17:00 Wetherby
Tuesday 21 February 2017
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Today's Racing Just 10.00 Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race
- 4YO to 6YO | Class 6 | 2m | Good to Soft | 11 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 4m 7.10s
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Excellent jumps pedigree despite a relatively modest £14,000 purchase price at three and makes her debut here. Yard in good form and has an 18% strike rate in this sphere over the past five seasons, so could be booked for a good introduction.
Another with a decent pedigree. Cost €15,500 a couple of years ago and says hello to racecourse action here. Yard could scarcely be in much better nick and has a 27% bumper strike rate overall, with 25% at this track. Bookmakers unlikely to take too many chances and should go well.
Yard been among the winners of late, though has yet to enjoy its first bumper success. Reasonable amount of stamina in a pedigree that doesn't leap off the page and probably best watched unless the market speaks strongly in her favour.
Has shown bits of promise in two starts so far against her own sex and stable has had a bumper winner here already this season, so may be able to improve on what we have seen.
Reasonable debut effort at Navan and should find this a bit easier. Yard has a 24% strike rate in this sphere and 27% at this track in all races under rules, although has only had the one (losing) bumper runner here in several seasons. Top pilot booked and likely to put up a bold showing.
Nice jumping pedigree and stable in good form, so a market check is best advised, although they are only 1-40 in bumpers in recent seasons.
Point-to-point winner on good/yielding in Ireland and cost connections £65,000 in November. First run here for a trainer whose latest runner was a winner, although still searching for his first bumper winner after 12 attempts. Not ruled out.
By a very good jumping sire although only a modest purchase for a yard that has just a 7% bumper strike rate, albeit in good form of late.
Has taken a bit of time to get her to the racecourse and although yard in good form and can have the occasional winner in this discipline, it is perhaps best to take a watching brief first time.
Yard more closely associated with the Flat has had one bumper winner from just five runners in recent seasons, although yet to have a Wetherby winner in that time. Nonetheless, more likely than some to be ready to do herself justice and a market check is well advised.
Unraced when with Andre Fabre and as you might expect, she looks to have much more of a Flat pedigree than most here. Yard not in tremendous form at present and one to watch this time.
Non-Runners
3
Harrisons Promise45
Weight: 11-0| Age: 5
T: S Corbett J: James Corbett
NR
10
Side Of The Road50
Weight: 11-0| Age: 5
T: D W Whillans J: Callum Whillans
NR
Forecasts
Redemption Song (5/2), Our Belle Amie (7/2), Questionation (7/2), Cockley Beck (11/2), Harrisons Promise (6/1), Birch Vale (12/1), Doctor Thea (16/1), Raennavich (16/1), Westello (25/1), Donnachies Girl (50/1), Irish Fashion (50/1), Side Of The Road (50/1), Samba Time (66/1)
Connections splashed out a fair bit on Redemption Song last year and they will be hoping for at least some return on her debut, which could be on the cards, although preference is for COCKLEY BECK, who is well bred and comes from a yard that wins this type of contest and is in cracking form. Birch Vale, Doctor Thea and Our Belle Amie are others who could run well and punters should keep an eye on what the layers are saying.
1. Cockley Beck
2. Redemption Song
3. Birch Vale
Prize Money
1st: £2,053.002nd: £598.003rd: £299.00
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