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16:20 Worcester

Betfredpoker.com Standard NH Flat Race (Class H)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 1.60s
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Au Courant (IRE)

11/10

    2
    Silk -

    Busy Henry

    7/1

      1
      Silk - White, black cap

      Au Courant (IRE)

      11/10
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-4

      held up in touch, went 2nd 5f out, driven to lead 1f out, stayed on well

      2
      Silk - Orange, Black hoop, Orange and Black hooped sleeves, White cap

      Busy Henry

      39
      7/1
      • Form 3
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-4

      led until 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

      3
      Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

      Different Class (IRE)

      319
      15/8
      • Form 3-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-4

      held up in touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened 2f out

      4
      Silk - DARK BLUE, large PINK spots, PINK cap

      Larry The Tiger (IRE)

      16/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-4

      tracked leader, driven 7f out, lost second 5f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off

      5
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK disc and sleeves

      Supreme Cara

      16/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-11

      ran green in rear, pushed along after 6f, behind from halfway

      In depth

      Verdict

      Different Class can prove to be just that ahead of Au Courant, with Busy Henry and Larry The Tiger worth noting for future reference. Although Jonjo O'Neill has yet to hit top gear, his runners in this sphere always command respect, and Different Class is taken to improve on his sole start to date. That was at Uttoxeter last December when he stayed on well in heavy ground to finish third behind Back Among Friends. He is related to jumpers Southolt and The Proms, and no doubt his future lies over fences as well, but with ground conditions in his favour today, the gelding can open his account. Au Courant has been bought by Michael Buckley and comes from a line of Irish point-to pointers. Housed with a powerful yard, he is sure to be placed to good effect this winter. Busy Henry lines up with a fitness edge, but his debut at Worcester was on fast ground and it remains to be seen whether he can handle the cut here, while Larry the Tiger hails from a yard that will pay to follow again this term, but he is an unknown quantity. All in all, Different Class looks the one to beat in the finale.

      Formwatch

      Au Courant (IRE) Zaffaran gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.

      Busy Henry 40-1 (10-11) Always prominent, every chance 3f out, one pace final 2f, 3rd of 15, 7l behind Briscoe Place (11-4) at Worcester 2m nhf (H) gf in Sept.

      Different Class (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Held up, chased leaders over 5f out, edged right and stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 11l behind Back Among Friends (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m nhf (H) hvy in Dec.

      Larry The Tiger (IRE) Lahib gelding, half-brother to a couple of modest winning hurdlers.

      Supreme Cara Morpeth mare out of an unraced mare.