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Boyle Sports Now Open In Wetherby 'Introductory' Hurdle Race (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, £10,892, 4 runners
Winning time 3m 49.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Velvet Outlaw gets the nod in this small Class 2 field at Wetherby, rated 105 on our figures and narrowly ahead of his nearest rival over two miles on good ground. Static Charm is the obvious danger at 104, just a pound behind, so there is little between them and this is far from a confident call. Yashin and Recobella are both unrated on our figures, which leaves them hard to assess, but the main contest looks to be between the top two. Velvet Outlaw is narrowly preferred.
Result
Brian Hughes
Olly Murphy
tended to hop out to the right - prominent in second - error at the 4th - dropped to third at the 6th - hit the front travelling smoothly before 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - wandered left approaching the last - stayed on on the run-in - held on to win
Joshua Thompson
Micky Hammond
rear early - nudged along after 6th then quickly gained ground - took runner-up spot before 3 out - bumped 3 out - pulled away with the front one from 2 out - moved left and urged before the last - jumped awkwardly last - stayed on run-in but edged out late to finish 2nd
Conor Rabbitt
Jessica Bedi
pulled hard early and sat just behind the front two - jumping scruffy at the 4th - moved up to chase in second at the 6th - dropped away tamely before 3 out and beaten far out of it before 2 out - finished a remote 3rd after bleeding from the nose
Joe Williamson
Philip Kirby
raced freely in front - drifted off line before a sluggish jump at the 1st - challenged and passed before 3 out - soon dropped away - finished 4th a long way behind
Racecard
Joshua Thompson
Micky Hammond 0/15
Static Charm brings solid recent form, with a third two starts back and a third four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The one concern is a 210-day absence, which leaves fitness in question under 154 lb.
- Sire
- Iffraaj (GB)
- Dam
- Tauteke (GB) by Sea The Stars
- Owner
- Basil Smith Jack Morris
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 15 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 104
Brian Hughes
Olly Murphy 8/45
Velvet Outlaw bounced back from a fall with a second last time out, and he returns after 30 days having run over today's trip. Carrying 154 lb, he is yet to win in his last two starts but is the top-rated runner on our figures, ranked first of four.
- Sire
- Poet's Word (IRE)
- Dam
- Askhilly (IRE) by Court Cave
- Owner
- Mrs J M Jones
- Foaled
- 22 May 2022
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 45 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 105
Conor Rabbitt
Jessica Bedi 0/6
Yashin is unexposed with no recorded form to go on, so he is open to improvement. He returns after 110 days off and carries 154 lb, which makes his first showing hard to judge.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- Mirdhak (GB) by Dansili
- Owner
- Nohopersjokers Rogues
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Kirklevington, North Yorkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 14%
Joe Williamson
Philip Kirby 1/15
Recobella is unexposed with no recorded form to go on, so any improvement is there to be found. She returns after 42 days off and carries 147 lb, a light-on-evidence profile that keeps her open to progress.
- Sire
- Recoletos (FR)
- Dam
- Inner Beauty (FR) by Pivotal
- Owner
- The Recobella Partnership
- Foaled
- 20 Apr 2021
- Stable
- East Appleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
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.