13:40 Wetherby

Saturday 14 January 2017

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2515:55

wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:42 | Winning time: 4m 0.56s

1^st

El Massivo

711-12

11/4

T: H BethellJ: Danny Cook

Tracked leaders in 3rd, led 3 out, soon pressed, edged right after last, driven out op 9/4

2^nd

Rocky Two

710-6

8/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson (5)

Tracked leader, every chance last, kept on and held towards finish op 9/1 tchd 7/1

3^rd

1 ½

Middlebrow

611-10

7/4f

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

In touch in 4th, headway before 2 out to go 3rd, ridden and every chance last, kept on run-in op 2/1

4^th

Dragon De La Tour

611-0

10/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Ian Popham

Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, kept on same pace tchd 8/1

5^th

Catching Shadows

811-10

6/1

T: J EwartJ: Lucy Alexander

Towards rear, weakened after 3 out op 5/1

6^th

2 ½

Green Zone

611-3

14/1

T: Miss L HarrisonJ: Callum Bewley (3)

In rear, effort before 2 out, weakened before last op 20/1

7^th

It's A Long Story

610-13

16/1

T: B ButterworthJ: Sean Quinlan

Led to 3 out, soon pushed along and weakened op 28/1 tchd 40/1

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Non-Runners

Back To Balloo²⁷

Weight: 11-3| Age: 11

T: P Winks J: Ryan Winks

Murray Mount¹⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: Henry Oliver J: B S Hughes

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.30Pl:£2.10, £3.90EX:£21.30Trifecta:£63.50Tricast:£43.83SF:£22.30Swingers:£8.30, £1.80, £6.70

Forecasts

Middlebrow (7/4), El Massivo (11/4), Murray Mount (5/1), Catching Shadows (6/1), Rocky Two (8/1), Dragon De La Tour (10/1), Green Zone (14/1), Back To Balloo (14/1), It's A Long Story (16/1)

A moderate contest that should not take much winning and with Dan Skelton's excellent record here, plus a very workable mark it is hoped that Dragon De La Tour can prove up to the task. Next best may be El Massivo, who is back on a winning mark but has topweight to contend with. Murray Mount has had plenty of chances but with Brian Hughes up and first-time headgear, he can go close. 1. Dragon De La Tour 2. Murray Mount 3. El Massivo

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00