17:20 Wetherby

Saturday 29 October 2022

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

bet365 Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3f 154y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:31  |   Winning time: 4m 55.9s
1st
Horse silk
8
11/4
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in mid-division on outside, headway 6th, led 3 out, not fluent 2 out, driven out op 3/1 tchd 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
¾
4
5/4f
T: N G RichardsJ: Sean Quinlan
Held up in rear, headway before 3 out, switched left and went 2nd before 2 out, every chance last, stayed on, held towards finish op 11/8 tchd 6/5 and tchd 6/4
3rd
Horse silk
9
2
711-12
10/1
T: M WalfordJ: H Cobden
Prominent, led after 2nd, headed 3 out, 3rd and held before last, no extra flat op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
7
33/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Tom Midgley (5)
Led until after 2nd, pressed leader, every chance 3 out, 4th and held before last, weakened flat op 22/1
5th
Horse silk
9
9
20/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson
Chased leaders, lost place before 3 out, well held after op 18/1 tchd 25/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
50/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore
Jumped left at times and not always fluent, held up in rear, well beaten 3 out op 18/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
3
28/1
T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman
Held up towards rear, headway after 8th, no extra 2 out op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
8 ½
5
7/2
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Charlie Hammond
Mid-division, headway before 6th, mistake next, lost place before 2 out, soon weakened op 4/1 tchd 10/3

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Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
Royle Steel190
Weight: 10-6|  Age: 4
T: Micky Hammond  J: Brendan Powell
NR
1
Horse silk
Rafferty's Return224
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 7
T: R Menzies  J: Nathan Moscrop
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.40, £1.10, £2.20EX:£7.00Trifecta:£35.60Tricast:£27.45SF:£6.68Swingers:£1.10, £4.50, £3.50

Forecasts

Findthetime (5/4), Rocky Man (11/4), Vintage Fizz (7/2), Rafferty's Return (9/2), Ashington (10/1), Royle Steel (12/1), Red Force One (20/1), Collooney (28/1), Sheriff Garrett (33/1), Cousu Main (50/1)

Verdict

Several of these have a point to prove for one reason or another but ROCKY MAN and Findthetime are obvious exceptions. The latter is not passed over at all lightly given the promise he showed last season, not least when winning a Class 2 handicap at this course. However, Rocky Man makes the switch to handicap company off what will probably turn out to be a lenient mark and he looks the one to be on. Vintage Fizz is best of the rest.

  1. ROCKY MAN (FR)
  2. FINDTHETIME (IRE)
  3. VINTAGE FIZZ

Previous Winners

2021
Haafapiece
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 8
15/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,664.002nd: £2,609.003rd: £1,304.004th: £653.005th: £350.006th: £350.00

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