16:40 Wetherby

Wednesday 18 October 2023

All13:5314:2514:5815:3316:0816:4017:15

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Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 5m 57.40s

1^st

Duke Of Deception

611-1

3/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

In touch in mid-division, not fluent and lost some ground 2nd, headway 8th, not fluent 3 out, challenged last, led flat, stayed on well op 4/1

2^nd

2 ½

Butler's Brief

812-0

28/1

T: A RalphJ: Nick Scholfield

Led 1st, not fluent 7th or 8th, headed 3 out, led again last, headed flat, no impression towards finish op 20/1

3^rd

nse

Belles Benefit

710-12

9/2

T: B I CaseJ: Harry Bannister

Chased leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, led 3 out, not fluent and headed last, held flat, kept on close home

4^th

Miss Milano

811-10

5/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Conor Rabbitt (5)

Towards rear, closed 2nd, not fluent and lost place 6th, went 4th 3 out, no impression 2 out, kept on final 100 yards

5^th

Balkotic

710-7

22/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Emma Smith-Chaston (3)

Led until 1st, chased leader, lost place and hampered bend after 4 out, soon beaten, mistake last op 20/1

6^th

Sea The Clouds

611-13

5/4f

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

In rear, niggled along briefly before 7th, not fluent and behind 8th, never got back into the race, well beaten from 3 out op 11/10

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Non-Runners

Feivel¹⁶⁵

Weight: 11-13| Age: 8

T: S Edmunds J: Charlie Hammond

Rowdy Rustler³⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: D R Fox

Firth Of Forth¹⁶¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: R Dobbin J: Craig Nichol

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.60, £8.70EX:£55.70Trifecta:£208.50Tricast:£369.45SF:£54.63Swingers:£6.40, £2.10, £9.50

Forecasts

Sea The Clouds (5/4), Duke Of Deception (3/1), Feivel (7/2), Belles Benefit (9/2), Miss Milano (5/1), Firth Of Forth (7/1), Rowdy Rustler (14/1), Balkotic (22/1), Butler's Brief (28/1)

Cases can be made for many but preference is for ROWDY RUSTLER, who has been out of sorts since finishing runner-up at Newcastle 11 months ago but could be worth chancing for a yard who has hit the ground running this autumn. Feivel's jumping let him down back in the spring, but he may emerge as the main danger returning over hurdles, with the hat-trick-seeking Sea The Clouds and Belles Benefit taken to battle out third spot.