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Analysis by
.t.h.e. .r.o.o.k.
Whether it be "the race of the day" or a small prize round the gaffs, we will attempt to use our knowledge of the formbook to highlight the fancied horses participating each day and their characteristics and requirements. Hopefully this 'second opinion' provides you with a winner or two each day, or even reinforces your own view on a particular may even convince you to back some of those horses which we feel are the "ones to fear", or have decent eachway claims. whichever is the case, we hope the information is of use to you.
SELECTIONS - For each race, we have given you who, in our view, are the likeliest winners;
(1er _ THE WINNER?), as well as any runners who could run well at eachway odds;
(E/W
ALTERNATIVE) . Any runner from our features are shown before each race's analysis.
WETHERBY
Saturday 2nd November
|¨¨¨ Iª ¨¨¨ WETHERBY¨¨¨¨|¨¨¨¨"- 12:40 Arthur Stephenson Novices' H' cap Steeple Ch. £7500 added, 5yo plus, 2m 4f 110yds, penalty £5206.50, 8 runners.
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¦ .t.h.e. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>- Hallyards Gael, Yankee Jamie, Tribal King, Trusting Tom, Monkey Island, and Red Hot Indian, all
have claim in the opener on Weatherby's card. HALLYARDS GAEL has had a chequered
career over fences, however he did win here over course and distance on his latest start. He should go close however TRUSTING TOM [who
benefited from opposition's lapses at market Rasen last time out] and YANKEE JAMIE [a son of strong Gale, who has won his last
two starts over hurdles impressively , most recently at Kelso in December... He makes his chasing debut today.] provide stern
opposition. There probably isn't that much to choose between them, however Yankie Jamie's potential wins the day.
¦ 1er. _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬>- Yankee Jamie,
¦ 2nd place?² ¦:¬>- Hallyards Gael,
¦ 3rd place?³ ¦:¬>- Trusting Tom
|¨¨¨ IIª ¨¨¨ WETHERBY¨¨¨¨|¨¨¨¨"- 1:10 Rocom H' cap Steeple Ch. £16000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 4f 110yds, penalty £11190.40, 8 runners.
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¦ (ONE TO JUMP 2003) - are there any horses from "one to jump 2003" our feature which; each season, provides a list of horses to follow during the national hunt season? ¦: ¬>-Goguenard and Il'Athou (FR)
¦ .t.h.e. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>- Eight experienced handicappers line up for the second and you can make cases for the claims of Jungli, Turgeonev, Korakor, Il'Athou, Duchamp, Goguenard, Random Harvest, and Red Striker. The key to the race is surely Il'Athou, such an exciting
novice chaser last term, when winning three of his four starts. His only poor effort was in the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (gr.1), where led to the sixth, but weakened quickly before being pulled up when well out of
contention at the last. He is better than that and as long as it hasn't left its mark, he should be capable of finding
further opportunities this season... I'll side with him.
¦ 1er. _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬>- Il'Athou,
¦ 2nd place?² ¦:¬>- Turgeonev,
¦ 3rd place?³ ¦:¬>- Goguenard, [e/w]
|¨¨¨ IIIª ¨¨¨ WETHERBY¨¨¨¨|¨¨¨¨"- 1:40 Freephone Stanley 0808 100 1221 Wensleydale Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Listed Race) £15000 added, 3yo only, 2m, penalty £10387, 12 runners.
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¦ .t.h.e. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>- Fascinating juvenile hurdle comes next, and TUNSTALL, [ a winner over course and distance in
October, where he beat MONTESSORI MIO, (who reopposes) ]; ADECCO, [formerly trained in
Germany by Christian Von Der Recke, he made a pleasing appearance over hurdles at Ludlow, where he beating Short Change by 8lemgths], SPORAZENE, [a
winner on the flat at Chantilly in June for André Fabre, who has now joined Paul Nicholls] and NEWTOWN DANCER, [an
encouraging second to Lost In The Rain at Listowel in September], make the most appeal here. This is very
difficult as it isn't easy to gauge Sporazene, and Adecco, however I was impressed with Tunstall, and having
selected him here on his debut, cannot find it in me to oppose him here.
