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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 Nikos Extra (Good) 15 Oct 2014 3m 41.2s 2m 3f 85y Lough Derg Spirit (Good) 17 Oct 2018 4m 41s 2m 4f 110y Foundation Man (Good) 15 Oct 2014 4m 48.9s 2m 5f 75y Rosquero (Good) 04 May 2016 5m 19.1s 2m 6f 110y Everylasting (Good) 28 May 2015 5m 22.7s 3m 45y Definitly Red (Good) 03 Nov 2018 5m 58.1s 3m 1f Menorah (Good) 01 Nov 2014 5m 49.15s 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 110y Politeness (Good) 28 May 2015 3m 44.1s 2m 4f Fort Worth (Good) 15 Oct 2014 4m 41.2s 2m 4f 110y Chalk It Down (Good) 21 May 2015 4m 37.25s 2m 5f 56y Ivy Gate (Good to Soft) 22 Mar 2016 5m 1s 2m 6f Kaysersberg (Good) 15 Oct 2014 5m 3.8s 3m 26y Monbeg Theatre (Good) 17 Oct 2018 5m 36.9s 3m 1f Minella Hero (Good) 21 May 2015 5m 46.36s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 4f 110y Crockett (Soft) 06 Dec 2014 2m 58.63s 2m Sheshoon Sonny (Soft) 19 Mar 2019 3m 42.86s 2m 110y Shantou Village (Good) 27 Mar 2015 3m 46.3s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 5f 110y Dapper Man (Good to Firm) 19 Jun 2017 1m 4.25s 7f Slemy (Good) 21 Jul 2015 1m 24.72s 1m Savaanah (Good to Firm) 22 Jun 2018 1m 38.47s 1m 1f Moccasin (Good) 26 Apr 2015 1m 53.44s 1m 2f First Sargeant (Good) 21 Jul 2015 2m 5.13s 1m 5f Corona Borealis (Good) 26 Apr 2015 2m 51.62s 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 D Skelton 30 11 £106,105 36.67% £6.64 Mrs S J Smith 59 9 £63,292 15.25% -£22.56 Micky Hammond 63 5 £42,578 7.94% -£30.50 Dr R D P Newland 6 5 £38,003 83.33% £8.30 B Ellison 22 4 £91,426 18.18% -£9.08 C E Longsdon 19 4 £28,787 21.05% -£3.75 P A Kirby 9 4 £22,678 44.44% £2.75 N P Mulholland 9 4 £29,436 44.44% £9.13 N A Twiston-Davies 18 3 £80,781 16.67% -£6.50 N G Richards 13 3 £41,293 23.08% £24.75 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L D Skelton 63 17 £84,205 26.98% -£4.21 P A Kirby 95 17 £98,602 17.89% £41.00 Micky Hammond 108 9 £34,505 8.33% £12.00 W Greatrex 27 8 £42,486 29.63% -£5.61 Mr M T Walford 39 7 £24,562 17.95% -£2.50 D McCain Jnr 37 5 £21,314 13.51% -£3.50 N P Mulholland 18 4 £14,166 22.22% -£4.00 Mrs R Dobbin 28 4 £12,606 14.29% -£7.42 N A Twiston-Davies 19 4 £17,220 21.05% -£3.17 P J Hobbs 8 4 £20,664 50% £1.53 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L K C Bailey 6 2 £4,678 33.33% £4.38 Mrs Corbett 5 2 £4,158 40% £9.00 B Ellison 7 1 £2,053 14.29% -£3.75 Jamie Snowden 5 1 £3,087 20% £12.00 Micky Hammond 10 1 £1,949 10% £15.00 W Greatrex 6 1 £2,209 16.67% -£3.25 F O'Brien 6 1 £2,209 16.67% -£5.20 A King 3 1 £2,599 33.33% -£1.38 N G Richards 5 1 £2,274 20% £8.00 Amy Murphy 4 1 £2,599 25% £9.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L R A Fahey 27 7 £34,997 25.93% £24.75 D O'Meara 24 4 £15,913 16.67% £32.61 R G Fell 20 4 £17,206 20% £2.00 J H M Gosden 9 4 £17,660 44.44% -£1.21 D Carroll 12 4 £17,014 33.33% £23.00 T D Easterby 37 3 £11,514 8.11% -£5.00 Jedd O'Keeffe 9 3 £14,426 33.33% £9.00 W J Haggas 8 2 £30,404 25% £2.50 J Davies 6 2 £8,668 33.33% £5.50 Rebecca Menzies 5 2 £7,568 40% £33.00 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Danny Cook 64 11 £115,693 17.19% -£21.63 Harry Skelton 25 10 £80,968 40% £6.55 B S Hughes 52 8 £45,423 15.38% -£28.65 Sean Quinlan 19 6 £49,060 31.58% £10.00 Henry Brooke 27 5 £95,558 18.52% -£6.92 Kielan Woods 13 4 £18,603 30.77% £22.53 R Johnson 15 3 £15,986 20% £0.75 R D Day 12 3 £38,823 25% £35.00 Sam Coltherd 10 3 £17,610 30% £4.25 Aidan Coleman 11 3 £14,036 27.27% £5.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Harry Skelton 52 14 £63,683 26.92% -£9.05 B S Hughes 79 11 £46,331 13.92% -£20.13 R Johnson 30 10 £56,846 33.33% £2.03 Thomas Dowson 39 8 £53,841 20.51% £2.00 A Nicol 49 8 £39,821 16.33% £17.83 Sean Quinlan 42 6 £22,035 14.29% £28.00 Jamie Hamilton 38 4 £14,556 10.53% -£3.60 T Scudamore 19 4 £13,516 21.05% -£8.63 Finian O'Toole 36 4 £13,169 11.11% £43.00 Jake Greenall 21 4 £12,346 19.05% -£2.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L David Bass 5 2 £4,678 40% £5.38 G Sheehan 7 2 £5,296 28.57% £12.75 James Corbett 4 2 £4,158 50% £10.00 B S Hughes 11 1 £2,053 9.09% -£8.50 Joe Colliver 7 1 £1,949 14.29% £19.00 G Lee 7 1 £2,274 14.29% £2.00 Jack Quinlan 6 1 £2,599 16.67% £7.00 Mr Kaine Wood 5 1 £2,053 20% -£1.75 R P McLernon 3 1 £2,599 33.33% £4.00 P J Brennan 5 1 £2,209 20% -£3.20 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L D Tudhope 20 7 £26,263 35% £56.61 Ben Curtis 27 5 £42,187 18.52% £0.50 P J McDonald 35 4 £15,460 11.43% £6.50 P Hanagan 19 4 £21,542 21.05% £7.00 T Hamilton 29 4 £16,689 13.79% -£3.00 J Garritty 18 4 £17,919 22.22% £9.00 Cam Hardie 23 3 £10,802 13.04% £2.50 R Havlin 6 3 £12,873 50% £0.79 P Makin 15 2 £7,115 13.33% -£0.50 J P Sullivan 21 2 £8,280 9.52% -£1.50
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