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Wetherby Course Guide
Having raced as a jumps-only venue for most of its history, Wetherby became a dual-purpose track in 2015 when its first flat fixture took place on 26 April. The course staged Flat fixtures throughout the early spring and summer in 2015, with the track having a break until the return of jumps racing in October.
Wetherby’s feature meeting is the late October / early November fixture which stars the Grade 2 Charlie Hall Chase. The Grade 2 contest is the first quality three-mile chase of the season and its roll of honour includes some of the great long distance chasers including Wayward Lad, Burrough Hill Lad, One Man and See More Business.
Supporting races on the card include the West Yorkshire Hurdle – won in 2014 by future champion Cole Harden – and the Wetherby Mares’ Hurdle, whilst other significant races staged at the track are the Rowland Meyrick Chase at Christmas and the Towton Novices’ Chase in February.
Left-handed, the Flat course shares the hurdles course and is approximately a mile and a half in circumference. There is no straight sprint track, and because of the bends, 5½ furlong races start on a chute near the end of the back straight.
I’ve been taking a keen interest in Wetherby since it was given the green light to stage Flat racing and it looks good, a smashing track. The jockeys who’ve ridden it give it the thumbs-up and it seems you need to be handy. A prominent style of racing looks the best sort to employ, with aggressive tactics generally appearing to pay off. The jumps course has long had a reputation for being sharp, suiting speedy horses who like to be close to the pace, and that certainly seems to be the case for the Flat races so far.
View from the saddle: Jason Weaver
Left handed, galloping. Now restored to nine fences to a circuit, though the four in the home straight have been switched to the inside of the hurdles track after problems caused by the realignment of the nearby A1. The signs are the fences still punish those who aren't accurate. It's a very fair test for any horse but is ideal for the free-running, long-striding sort.
It usually pays to be handy when riding at Wetherby, because it’s a quick track, even more so since the changes caused by the A1 redevelopment a few years back. There was a time when some trainers thought the fences were tough for a novice, but that has changed dramatically now and it’s a very fair course, with lovely obstacles, nowhere near as stiff as in the ‘old days’. Ideally, you’d like to save a bit for your finishing kick, but you certainly can’t afford to give any front-runners an easy time of it.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 36y Theflyingportrait (Good) 17 Oct 2018 3m 37.4s 2m 3f 85y Lough Derg Spirit (Good) 17 Oct 2018 4m 41s 2m 5f 75y Rosquero (Good) 04 May 2016 5m 19.1s 3m 45y Definitly Red (Good) 03 Nov 2018 5m 58.1s 3m 2f 144y Nortonthorpelegend (Good to Soft) 04 Jan 2019 7m 15.6s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m Innocent Touch (Good) 17 Oct 2018 3m 38s 2m 3f 154y Mustmeetalady (Good) 14 Oct 2015 4m 44.03s 2m 5f 56y Ivy Gate (Good to Soft) 22 Mar 2016 5m 1s 3m 26y Monbeg Theatre (Good) 17 Oct 2018 5m 36.9s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 4f 77y Conchita (Soft) 08 Dec 2018 2m 58.85s 2m Sheshoon Sonny (Soft) 19 Mar 2019 3m 42.86s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 5f 110y Dapper Man (Good to Firm) 19 Jun 2017 1m 4.25s 7f Slemy (Good to Firm) 17 May 2016 1m 25.25s 1m Savaanah (Good to Firm) 22 Jun 2018 1m 38.47s 1m 1f Just Be Lucky (Good) 24 May 2016 1m 