¦ 1er. _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬>- Tunstall
¦ 2nd place?² ¦:¬>- Adecco
¦ 3rd place?³ ¦:¬>- Sporazene,
|¨¨¨ IVª ¨¨¨ WETHERBY¨¨¨¨|¨¨¨¨"- 2:15 Peterhouse Group Charlie Hall Steeple Ch. (gr. 2) . £50000 added, 5yo plus, 3m 1f, penalty £29000, 8 runners.
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¦ .t.h.e. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>- This is a good race, however nowhere near as good as the media have tried to bill it. Lord Noelie, Marlborough, What's Up Boys, Grey Abbey, Moscow Express, Hussard Collonges, Whitenzo, and Gingembre are some of the best handicappers (and Graded) horses we have ... but not
necessarily the cream of the crop... Four appeal - MARLBOROUGH - [didn't stay in the Scottish Grand Nationals last time out, however he was a good 4th in the Gold Cup], WHAT'S UP BOYS - [so gallant in defeat behind Bindaree in the Grand National]; HUSSARD COLLONGES - [ a progressive novice chaser last term,
however I thought he was a little lucky to win the Sun Alliance Chase
(Japhet in my view would have won if he hadn't fallen when still
travelling well two out)] and WHITENZO - [was a good novice two years ago however lost his way, but was decent at this trip over hurdles, finishing a good second to It Takes Time at Sandown on his latest start].
Malborough appears to be thrown in at these weights, and if he is back to his best form, will be very difficult to beat.
¦ 1er. _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬>- Marlborough,
¦ 2nd place?² ¦:¬>- Whitenzo,
¦ 3rd place?³ ¦:¬>- Hussard Collonges,
|¨¨¨ Vª ¨¨¨ WETHERBY¨¨¨¨|¨¨¨¨"- 2:50 Tote Scoop6 H' cap Hurdle £10000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 4f 110yds, penalty £7046, 13 runners.
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¦ (ONE TO JUMP 2003) - are there any horses from "one to jump 2003" our feature which; each season, provides a list of horses to follow during the national hunt season? ¦: ¬>-D'Argent,
¦ .t.h.e. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>- Cill Churnain, D'Argent, King's Bounty, Exstoto, Bustling Rio, Formal Bid and I Got Rhythm, all have claims in the fifth. I'm really keen on D'ARGENT here. This
grey gelding ran four times last term showing plenty of promise on his hurdles debut to
finish second to Tommy Trooper at Fontwell (btn ¾ lengths). He ran two more times winning
with a bit in hand at Doncaster and more recently at Exeter in March, where he outbattled Dantie Boy, eventually winning by 2lengths. He will
definitely improve for the run, however he is still worth chancing and gets the
vote over Cill Churnain, who has done nothing wrong, however is starting to meet some of the better handicap hurdlers after an extremely fruitful summer campaign.
¦ 1er. _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬>- D'Argent,
¦ 2nd place?² ¦:¬>- Cill Churnain,
¦ 3rd place?³ ¦:¬>- Exstoto,
|¨¨¨ VIª ¨¨¨ WETHERBY¨¨¨¨|¨¨¨¨"- 3:20 John Smith's Hurdle (Registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) (gr. 2) £30000 added, 4yo plus, 3m 1f, penalty £17400, 7 runners.
