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14:00 Wetherby

Wedding Receptions At Wetherby Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,000 added
1
Silk - PINK and PURPLE diamonds, PINK sleeves and cap

Piccolomini

8 p
  • Form F44069
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 90

2
Silk - White, Royal Blue diamond, Red sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, White cap, Royal Blue diamond

Viscount Rossini

28 D
  • Form 534F61
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 92

3
Silk - Black, Yellow inverted triangle, Black sleeves, Yellow stars and stars on cap

Seafire Lad (IRE)

25 pt BF
  • Form 3F4102
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 88

4
Silk - Royal blue, yellow braces, diabolo on sleeves

Arctic Cove

25
  • Form 8PB4F4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 80

5
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE sleeves

Vertigo Blue

1
  • Form 6078P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 76

6
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and ROYAL BLUE (halved), EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

Maria Bonita (IRE)

12
  • Form 4523-05
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 65

7
Silk - Dark blue, yellow cross belts, hooped sleeves, yellow cap

Cashema (IRE)

62
  • Form 9P-0854
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 63

8
Silk - Red, White stars, White sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Red cap, White star

Chisel

10
  • Form P009-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 56

In depth

Verdict

Viscount Rossini has more to do than when landing a novices' claiming hurdle at Leicester last time, even in this grade, and a poor contest is taken to go to Seafire Lad with Arctic Cove rated the main danger. The selection is a consistent performer in this grade and on a testing surface so is hard to oppose in what looks a moderate contest. Piccolomini has plenty of weight to carry and may be best watched, while Vertigo Blue has given little cause for optimism so far. Maria Bonita has claims on the pick of her form but has shown little worthwhile form this term and of more interest may be Micky Hammond's Arctic Cove, although he is inconsistent and a safer bet looks to be Seafire Lad.

Formwatch

Piccolomini 25-1 (10-13) Chased leaders to 5th, soon ridden and weakened, 9th of 13, well behind Never So Blue (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f cnd hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.

Viscount Rossini 25-1 (11-5) Lost irons until 2nd, mid-division, headway 5th, led flat, driven out, won at Leicester 2m nov clm hdl (4) gs in Jan beating Sean Og (11-4) by 3l, 15 ran.

Seafire Lad (IRE) 5-2fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression, 2nd of 8, 12l behind Diamond Vein (10-8) at Wetherby 2m sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.

Arctic Cove 7-2 (11-1) Held up, driven and outpaced 3 out, never on terms, 4th of 8, 28l behind Diamond Vein (10-8) at Wetherby 2m sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.

Vertigo Blue 66-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, hampered 6th, weakened after next, 8th of 11, 47l behind English City (10-12) at Kelso 2m 2f 4yo nov hdl (4) sft.

Maria Bonita (IRE) 13-2 (10-0) Held up mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, never dangerous, 5th of 14, 12l behind Queen Tara (10-4) at Fakenham 2m sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs.

Cashema (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, one pace, 4th of 13, 17l behind Nebraska City (9-13) at Catterick 2m sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Dec.

Chisel 40-1 (9-7) Mid-division and keen, lost touch from 4th, behind when pulled up 2 out in race won by Temper Lad (11-2) at Towcester 2m sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) hvy, 17 ran.