out, ridden last, lost 2nd flat, kept on same pace, no impression with leading pair final 200 yards, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Always Right (11-3) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp chs (2) sft.

Silk Drum (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Led until 7th, ridden after 9th, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 4th of 5, well behind Nadiya De La Vega (11-0) at Haydock 2m grad ch (2) gd in Nov.

Pret A Thou (FR) 20-1 (11-2) With leader, pushed along before 4 out, soon lost place and pulled up, in a race won by Bally Legend (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Nov, 12 ran.

Tara Royal 4-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, headway when fell 8th, in a race won by King Edmund (11-7) at Ascot 2m 1f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft, 10 ran.

Diamond Frontier (IRE) 11-8fav (11-3) Led, ridden and headed before last, regained lead flat, kept on gamely under pressure, held on near finish, won at Wetherby 2m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs beating Shadrack (11-0) by shd, 4 ran.

Charingworth (IRE) 13-2 (10-5) Held up mid-division, pushed along and blundered 4 out, soon weakened, last of 12, 30l behind Quicuyo (11-10) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs.