Race cards · Wed 12 Feb
Wednesday 12 February · Wetherby, England
16:13 Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 3f 154y
- Going
- Soft
- Class
- 3
- Prize
- GBP 17500
- Runners
- 11
Race preview
A progressive sort at the end of last season, IL VA DE SOI's recent effort when second at Sandown was highly encouraging. The return of 3lb claimer Alice Steven to the saddle is a big plus, having won him twice before, and the seven-year-old may have enough to see off Haydock winner Bertie's Ballet and American Sniper, who was a respectable third over further here in December. Others to note include Hardy Du Seuil, Herbiers and Range.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West To The Bridge | 44-3345 | Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 11 12 | 17-2 | |
| 2 | Bertie's Ballet | P36231 | Danny McMenamin | Mrs Dianne Sayer | 11 7 | 10-3 | |
| 3 | Balboa | 42-25P6 | G Sheehan | J W Mullins | 11 2 | 28-1 | |
| 4 | Range | 54-F17F | Dylan Johnston | S Thomas | 11 10 | 13-2 | |
| 5 | Highlands Legacy | 32F1-22 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill | 11 0 | 3-1 | |
| 6 | American Sniper | 7-09163 | Callum Pritchard | D Pipe | 11 10 | 12-1 | |
| 7 | Rich Spirit | FP-F4F0 | Jack Power | J Parkinson & S Smith | 11 1 | 22-1 | |
| 8 | Il Va De Soi | 7211-52 | Alice Stevens | Harry Derham | 11 7 | 3-1 | |
| - | Persian Time | P14P-5P | N de Boinville | N J Henderson | 11 13 | 20-1 | |
| - | Pinot Rouge | 4-36P46 | Nathan Moscrop | S Corbett | 11 11 | 40-1 | |
| - | Herbiers | 14/2-P5P | Henry Brooke | O Greenall & J Guerriero | 11 8 | 40-1 | |
| NR | Hardy Du Seuil | 2/3P8-25 | William Featherstone | Jamie Snowden | 12 0 | ||
| NR | Pigeon House | 1P2225 | Sean Quinlan | J Candlish | 11 10 |