2.00 FIRST IMPRESSION (IRE); 2.75 MINELLA PLUS (IRE); 3.00 SPIRITOFTHENORTH (FR); 3.50 AUDITORIA; 11.00 AND BETTER OTHERS.
This is a trappy affair and only the two out of the handicap can be ruled out with any sort of confidence. Auditoria and Spiritofthenorth were similarly rated on the level and now step into the handicap hurdle ranks on decent marks. Minella Plus supplemented a C&D victory by winning as odds of 2/7 suggested he would at Catterick, but FIRST IMPRESSION made a triumphant return to this discipline with a dominant display at Wetherby and there should be more to come.
Horse | Comment |
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1 - FIRST IMPRESSION (IRE) | 5-4fav (11-0) Mid division, headway just behind leaders 3 out, took it up travelling well last, ran on well flat, readily, won at Wetherby 2m hcap hdle (3) gs in Nov beating Caius Marcius (10-12) by 5l, 6 ran |
2 - MINELLA PLUS (IRE) | 2-7fav (11-4) Led, ridden and rallied after 2 out, jumped well last hurdle, won easily, won at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov beating Brianna Rose (10-4) by 8l, 4 ran |
3 - SPIRITOFTHENORTH (FR) | 9-5 (10-12) Soon led, joined 3 out, pushed and headed entering home straight, ridden 2 out, stayed on well, 4th of 12, 4l behind Findthetime (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov |
4 - AUDITORIA | 1-1fav (11-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, blundered and unseated rider 4 out, in a race won by Terresita (11-2) at Fakenham 2m mrs nov hdl (3yo+) (4) gd in Nov, 4 ran |
5 - MY MACHO MAN (IRE) | 9-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, dropped to last home turn, ridden after 3 out, stayed on to take 2nd final flight, no match for winner, 2nd of 4, 8l behind Diamond State (9-13) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Nov |
6 - LES'S LEGACY | 40-1 (11-4) Took keen hold, mid-division, ridden 2 out, close up before last, no extra and lost two places run in, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Heart Of Kernow (11-2) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Nov |