13:00 Wetherby

Saturday 3 February 2018

All13:0013:3514:1014:4015:2015:5516:30

Wilmot-Smith Memorial Mares' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 19.76s

1^st

Shambra

410-11

6/5f

T: L WadhamJ: Maxime Tissier (7)

Tracked leader, led 4 out, clear before and mistake last, kept on well op 7/4 tchd 11/10

2^nd

Northern Beau

511-0

5/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: R T Dunne

Led to 4 out, kept on and no chance with winner before last op 4/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 11/2

3^rd

2 ¾

Hijran

511-0

20/1

T: Henry OliverJ: James Davies

Prominent, ridden and one pace in 3rd before 2 out op 40/1

4^th

Trooblue

611-0

16/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Close up early, towards rear, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 12/1

5^th

Blue Valentine

711-0

2/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: Harry Bannister

Towards rear and in touch, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 15/8 tchd 9/5 and tchd 9/4

Also Ran

Fleur Du Pommier

511-0

20/1

T: G C MaundrellJ: Tom Cannon

In rear, early reminders, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out op 18/1 tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10Pl:£1.30, £1.80EX:£5.20Trifecta:£81.20SF:£7.67Swingers:£1.20, £5.10, £0.00

Forecasts

Shambra (6/5), Blue Valentine (2/1), Northern Beau (5/1), Trooblue (16/1), Hijran (20/1), Fleur Du Pommier (20/1)

Given that she was only allowed to go off at 9-2 at Doncaster in December, Blue Valentine must be reasonably well thought of and she could do better here now dropped in trip after a wind op and for a trainer who won this race two years ago. Trooblue is also of interest on her hurdles debut for a stable that does so consistently well here, while Shambra can make a bold bid for a hat-trick and is feared. However, NORTHERN BEAU also handles this ground, stays well and is taken to improve on her promising Musselburgh hurdles debut and go one better this time.

Northern Beau
Shambra
Blue Valentine

Previous Winners

2017

Golden Vision

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 5

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

7/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,224.002nd: £1,240.003rd: £620.004th: £310.00