14:45 Wetherby

Saturday 31 October 2020

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bet365 Hurdle (Registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 6m 19.28s

1^st

Roksana

810-7

13/8f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

In rear, smooth progress to chase leaders 3 out, quickened to lead before last, ran on strongly under pressure flat, cosily tchd 7/4

2^nd

8 ½

Next Destination

811-0

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up in touch, still in contention when ridden 2 out, outpaced by winner last, ran on tchd 11/2

3^rd

Kildisart

811-0

9/1

T: B PaulingJ: J McGrath

Midfield, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden and close up before 2 out, outpaced before last, faded flat op 14/1

4^th

3 ½

Lisnagar Oscar

711-6

9/2

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in midfield, headway on outside to press leader before 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, headed before last, weakened flat tchd 5/1

5^th

Wholestone

911-0

11/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob

Midfield, blundered 1st, not fluent 3rd, awkward 4th, not fluent 8th, ridden before 3 out where not fluent, weakened before last op 5/1

6^th

The Dutchman

1011-0

80/1

T: T DavidsonJ: Thomas Dowson

Led, headed narrowly 3rd, led before 8th, not fluent 4 out, joined 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened before last op 50/1

7^th

Chapmanshype

611-0

11/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up towards rear, ridden before 3 out, weakened quickly soon after op 9/1

Also Ran

Copperhead

611-0

12/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Adrian Heskin

Pressed leader, led narrowly 3rd, awkward 6th, headed before 8th, not fluent 4 out and ridden, rapidly lost ground before home turn, tailed off before 3 out, soon pulled up tchd 11/1

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Non-Runners

Decor Irlandais⁷⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: N C Kelly J: S Bowen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10Pl:£1.10, £2.10, £2.60EX:£11.40Trifecta:£77.10Tricast:£65.50SF:£11.70Swingers:£2.80, £3.70, £8.50

Forecasts

Roksana (13/8), Lisnagar Oscar (9/2), Wholestone (11/2), Next Destination (6/1), Kildisart (9/1), Decor Irlandais (10/1), Chapmanshype (11/1), Copperhead (12/1), The Dutchman (80/1)

ROKSANA has a good record fresh, should relish the return to this trip, and gets weight all round, so she makes plenty of appeal in an open-looking Grade 2. Stayers' Hurdle winner Lisnagar Oscar is an obvious danger and Decor Irlandais can't be ruled out given he's still on the up.

ROKSANA (IRE)
LISNAGAR OSCAR (IRE)
DECOR IRLANDAIS (FR)

Previous Winners

2019

The Worlds End

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 8

J: Adrian Heskin | T: T R George

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £19,932.002nd: £7,480.003rd: £3,745.004th: £1,866.005th: £938.006th: £469.00