12:50 Wetherby

Friday 7 January 2022

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wetherbyracing.co.uk Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 4m 27.86s

Kayfast Warrior^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 113| CD

5/4

Fairly useful on Flat for Tom Dascombe up to 1¼m. Confirmed promise of opening hurdles run when landing 7-runner juvenile over C&D 11 days ago (cheekpieces back on) and that sets pretty good standard.

Form: 31

Keep The Faith²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: M & D Easterby

80/1

Fair maiden on the Flat (best effort at 1½m) but has made an inauspicious start over hurdles.

Form: U7

Royle Steel⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond

13/2

€8,000 3-y-o, Spanish Moon gelding. Dam (c112/h96) placed over hurdles/fences. Hinted at ability starting out in a Doncaster bumper in November.

Form: 5

Stand Staunch⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs A C Hamilton

10/3

Filled the frame both completed starts for Joseph O'Brien, keeping on well for fourth at Gowran in October. Since changed hands.

Form: B24

Tommaso²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

7/2

Fair maiden on the Flat who shaped with encouragement sent hurdling when third of 9 in juvenile at Market Rasen (16.6f, soft) last month. Race at Catterick 12 days later may have come too soon.

Form: 38

Bonne Vitesse¹⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond

16/1

Fair on Flat, stays 1¼m, below form last time. Has left Stef Keniry and lacks the class of a few of these now tackling obstacles.

Form:

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

Jaramillo⁸⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: W Greatrex J: Non Runner

Raqisa¹⁰⁸

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: Miss A Murphy J: J M Quinlan

Forecasts

Kayfast Warrior (5/4), Jaramillo (15/8), Stand Staunch (10/3), Tommaso (7/2), Royle Steel (13/2), Raqisa (8/1), Bonne Vitesse (16/1), Keep The Faith (80/1)

KAYFAST WARRIOR clearly derived plenty from his hurdles debut when landing a C&D contest 11 days ago and it would come as little surprise were he to defy a penalty. Stand Staunch showed ability both completed starts for Joseph O'Brien and looks the main threat on debut for a new stable.