November 23 / 13.35 Wetherby

13.35

Soft

wetherbyracing.co.uk Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (Go North Grey Bomber Juvenile Hdl Series Qual’) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £4030.04
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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wetherbyracing.co.uk Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (Go North Grey Bomber Juvenile Hdl Series Qual’) (GBB)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

4/6 (Won)

  • Win: £1.84
  • Place: £1.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Progressive in Flat maidens for Joseph O'Brien, winning well at Down Royal (1m2f, yielding) the final time; subsequently sold for 170,000gns and gelded; has schooled well and looks an interesting hurdles prospect for notable new connections.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

3

(18)

29th Jun 2024

Standard

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

15:10 Newcastle (AW)

Spartan Army

8st 11lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Alan King

Flat form took off again last winter with the switch to AW, winning three in a row before his creditable third at Newcastle on finals day, all over 2m; ran respectably on turf in April on latest outing; each-way claims.

11/1

19

(7)

18th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 6f 34y

Class 2

19:15 Ascot

Spartan Army

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Alan King

Reserve; won three in a row over 2m on AW early this year; has run well in defeat the last twice, most recently travelling well when finishing fifth back on turf at Newbury (2m, good to soft); he may benefit from this drop back in distance and could give a good account.

25/1

5th

5

(5)

19th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 0f 110y

Class 2

15:45 Newbury

Spartan Army

9st 3lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Alan King

disputed lead early, headed and prominent after 1f

5/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.30

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Consistent maiden on Flat and is threatening to win a race, having finished second the last three times (1m2f/1m4f handicaps); could go one better, provided he takes well to this change of code; booking of Brian Hughes is a plus.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

1st Oct 2024

Good

2m 5f 28y

Class 4

15:00 Sedgefield

Wholeofthemoon

11st 1lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

held up in rear

14/1

8th

5

(10)

14th Sep 2024

Heavy

1m 4f 63y

Class 4

17:55 Chester

Wholeofthemoon

11st 3lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

steadied start, switched left soon after start, held up in last, struggling 5f out, soon detached, tailed off from 4f out

16/1

15th

12

(9)

10th May 2024

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 2

16:15 Chester

Wholeofthemoon

8st 13lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: Donald McCain

Below form sole start here, when upped to 2m last September on latest Flat outing (yard debut); 80-1 win on handicap hurdle debut at Doncaster (2m3f, good to soft) in December, followed by two respectable efforts but he was soundly beaten on latest start; others are a bit more persuasive.

18/1

Form: 3

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ordinary maiden on Flat; however, made a promising hurdles debut at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft) where he stayed on for 2l third; the runner-up has boosted that form since; may be capable of progress in this sphere.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

8

29th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

16:20 Sedgefield

Wakey Wakey

10st 10lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Tim Easterby

midfield

14/1

10th

12

27th Dec 2022

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:15 Wetherby

Wakey Wakey

11st 0lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Tim Easterby

prominent

10/1

Form: P

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
0-4 on Flat, showing minor form; struggled at Sedgefield on the switch to hurdles, eventually pulled up; others preferred.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

12th

13

(2)

7th Sep 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 173y

Class 6

18:35 Carlisle

Red Command

8st 9lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Tracy Waggott

12-race maiden; runner-up at Wetherby (1m Class 6, good) in May, but there are precious few positives to take from his last two efforts (Newcastle and Catterick); cheekpieces are newly applied.

20/1

11th

9

(1)

8th Aug 2023

Soft

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

15:25 Catterick

Red Command

9st 2lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Tracy Waggott

11-race maiden; tailed off at Newcastle last time but has a chance on his two previous runs at Wetherby (1m, good) and Redcar (7f, good to firm).

14/1

14th

9

(1)

29th Jun 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

15:55 Newcastle (AW)

Red Command

9st 4lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Tracy Waggott

0-10 under rules but has twice run well since returned to the Flat last month, going close at Wetherby (1m, good) and finishing fourth of 15 at Redcar (7f, good to firm) 13 days later; the first two last time won their next starts; still to prove himself on Tapeta but worth a second look.

5/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
One of the lesser lights at Roger Varian's yard, showing modest form at best and never reaching the frame; sold for 2,500gns since last run; brings limited potential to hurdling.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

2

3rd Feb 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 4

14:40 Catterick

Famille Verte

11st 0lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

T: Micky Hammond

Modest maiden on the Flat for Roger Varian and well beaten at triple-figure odds on her first two hurdle starts.

100/1

6th

6

5th Dec 2022

Good To Soft

1m 7f 124y

Class 2

13:10 Musselburgh

Famille Verte

10st 7lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

T: Micky Hammond

Modest maiden on the Flat for Roger Varian and was a well-beaten last of five at 100-1 on recent hurdle/stable debut at Wetherby (2m, heavy).

25/1

5th

6

23rd Nov 2022

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:35 Wetherby

Famille Verte

10st 9lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

T: Micky Hammond

took keen hold, held up in rear, slow jump 4 out, pushed along before 3 out

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 34

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Poor maiden on Flat; modest third at this course and modest fourth (well behind Wakey Wakey) at Sedgefield under this code; opposed.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

11

10th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

19:30 Sedgefield

Robin Goodfellow

10st 2lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Hugh Burns

Placed over C&D (soft) for Tracy Waggott in November and started off for new stable with two respectable 2m4f runs in March/April, but he's 0-10 over hurdles now and competes from 1lb out of the weights today.

16/1

Non-runners

Robin Goodfellow

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £2.40
Straight Forecast £2.87
Trifecta £3.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Spartan Army

RP Ratings:

Wakey Wakey

LAMBOURN:

Wholeofthemoon

POSTDATA:

Spartan Army

The Times:

Spartan Army

Telegraph:

Spartan Army

The Guardian:

Spartan Army

Daily Mail:

Spartan Army

D Express:

Spartan Army

The Star:

Spartan Army

Daily Record:

Spartan Army

Daily Mirror:

Wakey Wakey

The Sun:

Wakey Wakey