54.93s 1m 2f Alfred Richardson (Good to Firm) 22 Jun 2018 2m 7.04s 1m 6f Davy's Dilemma (Good to Firm) 19 Jun 2017 3m 0.41s 2m Maid In Manhattan (Good to Firm) 30 May 2019 3m 29.64s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L N A Twiston-Davies 25 7 £161,057 28% £0.25 D Skelton 31 6 £70,406 19.35% -£11.86 P A Kirby 16 5 £48,306 31.25% -£0.25 Dr R D P Newland 9 5 £50,078 55.56% £9.60 Mrs S J Smith 49 4 £33,401 8.16% -£34.25 Micky Hammond 45 4 £30,868 8.89% -£15.00 K C Bailey 9 4 £41,441 44.44% £1.03 B Ellison 21 3 £69,361 14.29% -£9.70 C E Longsdon 14 3 £20,989 21.43% -£4.75 N G Richards 16 3 £40,154 18.75% -£8.75 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L D Skelton 62 18 £97,414 29.03% £4.91 P A Kirby 97 16 £106,023 16.49% £10.38 Micky Hammond 99 7 £31,451 7.07% -£5.00 W Greatrex 18 6 £33,389 33.33% -£1.64 Ruth Jefferson 17 5 £23,069 29.41% £27.15 D McCain Jnr 35 4 £18,654 11.43% -£5.50 J P L Ewart 14 4 £22,808 28.57% £4.00 F O'Brien 14 4 £36,556 28.57% £7.12 P J Hobbs 9 4 £20,015 44.44% £5.30 N A Twiston-Davies 24 3 £12,672 12.5% -£12.50 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L F O'Brien 7 2 £4,808 28.57% -£3.10 C E Longsdon 3 2 £5,523 66.67% £7.75 Jamie Snowden 4 1 £3,087 25% £13.00 K C Bailey 4 1 £2,729 25% -£1.13 J W Mullins 2 1 £2,599 50% £5.50 A King 2 1 £2,599 50% -£0.38 Jonjo O'Neill 2 1 £2,599 50% £5.00 S R B Crawford 2 1 £2,924 50% £4.50 Mrs Corbett 4 1 £2,209 25% £2.00 J P L Ewart 2 1 £2,599 50% £3.50 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L J H M Gosden 9 4 £17,660 44.44% -£1.21 R A Fahey 19 4 £22,060 21.05% £22.50 D O'Meara 18 3 £13,002 16.67% -£9.39 D Carroll 11 3 £14,426 27.27% £16.00 T D Easterby 29 2 £8,280 6.9% -£7.00 R G Fell 12 2 £10,091 16.67% -£1.00 W J Haggas 7 2 £30,404 28.57% £3.50 R Charlton 4 2 £13,456 50% £3.38 Rebecca Menzies 4 2 £7,568 50% £34.00 K A Ryan 6 2 £14,750 33.33% £7.50 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L B S Hughes 43 7 £42,759 16.28% -£3.65 Sean Quinlan 26 6 £49,060 23.08% £1.00 Danny Cook 51 5 £79,304 9.8% -£32.95 Harry Skelton 23 4 £31,381 17.39% -£15.20 Joe Colliver 13 4 £30,756 30.77% £8.87 R D Day 16 4 £42,947 25% £4.00 Sam Twiston-Davies 13 4 £78,912 30.77% -£2.75 David Bass 8 4 £39,621 50% £10.20 Henry Brooke 25 3 £61,068 12% -£14.92 L P Aspell 9 3 £24,617 33.33% £5.50 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Harry Skelton 51 15 £83,183 29.41% -£7.59 B S Hughes 65 11 £56,668 16.92% -£8.88 R Johnson 28 9 £51,323 32.14% £2.36 Thomas Dowson 49 8 £54,426 16.33% -£10.63 A Nicol 41 7 £46,657 17.07% -£1.17 Jamie Hamilton 53 5 £22,354 9.43% -£0.60 Sean Quinlan 44 5 £19,761 11.36% £19.00 Joe Colliver 36 4 £18,845 11.11% £15.50 C Brace 6 4 £16,965 66.67% £4.65 Henry Brooke 50 3 £23,588 6% -£45.15 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L C O'Farrell 3 2 £5,523 66.67% £9.00 G Sheehan 6 1 £3,087 16.67% £11.00 R P McLernon 3 1 £2,599 33.33% £4.00 P J Brennan 4 1 £2,209 25% -£2.20 David Bass 3 1 £2,729 33.33% -£0.13 Wayne Hutchinson 2 1 £2,599 50% -£0.38 Aidan Coleman 3 1 £2,599 33.33% £0.25 Henry Brooke 3 1 £3,087 33.33% £10.00 James Corbett 3 1 £2,209 33.33% £3.00 C Gethings 3 1 £2,599 33.33% £6.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L D Tudhope 15 4 £17,530 26.67% -£2.89 B A Curtis 22 4 £38,306 18.18% -£1.50 P Hanagan 15 3 £16,367 20% £7.50 R Havlin 6 3 £12,873 50% £0.79 J Garritty 13 3 £15,008 23.08% £8.00 J P Sullivan 17 2 £8,280 11.76% £2.50 Cam Hardie 17 2 £7,568 11.76% £0.50 T Eaves 9 2 £14,750 22.22% £4.50 L P Keniry 5 2 £8,460 40% £19.00 G C O'Neill 3 2 £9,574 66.67% £11.00
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