17:55 Wetherby

Thursday 6 April 2023

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Wetherby Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:58 | Winning time: 3m 54.50s

Boldog^h,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford

13/2

Still in need of experience but left debut effort well behind fitted with a tongue strap when fifth in Navan bumper (16f, heavy, 40/1) 17 days ago. Fancied to take another step forward.

Form: 55

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Got Your Back⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Luca Morgan| T: M Scudamore

11/2

€33,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Closely related to fair chaser It's Only A Number. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Feb 19) so he's one to take seriously on Rules debut.

Form: 2

Paddy O'Mahler⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

7/1

Mahler gelding who produced a promising debut effort when third over C&D (good to soft) a couple of months ago. He's bred to stay well and could well build on that initial outing.

Form: 3

Special Rate^t1²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

25/1

Just mid-field in pair of bumpers for Mary E Doyle over the Irish Sea last summer so will need to show more on first start for his new stable. Tongue tie fitted.

Form: 35-47

Topcliffe Boy¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Billy Garritty| T: Phillip Makin

200/1

Eagle Top gelding who attracted some support but offered little when finishing down the field in a Newcastle bumper (16.2f, heavy) last month. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 7

Coco Mademoiselle⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

5/2

€12,000 3-y-o, £100,000 5-y-o, Doyen mare. Dam placed in points. Off mark in Irish points at second attempt (Jan 8) so she's an interesting Rules newcomer for yard with a fine record at this track.

Form: 61

Light Sentence¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: G Sheehan| T: O Signy

2/1

Flat-bred gelding who shaped well when placed in a couple of Taunton bumpers (16.5f) last month, left with plenty of ground to make up when finishing runner-up last time. Should go close with an experience edge over most his rivals.

Form: 32

Tineggiori

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

20/1

Bated Breath gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Pakora. Check betting.

Form:

Non-Runners

Air Of Approval¹⁹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: Micky Hammond J: C O'Farrell

Forecasts

Light Sentence (2/1), Coco Mademoiselle (5/2), Got Your Back (11/2), Boldog (13/2), Paddy O'Mahler (7/1), Air Of Approval (16/1), Tineggiori (20/1), Special Rate (25/1), Topcliffe Boy (200/1)

COCO MADEMOISELLE got off the mark on her second outing in Irish points earlier in the year so, representing a yard that boast a fine record at this track, she's fancied to make a winning start under Rules in a contest that may not take much winning. Light Sentence was placed on both outings at Taunton last month, so he's put forward as the main threat, ahead of Irish-raider Boldog.