13:10
Position Payout At Bet365 Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)
Class 3, 2m3½f (2m3f85y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, £10,562, 8 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to firm in places (GoingStick: 5.4)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Mostly Cloudy
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Koukeo gets the nod at Wetherby, topping our figures on 127 and narrowly ahead of Geryville on 125, which is enough to make the case over this 20 furlongs on good ground. The margin is slim, though, and Geryville is the chief danger, with Palamon on 124 and Ladronne on 123 also within a few pounds and capable of turning it round. Marty McFly and William Cody, both on 120, look a notch below the principals, so this should be a tight contest among the top four. Koukeo is our selection, even if only by a narrow margin.
Runners
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 17/79
Palamon arrives in cracking nick, second last time out just 12 days ago and a winner two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. The main risk is the 162 lb burden, which asks plenty of him off a mark of 123.
- Sire
- Decorated Knight (GB)
- Dam
- Seschat (IRE) by Sinndar
- Owner
- The Blind Squirrels
- Foaled
- 24 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 17 wins from 79 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Ladronne t CD
200 days
12yo, 11-5, OR 120 41252-
J: Oscar Palmer (7) · T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Oscar Palmer (7)
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 2/9
Ladronne was second last time out and a winner four starts back, with another second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The big risk is a 200-day absence, and he carries 159 lb off an official mark of 120.
- Sire
- Linda's Lad (GB)
- Dam
- Worldeta (FR) by Lost World
- Owner
- T C Racing Syndicate
- Foaled
- 20 May 2014
- Stable
- High Eldwick, W Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 9 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 123
Conor O'Farrell
Micky Hammond 1/7
Geryville is a leading danger, having won three starts back and finished third next time, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. Our rating of 125 ranks him second of eight, but 203 days off and 159 lb are the concerns.
- Sire
- Rail Link (GB)
- Dam
- Rosaville (FR) by Video Rock
- Owner
- R M Howard
- Foaled
- 20 Jan 2016
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Danny McMenamin
Sandy Thomson 1/5
Marty McFly won three on the bounce before a pulled up two starts back and an eighth last time out, so the recent slide is the worry, though he has run over today's trip and going and returns after 16 days. Carrying 158 lb off a mark of 119 adds to the task.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Barbalicious (IRE) by Indian Danehill
- Owner
- Mrs Wilma Duffus
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2018
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 61%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
Brian Hughes
Patrick Neville 1/4
Hard to fancy at the foot of our figures, ranked eighth of eight on a rating of 114, despite winning last time out and two starts back, and carrying 157 lb off an official mark of 118 is a big ask. He has run over today's trip and going, and 16 days since his last run is fresh enough.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Myska (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Eamon Mcelligott
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Coverham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
Kahavari t D
189 days
6yo, 11-3, OR 118 25221-
J: Harry Cobden · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Harry Cobden
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 4/24
Kahavari won last time out and has been placed in three of his other four recent runs, which is solid, but a 189-day break and a hefty 157 lb are hard to ignore. He has run over today's trip and going, yet our figures rank him seventh of eight.
- Sire
- Tunis (POL)
- Dam
- Porte D'Auteuil (FR) by Network
- Owner
- Malcolm B Jones
- Foaled
- 8 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Oldcastle, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 24 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 119
Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill 8/28
Fourth last time out just 16 days ago keeps Koukeo fit, and he has run over today's trip and going before, though he is yet to win in his last five starts. Our top-rated runner at 127 against an official 117, he gets a boost from a yard going well at 7 from 25.
- Sire
- Kapgarde (FR)
- Dam
- Karikale (FR) by Poliglote
- Owner
- Mrs E J Wills
- Foaled
- 26 May 2020
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 28 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 127
Jack Andrews
Pam Sly 0/3
Consistent sort, with a fourth last time out following a second two starts back and another second three starts back, yet winless in his last five and returning after 177 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, but 156 lb is a big burden, and our rating of 120 ranks him sixth of eight.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Wistow (GB) by Sir Harry Lewis
- Owner
- Martyn Royston Davis
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2017
- Stable
- Thorney, Cambs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.