Racecards
15:30 Worcester
theraplateltd.com Open NH Flat Race (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £1,906
- 2nd: £878
- 3rd: £439
- 4th: £220
- Form 9
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey C Gethings
led narrowly, hung badly right and weakened quickly entering home straight
- Form 7-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey James Bowen
mid-division, shaken up when stalked leaders over 3f out, ridden and slightly outpaced over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 3f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Nick Slatter
held up in rear, eye-catching headway and going easy over 3f out, soon disputed lead, ridden and every chance over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, always held closing stages
- Form 408-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Steph Hollinshead
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
towards rear, headway and disputed lead over 2f out, ridden when headed over 1f out, kept on but always held closing stages
- Form 698-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer B Lund
- Jockey Ben Godfrey
close up, ridden entering home straight and soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly
Tiffany Rose
192- Form 60-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R Stephens
- Jockey T J O'Brien
travelled keenly in mid-division, headway going well over 2f out, soon shaken up and disputed lead, ridden and led inside final furlong, always doing enough
In depth
Verdict
Quickbuck was sent off favourite at Bangor but finished tailed off and will require significant improvement. Guerlain Bellevue looked a tricky ride at Market Rasen and is also best watched. ZUCAYAN is a half-brother to winners on the Flat and over jumps so looks to have the ideal credentials for a race like this and Fergal O’Brien’s charge is preferred to fellow newcomer Speedy Hooves.
Formwatch
Guerlain Bellevue (FR) 15-2 (11-0) Ran green and took keen hold, held up, short or room and switched left after 2f, tended to run wide on the bends after, last final circuit, well beaten final 4f, last of 9, dist behind Grozni (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (5) gs in May.
Quickbuck (IRE) 6-4fav (10-13) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 12, 35 1/4l behind Iontach Cheval (11-4) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (5) gd in Apr.
Speedy Hooves Montmartre gelding out of Cantzagua.
Zucayan (FR) Lucayan gelding out of John Quatz.
Miss Mocktail (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, not clear run when hampered and stumbled 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 8th of 12, 1 1/4l behind First Glory (10-12) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Jan.
Owenriff Pearl (IRE) 100-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, outpaced over 5f out, weakened from 3f out, 8th of 12, 18 1/4l behind Ted's Friend (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Tiffany Rose 33-1 (10-12) Held up, outpaced 4f out, dropped to rear over 2f out, no impression, 11th of 12, dist behind Billams Legacy (10-12) at Wetherby 2m (5) gs in Nov.