Racecards
16:25 Worcester
Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,150 added
- Winner: £3,248
- 2nd: £1,494
- 3rd: £747
- 4th: £374
- Form 1-41165
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 96
wore red hood to post, led, headed approaching 4 out where not fluent, weakened 3 out
- Form 636-664
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer K Jewell
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leaders, bumped 7th, pushed along home turn, faded 2 out
- Form 52/287-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
handy, lost position after 8th, improved into 3rd after 4 out, pushed along to chase leader before last, led 1f out on run-in, ridden and stayed on, all out
- Form 36P-221
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 89
wore red hood to post, mid-division, mistake 1st, in rear, pushed along after 8th, stayed on from 3 out, took 3rd jumping last, ridden and kept on run-in, just held closing stages
- Form 20-6566
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey C Gethings
prominent, jumped right 7th, led before 3 out where mistake, ridden and wandered before last, hung left run-in and headed 1f out, no extra
In depth
Formwatch
Auntie Maggie (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Wore red hood to post, handy, pushed along before 3 out, led briefly after 3 out, ridden and lost ground next, not fluent last and held, 5th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Pure Gold (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Lord Maher (IRE) 15-2 (12-0) Led, pushed along before 2 out, faced strong challenge final fence, ridden and headed run-in, lost further 2 places closing stages, 4th of 5, 2l behind Traveling Soldier (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Hobie (FR) 13-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders inside, switched out before 3 out, left in 2nd place run-in, hung left and kept on run-in, led towards finish, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Locked Down Lad (10-10) by nk, 10 ran.
Traveling Soldier (IRE) 11-10fav (11-10) Handy in 2nd, pushed along before 2 out, pressed leader last, ridden and led run-in, stayed on, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Jul beating Couldbeaweapon (11-3) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Gerard Mentor (FR) 16-1 (10-11) Midfield, ridden before 3 out, kept on before last, soon faded, 6th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Rocks Up Late (11-11) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Mo Zola 125-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, never a factor, 5th of 8, dist behind Slade Shore (12-0) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jun.