14:05 Wetherby

Thursday 23 January 2025

All12:2512:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:50

William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 25.30s

1^st

Aire Spray

511-6

9/2

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Tom Midgley (3)

Prominent, not fluent 8th, led before not fluent 3 out, headed 2 out, led again last, edged right towards finish, stayed on op 5/1 tchd 4/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Balking

712-0

25/1

T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: Henry Brooke

Held up in rear, headway on inside when not much room after 8th, led 2 out, headed last, held when not much room and switched left towards finish op 22/1 tchd 20/1

3^rd

Forest Blaze

611-10

9/4f

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Chased leaders, lost place before 6th, not fluent 8th, headway final bend, mistake 3 out, 3rd and held when not fluent last tchd 2/1

4^th

3 ¾

Passengerontheship

610-12

28/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 3 out, no impression in 5th 2 out, plugged on op 22/1

5^th

Elle Est Beau

711-11

17/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway after 6th, pushed along before 3 out, no impression in 4th 2 out op 11/2

6^th

4 ½

Good Bye

1011-8

66/1

T: Sara EnderJ: Harry Bannister

Led until 1st, prominent, lost place after 5th, behind before 3 out, plugged on from 2 out, no chance op 80/1 tchd 50/1

7^th

4 ¾

Manowest

712-0

12/1

T: O MurphyJ: K Brogan

Held up in rear, headway after 8th, pushed along before 3 out, soon beaten, weakened before 2 out op 16/1

8^th

Pottersjetamay

611-13

12/1

T: M CrawleyJ: B S Hughes

Led 1st, headed before 3 out, weakened 2 out op 16/1

9^th

Rioja Alta

511-8

33/1

T: Micky HammondJ: C O'Farrell

Rear of mid-division, not fluent 8th, never on terms, well beaten from 3 out tchd 40/1

10^th

4 ¾

Gold Ring

810-10

80/1

T: N MechieJ: William Maggs (5)

Mid-division, headway before 7th, mistake 8th, lost place before 3 out tchd 100/1

11^th

3 ¾

Dublin To Milan

611-9

14/1

T: C Boultbee-BrooksJ: R Patrick

Always towards rear, well beaten before 3 out op 11/1

12^th

Montana Golden

611-4

20/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Soon held up in mid-division, not fluent 8th, soon hampered on bend, weakened before 3 out op 18/1

Also Ran

Maxiboy Dagrostis

612-0

11/2

T: R HobsonJ: Danny McMenamin

In touch in mid-division, lost place after 8th, pulled up before 3 out op 6/1 tchd 13/2

Ismael

711-2

18/1

T: K FrostJ: Lee Edwards

Chased leaders, close up 7th, lost place after next, behind when pulled up before 3 out op 22/1

Monklaw

810-11

100/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Ross Chapman

Held up towards rear, mistake 1st, last 7th, not fluent 8th, pulled up before 3 out tchd 125/1

Swift Reply

910-2

14/1

T: S WaughJ: Charlie Maggs (5)

Prominent, ridden and weakened quickly after 8th, pulled up before 3 out

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Non-Runners

Lone Star²⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: P A Kirby J: Joe Williamson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.50, £6.40, £1.20, £6.20EX:£170.70Trifecta:£690.20Tricast:£329.28SF:£119.69Swingers:£28.80, £3.30, £15.10

Forecasts

Forest Blaze (9/4), Aire Spray (9/2), Maxiboy Dagrostis (11/2), Lone Star (7/1), Elle Est Beau (17/2), Manowest (12/1), Pottersjetamay (12/1), Dublin To Milan (14/1), Swift Reply (14/1), Ismael (18/1), Montana Golden (20/1), Balking (25/1), Passengerontheship (28/1), Rioja Alta (33/1), Good Bye (66/1), Gold Ring (80/1), Monklaw (100/1)

Last-time-out winners FOREST BLAZE and Aire Spray may have more to offer and could be the pair to concentrate on. Marginal preference is for the former, who did the job well enough when opening his account at Hexham to suggest that this 6 lb higher mark should be within reach. Maxiboy Dagrostis and Pottersjetamay should both be on the premises if able to build on their latest efforts, while Montana Golden is a potential improver now that his attention is turned to handicap company.

FOREST BLAZE
AIRE SPRAY (IRE)
MAXIBOY DAGROSTIS (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Goguenard

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 8

J: Harry Atkins | T: D J Jeffreys

40/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,169.002nd: £1,458.003rd: £729.004th: £365.005th: £182.00