2:20
Wetherby
1 Apr 1997
W. Clifford Watts Ltd. Novices' Hurdle Class D
(Class 3) (2m3f154yds) 2m3½f Good To Firm 11 hurdles
1st
£3,265 2nd
£915 3rd
£445
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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| 5 | 110 | – | 108 | 104 | – |
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Lord Americo (IRE) |
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| Held up, steady headway 4 out, challenged 3 out, ridden to lead near finish | ||||||||||
| 8 | 110 | – | 107 | 104 | – |
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Where To Dance (USA) |
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| Always prominent, led 3 out, edged right, ran on, just caught | ||||||||||
| 5 | 110 | – | 105 | 101 | – |
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Buckley |
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| Prominent, reminder 6th, chasing leader 3 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4 | 101 | – | 86 | 87 | – |
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Belmez (USA) |
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| Outpaced halfway, stayed on under pressure from 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5 | 111 | – | 97 | 90 | – |
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Be My Native (USA) |
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| Held up, effort approaching 3 out, soon prominent, ridden and beaten 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6 | 110 | – | 92 | 83 | – |
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Derring Rose |
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| Chased leaders until outpaced from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7 | 110 | – | 83 | 71 | – |
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Strong Gale (IRE) |
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| Led to 5th, close up until ridden and weakened 3 out, eased when beaten | ||||||||||
| 6 | 116 | – | – | – | – |
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Scallywag |
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| Mistake 2nd, lost touch halfway, fell 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1011 | – | – | – | – |
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Strong Gale (IRE) |
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| With leader, slight lead 5th, headed and hampered 3 out, disputed 3rd and beaten when stumbled badly and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7 | 110 | – | – | – | – |
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Baillamont (USA) |
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| Prominent to 5th, lost touch 4 out, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1013 | – | – | – | – |
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Ardross |
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| Tried to run out, unseated rider 1st | ||||||||||
- 11 ran Off time: 2:20:00 Winning time: 4m 54.60s (slow by 11.60s) Total SP: 123%
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1st owner:
H G Owen (Major Harris)
1st breeder: T Simmons -
2nd owner:
Val Kelly (The Road West)
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3rd owner:
J H Holt (Southern Cross I)
- Tote win: £6.70 PL: £1.60 £6.30 £1.50 Ex: £139.30 CSF: £96.92 Trifecta: £155.60 Pool: £219.21. 0.58 winning tickets.. Pool of £92.07 carried over to Worcester 4.30 today
- After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.