14:50 Wetherby

Saturday 13 January 2024

All12:3513:1013:4014:1514:5015:2515:57

William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3f 154y  |   Soft (Heavy In Places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:52  |   Winning time: 5m 23.9s
1st
Horse silk
3
15/8f
T: D SkeltonJ: Mr Ben Sutton (7)
Held up, closed 2nd, led and mistake 2 out, rider soon lost right iron, rider kicked left iron out before headed last, soon led again, stayed on op 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
10/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Emma Smith-Chaston (3)
Held up towards rear, slow 5th, headway before 3 out, led last, soon headed, held after, kept on op 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
10
10/1
T: Micky HammondJ: B S Hughes
Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, headway before 3 out, switched right and went 3rd before last, stayed on flat op 9/1 tchd 8/1
4th
Horse silk
10
9
610-10
7/2
T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan
In touch on inside, pushed along before 3 out, losing place when not fluent 2 out, weakened before last
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
20/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Nick Scholfield
Led until 2 out, weakened last op 14/1
6th
Horse silk
9 ½
1
20/1
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton
Slowly away, held up in rear, took keen hold, weakened before 3 out op 22/1 tchd 16/1
7th
Horse silk
16
6
711-0
7/2
T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory
Tracked leaders, challenged 6th, weakened before 3 out op 11/4
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
7
1010-13
12/1
T: R T PhillipsJ: Adam Wedge
Mid-division on outside, not fluent 3rd, headway before 5th, lost place before not fluent 3 out, soon well beaten tchd 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
8
50/1
T: B HaslamJ: Jack Hogan (3)
Prominent, lost place after 6th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out op 40/1 tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

2
Horse silk
Espoir De Romay43
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 10
T: K C Bailey  J: David Bass
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.20, £2.70, £2.40EX:£17.70Trifecta:£139.10Tricast:£152.16SF:£20.51Swingers:£4.20, £4.50, £12.70

Forecasts

Santos Blue (15/8), Milldam (7/2), Benassi (7/2), Foster'sisland (10/1), Singapore Trip (10/1), Lesser (12/1), Espoir De Romay (12/1), Romeo Brown (20/1), Into Overdrive (20/1), Ilikedwayurthinkin (50/1)

Verdict

A case can be made for a few of these so at the likely odds it is worth siding with ESPOIR DE ROMAY to build on his encouraging Newbury seventh (form working out well) and capitalise on a reduced mark. Milldam rates a big threat on the back of his recent Ffos Las success though, while a solid case can also be made for Romeo Brown, Santos Blue and Benassi.

  1. ESPOIR DE ROMAY (FR)
  2. MILLDAM (FR)
  3. ROMEO BROWN

Previous Winners

2023
Iroko
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 5
13/8

Prize Money

1st: £6,337.002nd: £2,916.003rd: £1,458.004th: £730.005th: £364.00

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