16:45 Wetherby

Tuesday 19 March 2024

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Thank You Wetherby Groundstaff Groundsweek Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:48 | Winning time: 4m 2.35s

Castle Ivers⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| D

9/4

Easy winner sole start in Irish points and quickened clear in good style to land a 3-runner contest at Southwell in January. Better form when third under a penalty on AW at Lingfield 5 weeks later. Should go well again.

Form: 113

Caughtinyourtrance^t1¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R P McLernon| T: James Moffatt

14/1

£40,000 buy after winning his sole start in Irish points in October. Wears a tongue tie on Rules debut. Stable a healthy 12-52 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons.

Form: 1

Nut Wood

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Craig Lidster

50/1

Califet gelding. Half-brother to dual bumper winner Shantewe. Makes some paper appeal and worth a precautionary betting check.

Form:

Oak Grove^t1¹³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

6/4

Expensive purchase after winning his second start in points and he was better than the result on Rules debut at Ascot in November. Capable of better with a tongue strap now applied.

Form: 41-5

Sawdust³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

9/1

£115,000 recruit from the Irish pointing field who made an encouraging start to his Rules career when third of 10 at Exeter last month, doing well to finish placed having pulled hard in the early stages. Open to progress if he settles better.

Form: 13

Telemetry⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby

22/1

Ran to a fair level when 12 lengths second of 8 on his soft-ground C&D debut last April but comfortably held on Doncaster return 10 months later.

Form: 2-8

Worldwide Fury³⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: D PipeWS

9/2

£150,000 purchase after winning an Irish point last March. His yard has a 21% strike-rate in bumpers in the last 5 years and this 5-y-o would firmly enter the reckoning if the betting speaks for him.

Form: 1-

Low Tolerance

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

80/1

£3,000 Elusive Pimpernel filly. Half-sister to bumper winner/fair 23f hurdle winner Chance The Robin. Watching brief the percentage call on debut.

Form:

Miss Motivator

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: William Maggs⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay

125/1

Motivator filly. Half-sister to numerous winners, including fair 2m hurdle winner Jorgie. Dam Italian winner up to 9f (2-y-o 7f/1m winner). Stable 0-9 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons.

Form:

Forecasts

Oak Grove (6/4), Castle Ivers (9/4), Worldwide Fury (9/2), Sawdust (9/1), Caughtinyourtrance (14/1), Telemetry (22/1), Nut Wood (50/1), Low Tolerance (80/1), Miss Motivator (125/1)

An interesting bumper to conclude. OAK GROVE wasn't seen to best effect when fifth in a decent race at Ascot on his debut in November and can step up on that form with a tongue tie added on his return. Southwell winner Castle Ivers should go well despite the penalty, while Sawdust could step up on the form of his Exeter third if settling better this time. Point winners Worldwide Fury and Caughtinyourtrance would also enter the reckoning if the betting suggests they are fancied.