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¦ .t.h.e. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>- Boss Doyle, Brother Joe, Spendid, Stromness, Ad Hoc, Bindaree and Frosty Canyon all can be given chances of sorts in
the sixth. It is a bit of a chaser's convention, so much so that you can't be certain how these chasers will perform here. Although Boss Doyle has won this race for the last two years, BROTHER JOE - [a
useful staying on the flat and over hurdles, who finished third to It Takes Time at Sandown in April], STROMNESS - [ a useful staying novice last
term, who was impressive when winning at the Grand National Meeting] and AD HOC, - [so unlucky in
the Grand National when being brought down four out, who was a good to Bounce Back in
the Attheraces Gold Cup on the final day of last season] make more appeal here. There will
probably be plenty of pace here whilst may suit Stromness , who is preferred to Ad Hoc
¦ 1er. _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬>- Stromness,
¦ 2nd place?² ¦:¬>- Ad Hoc,
¦ 3rd place?³ ¦:¬>- Brother Joe,
|¨¨¨ VIIª ¨¨¨ WETHERBY¨¨¨¨|¨¨¨¨"- 3:55 November Novices' Hurdle . £9000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, penalty £6805.50, 24 runners.
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¦ .t.h.e. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>- Jaboune, Multeen River, Sporting Gesture, Detonateur, Zoltano, Militaire, Flash of Memory, and Frankie Anson all have
claims on a particularly open-looking novices hurdle which ends the card. Jaboune will go off probably as favourite, however his last run when well
beaten by Puntal at Market Rasen on Good to Soft ground is very off-putting, especially with the amount of rain that has fallen there in
the last 24hours. Detonateur, who finished midfield behind Like-A-Butterfly in Supreme Novices Hurdle, does at
least go on the surface, and had shown enough on his previous starts over hurdles to make him a live threat here .. he is jump preferred. Zoltano a winner
in Germany on soft ground could be the best eachway value.
¦ 1er. _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬>- Detonateur,
¦ 2nd place?² ¦:¬>- Zoltano, [e/w]
¦ 3rd place?³ ¦:¬>- Militaire,
WETHERBY
Friday, November 1st 2002
12.45 Wetherby Steeple Chases Sponsorship Club H' cap Hurdle 9runners
2m Penalty £6259.50 4-Year-Olds plus
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¦ (ONE TO JUMP 2003) - are there any horses
from "one to jump 2003" our feature which; each season,
provides a list of horses to follow during the national hunt season?
¦: ¬>- Ontos (GER)
¦ .t.h.e. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>-
¦ 1er _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬>- Ontos (GER)
¦ e/w alternative?² ¦:¬>- Edmo Heights
1.20 Betfair.com Novices' Steeple Ch. 5runners 2m Penalty £3818.75
4-Year-Olds plus
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¦ (ONE TO JUMP 2003) - are there any horses
from "one to jump 2003" our feature which; each season,
provides a list of horses to follow during the national hunt season?
¦: ¬>-Epervier d'Or (FR)
¦ .t.h.e. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>-
¦ 1er _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬>- Epervier d'Or (FR)
¦ e/w alternative?² ¦:¬>-
1.55 Peterhouse Group H' cap Steeple Ch. 7runners 2m Penalty £7605
5-Year-Olds plus
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¦ .t.h.e. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>-
¦ 1er _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬>-Carrick Troop,
¦ e/w alternative?² ¦:¬>-
2.30 Rocom Intermediate H' cap Hurdle 14runners 2m Penalty £3066
4-Year-Olds plus
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¦ .t.h.e. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>-
¦ 1er _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬>- Chem's Truce,
¦ e/w alternative?² ¦:¬>- Colonial Sunrise (USA)
3.05 Tetley's Bitter Novices' Steeple Ch. 6runners 3m 1f Penalty £4803.50
5-Year-Olds plus
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¦ .t.h.e. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>-
¦ 1er _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬>- Hunters Tweed,
¦ e/w alternative?² ¦:¬>-
3.35 Eve/esp. Conditional Jockeys' Novices' H' cap Hurdle 17runners 2m
7f Penalty £2362.50 3-Year-Olds plus
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¦ .t.h.e. .r.o.o.k. ¦:¬>-
¦ 1er _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬>- Florries Son,
¦ e/w alternative?² ¦:¬>- Pontius,
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