15:20 Wetherby

Thursday 27 December 2018

All12:3513:1013:4014:1514:4515:20

Happy New Year Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 6m 24.20s

1^st

Discay

912-2

33/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Sean Quinlan

Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, every chance when mistake next, led before last, edged left closing stages, stayed on well op 22/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Border Victor

611-7

6/1

T: F P MurtaghJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)

Mid-division, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden to challenge approaching last, kept on well under pressure, never reached winner op 8/1

3^rd

Chocolat Noir

511-2

11/1

T: M TodhunterJ: Henry Brooke

Prominent, led 5 out, headed 2 out, rallied after last, stayed on well towards finish op 10/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

Rocku

810-9

4/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3rd, every chance 3 out, led next, headed approaching last, weakened flat op 9/2

5^th

Witness

911-8

10/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Miss Becky Smith (3)

Behind, headway 3 out, weakened next op 8/1

6^th

Lammturner

610-9

20/1

T: Miss J E FosterJ: B S Hughes

Mid-division, slow 3rd, headway approaching 7th, effort 3 out, weakened after next op 16/1

7^th

Espoir Moriviere

410-7

8/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Chased leaders, shuffled back to mi-division 3rd, slow 8th, under pressure 3 out, soon beaten, tailed off op 11/2

8^th

Bertie Blake

510-7

7/2f

T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol

Led, not fluent 4th, headed 5 out, lost place next, tailed off op 9/2 tchd 5/1

9^th

Sory

1110-0

20/1

T: Miss T JacksonJ: Ross Chapman (3)

Mid-division on inside, headway to chase leaders halfway, weakened 4 out, tailed off op 16/1

10^th

1 ½

No Boundaries

611-10

28/1

T: S WaughJ: Callum Bewley

Always behind, beaten 4 out, tailed off op 40/1

Also Ran

Rowdy Robin

611-12

33/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Chased leaders, lost place halfway, beaten 4 out, soon eased and pulled up op 25/1

Wig Wam Wiggle

611-6

13/2

T: Micky HammondJ: Alain Cawley

Held up in rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next op 8/1

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Non-Runners

Luvly Boy Blue¹⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: S Corbett J: Mr R Wilson

Nicely Indeed¹

Weight: 12-10| Age: 8

T: P A Kirby J: Nathan Moscrop

K O Kenny¹⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: A Crook J: R P McLernon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£48.80Pl:£8.60, £2.40, £3.20EX:£314.80Trifecta:£967.70Tricast:£2,338.58SF:£209.14Swingers:£20.30, £14.10, £9.80

Forecasts

Bertie Blake (7/2), Rocku (4/1), Border Victor (6/1), Wig Wam Wiggle (13/2), Nicely Indeed (7/1), Espoir Moriviere (8/1), Witness (10/1), Chocolat Noir (11/1), Lammturner (20/1), Sory (20/1), K O Kenny (20/1), No Boundaries (28/1), Discay (33/1), Rowdy Robin (33/1), Luvly Boy Blue (33/1)

Interesting to see if the money comes again for Rocku but he will have to leave his Market Rasen run behind and preference is for ESPOIR MORIVIERE who bids to give Rose Dobbin a third consecutive win in this race. If turning out again Nicely Indeed will be a threat despite his welter burden

Espoir Moriviere
Nicely Indeed
Rocku

Previous Winners

2017

Final Fling

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 6

J: A Nicol | T: R Dobbin

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,924.002nd: £1,152.003rd: £576.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00