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14:29 Wetherby

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Wetherby

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

10/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.40
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 110-1 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict

Won first two bumper starts (2m, soft/good) then finished down the field at the Cheltenham Festival; reappeared with easy win on hurdle debut at Hereford (2m, good) and he holds leading claims here under a penalty.

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1st

6

20th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Ayr

Favour And Fortune

11st 2lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Useful novice who ran up to his best when sixth of 11 in the Supreme at Cheltenham (2m, soft; has won on good and heavy) last month; may have more to offer on his handicap debut, but jumping errors are becoming a habit and he'll need to hurdle more fluently in this bigger field.

6/1

2

12th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

13:30 Cheltenham

Favour And Fortune

11st 7lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Appears to handle any ground; comfortably held in last season's Champion Bumper here; very consistent otherwise, runner-up in Aintree Grade 1 and Exeter Listed event (notwithstanding a lack of fluency) over 2m the last twice, taking hurdles form figures to 1122; faces a stiffer assignment back at this meeting and has the added pressure of needing to jump more proficiently than last time.

25/1

2nd

2

11th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 161y

Class 1

15:05 Exeter

Favour And Fortune

11st 8lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Impressed on first two hurdle starts before finishing clear second in Grade 1 Tolworth at Aintree (2m, soft) on Boxing Day; he's a highly likeable prospect and is firmly in calculations.

7/4

8/1

  • Place: £3.20

Form: 3/210- D

Last run: 217 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict

Two-time bumper winner (2m, good/soft) who was hampered early when tailed off at 33-1 in a Grade 2 at Aintree in April; makes hurdle debut in warm race but he has potential and could give a good account.

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6

12th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 3

15:45 Hexham

Berties Ballet

10st 12lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Dianne Sayer

midfield, mistake and dropped to rear 10th, pulled up before 11th

11/2

3rd

3

20th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 4f 100y

Class 3

16:45 Ayr

Berties Ballet

11st 8lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Dianne Sayer

Dual bumper winner (good/soft) and won a Haydock novice (heavy) on his second run over hurdles; limitations somewhat exposed since then (in good company) and could be up against it again here; unraced beyond 2m2f.

20/1

Form: 20-2

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict

Runner-up (albeit well beaten) in the first of his two bumpers and showed promise when 1l second on hurdle debut at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) last month; improvement needed but he's in good hands to progress; wears a first-time tongue-tie.

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3rd

2

13th Jan 2024

Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 4

13:40 Wetherby

Delgany Bobby Blue

12st 0lb

J: Fergus Gillard

T: Dan Skelton

Lightly raced 6yo who has posted some solid efforts, including on heavy ground and when fair third on handicap debut at Ascot (2m5f, good to soft) three weeks ago; he's a half-brother to Any Second Now, who has twice been placed in the Grand National, and could improve now up in trip again.

11/2

3rd

8

22nd Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 141y

Class 3

12:45 Ascot

Delgany Bobby Blue

10st 12lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Had wind surgery after his second bumper; better to be placed this autumn at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) and Wetherby (2m, heavy; tongue tied) in his first two starts over hurdles; needs to improve his jumping but there is plenty of encouragement in his pedigree for this longer trip, including as half-brother to the high-class chaser Any Second Now; considered on handicap debut.

7/1

3rd

5

18th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:29 Wetherby

Delgany Bobby Blue

11st 0lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

held up in last

7/1

Form: 1-421 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict

Won Kilbeggan bumper (1m7f, good to yielding) on debut in April and ran well in defeat the next twice for new yard, then won on last month's hurdle debut at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft); improvement needed under a penalty here but latest form has been franked and this likeable prospect is not ruled out.

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8

23rd Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:40 Southwell

Tommy Time

11st 8lb

J: Thomas Dowson

T: Philip Kirby

Irish bumper winner (1m7f, good to yielding) who won on hurdle debut at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft) last October and has run creditably in defeat since at up to 2m3f; lightly raced and could have potential off opening mark.

7/1

3rd

3

19th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 4

14:15 Wetherby

Tommy Time

11st 9lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Philip Kirby

raced in third and in touch with leaders, jumped left 3rd, ridden after 3 out, no telling impression

4/1

2nd

1

29th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 4

14:15 Wetherby

Tommy Time

11st 9lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Philip Kirby

Bumper winner who scored on his hurdle debut at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft) in October before a fair fourth here (2m, heavy) in November; improvement needed to defy a penalty on this first run since but he returns having had a wind op and his pedigree suggests he'll be suited by the step up in trip.

9/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict

Won by 6l on debut in Irish maiden point (3m, soft) in March and changed hands for £45,000 later that month; makes rules debut with up-and-coming stable in fine form and could go well, especially if strong in the betting.

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2nd

5

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

13:03 Huntingdon

Finn Lough

11st 6lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Low-mileage 5yo; second in two handicap hurdles in April/June over about 2m4f/2m6f; chasing both starts this autumn, creditable second in handicap at Warwick on latest and this new trip may well boost his potential.

3/1

2nd

10

3rd Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Warwick

Finn Lough

11st 3lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

midfield, not fluent 6th, hit 7th, headway 11th, went second 3 out, challenging 2 out

9/2

6th

8

18th Sep 2024

Good

2m 5f 133y

Class 4

17:35 Kelso

Finn Lough

11st 5lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Low-mileage 5yo who came second in two handicap hurdles in the spring (2m2f/2m4f); connections are evidently very keen to switch him to fences, and his 6l Irish point win in 2023 bodes very well for his chasing prospects.

4/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 7lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict

Three wins from her 29 Flat starts and she stays well; however, she's on a losing run in that code and is probably best watched on hurdle debut.

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0

8

29th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

12:30 Kelso

Hellenista

11st 0lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Tim Easterby

midfield, mistake 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out

25/1

6th

7

18th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:29 Wetherby

Hellenista

10st 7lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Tim Easterby

held up in rear

100/1

8th

2

(7)

16th Oct 2023

Good

1m 7f 217y

Class 6

16:40 Musselburgh

Hellenista

9st 11lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Beaten on her last 15 starts going back to last June but she's been running well of late in the main and could be thereabouts.

11/2

OUR TIP

Form: 216-1 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict

Bumper winner (2m, good) who showed a good attitude for narrow win on hurdle debut at Kelso (2m, soft) three weeks ago; carries a penalty here and others have more substance to their form but he's open to improvement.

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3rd

2

4th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 3

19:50 Hexham

Coniston George

11st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Dual novice winner on soft ground last season; tapped for toe at crucial stage before keeping on well for second behind Horn Cape on last month's handicap debut at Newcastle (2m1f, heavy); 6lb better off with that rival today and might be seen to better effect on this stiffer track.

5/1

2nd

4

13th Apr 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 190y

Class 3

13:30 Newcastle

Coniston George

11st 3lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

held up in rear, not fluent 4th, headway and in touch with leaders 5th

5/1

3rd

1

9th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 4f 100y

Class 4

13:23 Ayr

Coniston George

11st 12lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

held up in rear, headway 7th, not fluent 9th, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, went third again approaching last, no impression run-in, no match for first two

11/4

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