13:33 Wetherby

Saturday 1 February 2025

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Wilmot-Smith Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:33 | Winning time: 5m 4.0s

1^st

Lud'or

511-4

4/7f

T: T SymondsJ: Jordan Nailor

Raced bit keenly, chased leaders, challenged from 3 out, led and kept on well run-in op 1/2

2^nd

Skuna Bay

611-4

12/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard

Pressed leader, led after 3rd, headed and lost place slightly last, rallied and went 2nd again run-in

3^rd

2 ¼

Followcato

611-4

10/3

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Held up towards rear, headway 6th, chased leaders out wide and not fluent 4 out, led narrowly when not fluent last, headed and no extra run-in op 7/2

4^th

Pragnell

611-4

10/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: David Bass

Chased leaders, outpaced after 4 out, rallied 2 out, went 4th last, kept on same pace run-in tchd 8/1

5^th

3 ¼

Jacques Clouseau

611-4

25/1

T: Mrs M RowleyJ: J J Burke

Raced keenly in mid-division, headway 7th, weakened soon after 2 out op 33/1

6^th

2 ¼

Isabel De Clare

510-11

33/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Joshua Thompson (7)

Chased leaders, weakened 2 out op 40/1

7^th

A Great Excuse

511-4

125/1

T: F BrennanJ: Liam Harrison

Never closer than mid-division op 100/1

8^th

1 ½

Caughtinyourtrance

611-4

14/1

T: James MoffattJ: Charlotte Jones

Led until 3rd, chased leader, mistake next, not fluent 5th and next, weakened after 4 out

9^th

Bells Of Ufford

511-4

33/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Towards rear, some headway when not fluent 4 out, no impression when hit 2 out, weakened quickly tchd 40/1

10^th

5 ½

Auchinlek

611-4

100/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Always rear-division, never involved op 50/1

11^th

Nube De Trueno

611-4

125/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (3)

Chased leaders early, dropped to mid-division 6th, lost place and struggling 4 out tchd 200/1

12^th

Caramelo Rapido

611-4

150/1

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Chased leaders, lost place and in rear at 7th, never any chance after, tailed off tchd 250/1

13^th

Old But Gold

611-4

125/1

T: M TodhunterJ: Henry Brooke

Always behind, never a factor, tailed off op 100/1 tchd 150/1

Also Ran

Mythical

811-4

300/1

T: S WhitakerJ: Tom Midgley (3)

Behind, mistake 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 200/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.58Pl:£1.10, £2.40, £1.40EX:£9.00Trifecta:£26.30SF:£10.02Swingers:£3.30, £1.30, £4.70

Forecasts

Lud'or (4/7), Followcato (10/3), Pragnell (10/1), Skuna Bay (12/1), Caughtinyourtrance (14/1), Jacques Clouseau (25/1), Isabel De Clare (33/1), Bells Of Ufford (33/1), Auchinlek (100/1), A Great Excuse (125/1), Nube De Trueno (125/1), Old But Gold (125/1), Caramelo Rapido (150/1), Mythical (300/1)

A few of these bring potential but Tom Symonds' French recruit LUD'OR possesses much the best form so is taken to open his account after three good placed efforts for his current yard. Hurdling-newcomer and winning-pointer Pragnell could emerge as the main danger and is worth a market check with the likes of Skuna Bay, Followcato and Jacques Clouseau all worthy of consideration too.

LUD'OR (FR)
PRAGNELL (IRE)
SKUNA BAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Leading Choice

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 7

J: Sean Houlihan | T: Nicky Martin

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,357.002nd: £2,007.003rd: £1,003.004th: £502.005th: £212.00

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