12:48
Boyle Sports Back Yourself Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 3, 2m5½f, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-125, £5,281, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 12.96s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›The Kalooki Kid No. 1
Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards
✓ Top rated ✓ Trainer in form (6/18, 14 days) ✓ Back from a 229-day break
The Kalooki Kid looks the one to beat in this Wetherby staying contest, with our rating of 141 putting him a huge 17 lb ahead of Shantwopointfive on 124, a margin that should tell over the extended 22 furlongs on good ground. Shantwopointfive is the chief danger, with Jericoacoara (122) close behind and Nopresentliketime (112) best of the rest, but all three have plenty to find on these terms. Fine Thing and Who's Going look outclassed. The Kalooki Kid is our selection and should prove too good.
Result
Craig Nichol
Gordon Elliott
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Oscar Palmer (7)
Sam England
Charlie Maggs
Chris Grant
Brian Hughes
Micky Hammond
Tom Midgley (3)
Sam England
Racecard
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards 6/18
The Kalooki Kid has run over today's trip and going, and his 141 rating makes him the top-rated runner of six, comfortably clear of his official mark of 124. He is yet to win in his last four and was pulled up last time, 229 days ago, but finishes of sixth, fifth and fourth before that still keeps him the one to beat.
- Sire
- Gentlewave (IRE)
- Dam
- Wild Blueberry (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Eddie Melville Kenny Haughey
- Foaled
- 25 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Greystoke, Cumbria
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 18 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 141
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Oscar Palmer (7)
Sam England 6/20
Shantwopointfive is yet to win in her last five starts, but a second three starts back shows her ability, and she has run over today's trip and going, with a yard hitting 6 from 20 lately; our rating of 124 ranks her second of six. The main risk is a 119-day absence after a ninth last time out.
- Sire
- Shantou (USA)
- Dam
- All The Best Mate (IRE) by Alflora
- Owner
- Nmus
- Foaled
- 27 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Guiseley, W Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 20 runs (30%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Brian Hughes
Micky Hammond 0/14
Jericoacoara won last time out and was second twice before that, so he arrives in cracking form, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The one risk is a 192-day absence, plus 162 lb on his back.
- Sire
- Free Port Lux (GB)
- Dam
- Autre Mer (FR) by Fragrant Mix
- Owner
- G R Orchard Mrs J M Gray
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 122
Charlie Maggs
Chris Grant 0/4
Nopresentliketime has been consistent, with a fourth last time out and a second three starts back, and he sits one pound above his official mark of 111 on our rating. The main risk is a 222-day absence, so fitness is a concern, especially under 155 lb.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- Hirayna (GB) by Doyoun
- Owner
- G F White
- Foaled
- 13 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Billingham, Cleveland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Tom Midgley (3)
Sam England 6/20
Unplaced last time out and a third two starts back, Fine Thing has drifted since winning four and five starts back, and ranking fifth of six on our figures makes her hard to fancy under 155 lb. In her favour, she has run over today's trip and going, is fresh enough after 15 days, and has a yard in form.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Presenteea (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Made Profiles Ltd S England
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Guiseley, W Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 20 runs (30%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 110
Craig Nichol
Gordon Elliott 7/49
Without a win in his last four starts and returning after 102 days off, Who's Going is hard to fancy, though a fourth last time out is his best recent effort. He carries 149 lb off an official mark of 106, and our figures rank him last of six.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Senorita Rosalita (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Mrs Ann Marie Mcmanus
- Foaled
- 19 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 49 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 104
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.