14:45 Wetherby

Sunday 26 December 2021

All11:5212:2713:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 5f 56y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:45  |   Winning time: 5m 51.82s
1st
Horse silk
5
8/1
T: S DrinkwaterJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up towards rear, steady headway 7th, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, chased leader last, driven to lead flat, stayed on well op 15/2 tchd 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
1
2
8/13f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Midfield, smooth headway to chase leaders 4 out, cruised into lead before 2 out, not fluent last, headed flat, stayed on op 4/5
3rd
Horse silk
12
4
14/1
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton
Midfield, headway to press leaders 4 out, ridden to lead narrowly 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened before last op 11/1
4th
Horse silk
15
1
511-12
9/1
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
Tended to jump left, held up in rear, headway 4 out, kept on without challenging leaders from 3 out op 8/1
5th
Horse silk
17
8
40/1
T: I JardineJ: C O'Farrell
Prominent, led 2nd, headed 4th, lost place after 4 out, ridden and weakened from 3 out op 33/1
6th
Horse silk
11
7
28/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Jack Hogan (7)
Midfield, lost place 8th, towards rear 4 out, well beaten 3 out op 22/1 tchd 20/1
7th
Horse silk
11
3
25/1
T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop (3)
In rear, losing touch 8th, ridden before 4 out, tailed off before 3 out op 20/1
8th
Horse silk
26
6
28/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Ryan Mania
Prominent, ridden after 4 out, weakened before 3 out op 33/1 tchd 40/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
9
12/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Midfield, lost ground quickly before 7th, pulled up before 8th tchd 14/1
PU
Horse silk
10
10/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Billy Garritty
Led, headed 2nd, led 4th, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, well beaten when pulled up before last op 9/1 tchd 17/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.30, £1.10, £3.00EX:£17.90Trifecta:£119.60Tricast:£77.09SF:£13.79Swingers:£2.30, £7.60, £3.60

Forecasts

Unexpected Party (8/13), The Brimming Water (8/1), Severance (9/1), Desaray Girl (10/1), Fly Smart (12/1), Into Overdrive (14/1), Ask Paddington (25/1), Perfect Man (28/1), Silva Eclipse (28/1), The Delray Munky (40/1)

Verdict

A facile winner on his handicap debut over C&D in October, UNEXPECTED PARTY progressed again when runner-up in a stronger race at Cheltenham last month and he can take another 4 lb rise in his stride with the prospect of better still to come. A host in opposition have something to prove, so Into Overdrive and The Brimming Water may be the pair to give him most to think about.

  1. UNEXPECTED PARTY (FR)
  2. INTO OVERDRIVE
  3. THE BRIMMING WATER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Mint Condition
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 6
6/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,956.002nd: £2,283.003rd: £1,141.004th: £571.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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