GB - Wetherby - Race 2

Thoroughbred

10 Runners

15.2f

Handicap Chase

Turf

Soft (Good to Soft in Places)

15.0K

VIEW

Verdict

There was plenty of promise in SPADESTEP's Aintree chase debut second and he should prove hard to beat, especially given that it's reasonable to anticipate improvement with that run under his belt. Quantock Hills has a handy 4-y-o allowance and is also likely to step up on what he showed first time out over fences, while Rock On Jet is a live each-way candidate, along with chase debutant My Noble Lord. Throatlash and Wotter Trotter both possess some potential for the medium-to-long-term.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
2	Successful sole start in points and made it third time lucky over hurdles on his reappearance at Hexham in October. Solid opener in this sphere when finding just one too good in an Aintree handicap (15.8f, good) later that month and he's a major player with improvement likely. Tongue strap added. 1st Pick 2 Spadestep (Ire) Jockey: Derek Fox Trainer: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore J: Derek Fox T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	100	-	-	-	45%	Scratched
Analysis Successful sole start in points and made it third time lucky over hurdles on his reappearance at Hexham in October. Solid opener in this sphere when finding just one too good in an Aintree handicap (15.8f, good) later that month and he's a major player with improvement likely. Tongue strap added.
4	Fairly useful winner in France and good start for this yard when winning juvenile hurdles at Fontwell and Cheltenham (dead-heated on latter occasion) last winter. Failed to meet expectations (sent off 13/8 favourite) on return/chase debut at Newton Abbot (16.3f, soft), but he's capable of better. 2nd Pick 4 Quantock Hills (Fr) Jockey: Brendan Powell Trainer: Warren Greatrex J: Brendan Powell T: Warren Greatrex	87	-	-	-	42%
Analysis Fairly useful winner in France and good start for this yard when winning juvenile hurdles at Fontwell and Cheltenham (dead-heated on latter occasion) last winter. Failed to meet expectations (sent off 13/8 favourite) on return/chase debut at Newton Abbot (16.3f, soft), but he's capable of better.
5	Found some improvement fitted with hood when making all in 2m Ayr handicap hurdle in the mud in January. Promising start over fences there the following month (also performed well back hurdling at Hexham when last seen in March; since undergone a wind op) and may well build on that here. 3rd Pick 5 Rock On Jet (Ire) Jockey: Jonathon Bewley Trainer: George Bewley J: Jonathon Bewley T: George Bewley	83	-	-	-	12%	Scratched
Analysis Found some improvement fitted with hood when making all in 2m Ayr handicap hurdle in the mud in January. Promising start over fences there the following month (also performed well back hurdling at Hexham when last seen in March; since undergone a wind op) and may well build on that here.

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