16:03
Bet365 Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Class 4, 3m (3m0f45y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, £8,714, 4 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to firm in places (GoingStick: 5.4)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Upfordebate heads a four-runner staying contest at Wetherby on our figures, and while his rating of 112 is only a pound better than Paddy O'Mahler's 111, that narrow edge is enough to make him the one to beat over the marathon 24-furlong trip on good ground. Paddy O'Mahler is the chief danger and sits right on his heels, so this should not be a procession, while Slaney Opera at 107 is within range if the pace falls apart. Sledgehammer, rated 92, looks to have plenty to find, which leaves this as essentially a three-horse race in which Upfordebate has the best credentials. Upfordebate is our selection.
Runners
Brian Hughes
Patrick Neville 1/4
Upfordebate arrives in cracking nick, having won last time out and again two starts back, and 27 days since his last run should leave him fresh. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating has him top of the four, though 168 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Mount Nelson (GB)
- Dam
- Mrs Peachey (IRE) by Brian Boru
- Owner
- Eamon Mcelligott
- Foaled
- 6 Jun 2019
- Stable
- Coverham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Paddy O'Mahler p CD
223 days
8yo, 12-0, OR 112 2112F-
J: Danny McMenamin · T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Danny McMenamin
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 2/8
Paddy O'Mahler won three and four starts back and was second two starts back before a last-time-out fall, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is a 223-day absence, with 168 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Mahler (GB)
- Dam
- Miss Massini (IRE) by Dr Massini
- Owner
- Mcgoldrick Racing
- Foaled
- 9 May 2018
- Stable
- High Eldwick, W Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 111
Jamie Hamilton
John Wainwright 1/6
Last-time winner who has also finished third and second in his previous two outings, Slaney Opera returns just 15 days later and has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is the 156 lb he must carry, with our rating of 107 ranking him third of four.
- Sire
- Sholokhov (IRE)
- Dam
- Miss Opera (GB) by Alflora
- Owner
- J Camm
- Foaled
- 19 May 2018
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 107
Sean Bowen
Adrian Keatley 2/9
Sledgehammer arrives in fine heart after winning last time out just 21 days ago, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. The risk is a patchy record behind that success, with a fall two starts back, while 148 lb is a stiff burden.
- Sire
- Affinisea (IRE)
- Dam
- Kegster (IRE) by Bach
- Owner
- Mrs B Keatley
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Ryedale, North Yorkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 9 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 93
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.