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15:50 Worcester

Child's Play Leisure Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 43.00s
  • Off Time: 15:52:06
  • 17 Ran
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1
Silk -

Rabbit

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Veverka

    20/1

      3
      Silk -

      Orion Express

      7/2

        4
        Silk -

        Nounou

        12/1

          1
          Silk - White, Yellow and Emerald Green striped sleeves, Red cap

          Credit (IRE)

          31
          66/1
          • Form 67000-P
          • Age 5
          • Weight 11-12
          • Official Rating 110

          mid-division, headway 4th, weakening when jumped slowly 6th, tailed off on 7th

          2
          Silk - Black, Black and Red check sleeves

          M'Lord

          42
          4/1
          • Form 455/50-1
          • Age 8
          • Weight 11-8
          • Official Rating 106

          took keen hold, towards rear, never near leaders

          3
          Silk - Orange and Black stripes, diabolo on sleeves, Black cap

          Lupin (FR)

          10 CD
          16/1
          • Form 60P-P13
          • Age 7
          • Weight 11-7
          • Official Rating 105

          blundered 5th, always towards rear

          4
          Silk - White, Red spots, White sleeves, Red stars, Red cap

          Nounou

          56
          12/1
          • Form 024/415
          • Age 5
          • Weight 11-6
          • Official Rating 104

          mid-division, headway 5th, led 3 out to 2 out, jumped left and not fluent last, one pace

          5
          Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow stripes, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap

          Airgusta (IRE)

          20 D
          10/1
          • Form 94-3411
          • Age 5
          • Weight 11-6
          • Official Rating 104

          mid-division, headway after 7th, hung left after last, not troubled leaders

          6
          Silk - Red, Black hoops, Red sleeves, White armlets

          Orion Express

          13
          7/2
          • Form 59/04-21
          • Age 5
          • Weight 10-12
          • Official Rating 96

          held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 5th, jumped slowly 7th, every chance 3 out, slightly hampered last, one pace

          7
          Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

          Panthers Run

          15
          16/1
          • Form 3U8425
          • Age 6
          • Weight 10-11
          • Official Rating 95

          held up, ridden after 7th, never dangerous

          8
          Silk - Dark Blue, Pink sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

          Bolshoi Ballet

          78 v
          28/1
          • Form 304-856
          • Age 8
          • Weight 10-11
          • Official Rating 95

          held up towards rear, ridden 7th, never dangerous

          9
          Silk - Royal Blue, Red hoop, Red and Royal Blue striped sleeves, quartered cap

          Iberus (GER)

          105
          20/1
          • Form 38847-P
          • Age 8
          • Weight 10-10
          • Official Rating 94

          led to 3 out, weakened after 2 out

          10
          Silk - RED and YELLOW stripes, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap

          Uncle Max (IRE)

          8 BFCDD
          7/1
          • Form P690-14
          • Age 6
          • Weight 10-9
          • Official Rating 93

          prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last

          11
          Silk - White and Yellow stripes, Yellow sleeves and cap

          Mrs Philip

          23 b D
          16/1
          • Form P3609-0
          • Age 7
          • Weight 10-8
          • Official Rating 92

          held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

          12
          Silk - Yellow, Black diamond, chevrons on sleeves

          Rabbit

          15 BFD
          8/1
          • Form 234142
          • Age 5
          • Weight 10-6
          • Official Rating 90

          held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, led 2 out, ran on well

          13
          Silk - White, red cross belts, white sleeves, yellow armlets, yellow cap

          Munaawesh (USA)

          6 D
          16/1
          • Form 421542
          • Age 5
          • Weight 10-4
          • Official Rating 88

          with leader, ridden after 7th, weakened 2 out

          14
          Silk - Red and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Black stars, Red and Yellow quartered cap

          Veverka

          12 C
          20/1
          • Form P21U4
          • Age 5
          • Weight 10-3
          • Official Rating 87

          held up, headway on inside after 6th, hard ridden approaching 2 out, chased winner last, no impression

          15
          Silk - Light Blue, Red disc, Red cap

          Balmoral Queen

          8 D
          25/1
          • Form 123F71
          • Age 6
          • Weight 10-3
          • Official Rating 87

          prominent until weakened rapidly approaching 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 6th

          17
          Silk - Light Blue, Black disc, Dark Blue sleeves, Black cap

          Forzacurity

          48
          28/1
          • Form 407870
          • Age 7
          • Weight 10-1
          • Official Rating 85

          held up in touch, weakened approaching 6th

          18
          Silk - Purple, Yellow spots, Purple sleeves

          Sandywell George

          112 vt
          66/1
          • Form 0406-PP
          • Age 11
          • Weight 10-0
          • Official Rating 83

          held up in touch, ridden and behind from approaching 7th

          16
          NR

          Forbearing (IRE)

          49 t
          • Form 60-0454
          • Age 9
          • Weight 10-1
          • Official Rating 85

          Nonrunner

          In depth

          Verdict

          Orion Express is selected to get the better of Airgusta, M'Lord and Lupin, with Panthers Run and Uncle Max expected to at least be involved. With no less than 18 runners declared, this should be a wide-open contest, but those at the top of the handicap appear to hold the strongest claims, and we shall plump for Orion Express. The five-year-old is on the upgrade judged by the way that he disposed of his rivals at Newton Abbot last time, coming home by 16-lengths, and as that was only his second outing of the whole year, he must be fancied to make the most of this handicap opportunity. Airgusta only beat four rivals at Southwell last time, but carried plenty of weight and did nothing wrong, so he is a leading player along with M'Lord who bounced back from a six-month break to score at Stratford in July. The likes of Panthers Run, Uncle Max and Rabbit further down the weights, can all be considered for place claims on what they have shown, but there could be plenty more to come from ex-Flat performer Orion Express, and he can pay to follow.