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Bet365 Hurdle Race (grade 2) (registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) (gbb Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, £35,594, 3 runners
Winning time 5m 52.38s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Strong Leader No. 1
Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy
✓ Top rated ✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (8/31, 14 days)
Strong Leader looks the one to beat in this four-runner staying contest at Wetherby, and our figures put him 9 lb clear of Take No Chances, a meaningful edge over this 24-furlong trip on good ground. Take No Chances is the chief danger, with Paggane a further 3 lb back and Lavida Adiva the least likely of the quartet to spring a surprise given the 19 lb deficit. With so few runners there is little hiding place, and Strong Leader's superior figure should tell if he settles and stays the trip. Strong Leader is our selection, though confidence is only low.
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Set the pace from the start - untidy jumping at the 6th - nudged after 3 out and met a rival but kept finding on the run-in to pull clear for the win
Brian Hughes
Ruth Jefferson
prominent in the top two or three early - took second place before 3 out and soon upsides the leading horse - driven before the last - outstayed by winner on run-in to finish second
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
prominent early in second spot - dropped back before 3 out - angled left before 2 out and driven before the last - kept on without getting to the front pair to finish third
Non-runners: Paggane
Racecard
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 8/31
Strong Leader banked a win five starts back and followed it with a second, and another second, so the profile is solid, and he has run over today's trip and on this going. A pulled-up last time and a 203-day break are the reservations, but our rating of 155 makes him the one to beat under 160 lb.
- Sire
- Passing Glance (GB)
- Dam
- Strong Westerner (IRE) by Westerner
- Owner
- Welfordgolf Syndicate
- Foaled
- 16 May 2017
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 31 runs (26%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 155
- Wind surgery
- w 2
Brian Hughes
Ruth Jefferson 0/3
Lavida Adiva has run over today's trip and going, and a second two starts back, then a third, shows she can be competitive, with a win five starts back too. The risk is a 203-day absence and a seventh last time out, while carrying 149 lb.
- Sire
- Champs Elysees (GB)
- Dam
- Avida Star (IRE) by Montjeu
- Owner
- Drew Ailsa Russell
- Foaled
- 30 May 2019
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 136
Harry Cobden
Faye Bramley 1/13
Paggane looks a leading danger, having won three and four starts back, then a third two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. The risk is a fifth last time out and a 38-day break, off 149 lb.
- Sire
- Muhaarar (GB)
- Dam
- Penelopa (GB) by Giant's Causeway
- Owner
- R Bartlett J Carthy Mrs P Shanahan
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 143
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 17/79
Consistent in recent starts, with a second two runs back and thirds five and four starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Fitness is fine after 21 days, but 149 lb off a mark of 148 is a stiff task after an unplaced run last time out.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- Coscorrig (IRE) by Pistolet Bleu
- Owner
- Garry Wilson
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 17 wins from 79 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 146
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.