16:20 Wetherby

Monday 8 March 2021

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Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 3m 59.86s

1^st

Pay The Piper

611-7

2/1f

T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: Danny McMenamin

Not fluent at times, close up, tracked leader 3 out, joined leader next, hit last and lost momentum, rallied to lead close home

2^nd

Shantou Express

611-12

85/40

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Tracked leader, led before 3 out, ridden and joined 2 out, headed close home op 2/1 tchd 9/4

3^rd

7 ½

Haafapiece

811-10

5/1

T: Mrs P SlyJ: Paul O'Brien (3)

Towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden and hit next, kept on one pace

4^th

7 ½

Saint Arvans

710-9

11/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Ross Chapman

In rear, ridden 4 out, headway 2 out, never nearer op 12/1

5^th

Da Vinci Hand

610-12

50/1

T: Miss J E FosterJ: Sam Coltherd (3)

In touch, ridden 3 out, not trouble leaders op 40/1 tchd 66/1

6^th

2 ¼

Chti Balko

912-1

14/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard (5)

Led, ridden and headed before 3 out, soon weakened

7^th

4 ½

Diodorus

710-8

12/1

T: T DavidsonJ: Harry Reed

Close up, lost place 3rd, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out

8^th

Applaus

910-5

12/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Billy Garritty (3)

Raced wide in touch, headway to track leaders 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out

9^th

Countister

910-12

50/1

T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon

Tracked leader, lost place 4 out, soon behind

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.20Pl:£1.20, £1.30, £1.60EX:£9.10Trifecta:£28.00Tricast:£17.08SF:£6.97Swingers:£1.70, £2.70, £2.40

Forecasts

Pay The Piper (2/1), Shantou Express (85/40), Haafapiece (5/1), Saint Arvans (11/1), Diodorus (12/1), Applaus (12/1), Chti Balko (14/1), Da Vinci Hand (50/1), Countister (50/1)

This can go to Pam Sly's HAAFAPIECE, who was running a cracker before taking a crashing fall late on at Cheltenham in December and can make amends nudged up just a couple of pounds. Pay The Piper maintained his unbeaten record under Rules at Carlisle last month but may have to settle for silver here, with Chti Balko another interesting contender.