Racecards
16:30 Worcester
Cazoo Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,446
- 2nd: £2,509
- 3rd: £1,254
- 4th: £628
- Form 1/2F2P-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Henry Brooke
led, headed with a circuit to go, remained in 2nd, pushed along and weakened quickly home turn, plugged on for remote 3rd, tailed off
- Form 271351
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
close up, led with a circuit to go, jumped right at times, ridden after 3 out, headed last, stayed on, no match for winner
- Form 22P42-3
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
prominent, dropped to last before 7th, soon pushed along and outpaced, tailed off
- Form 0/23215-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
in rear, in touch, mistake and pecked on landing 1st, went close 3rd before 7th, tracked leader going easily home turn, waited with until shaken up and led last, ridden out and went clear run-in, comfortably
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Big Nasty is best watched reverting to hurdles. Red Happy is also better known as a chaser but he did win very easily over the smaller obstacles at Southwell nine days ago. High Stakes has been very lightly raced for his age and also quite highly tried. He landed the odds with the minimum of fuss here in May and is likely to have more to offer but the same can be said of SHEARER, who didn’t give his true running at Ayr at the end of last season and is tried in cheekpieces on his reappearance.
Formwatch
High Stakes (IRE) 4-9fav (11-4) Tracked leader, led before 3 out, clear 2 out, eased towards finish, won at Worcester 2m 7f (4) gs in May beating No No Maestro (11-4) by 8l, 6 ran.
Red Happy (FR) 1-6fav (11-0) Raced wide, tracked leader, led 2nd, soon clear, 1 hurdle in front on reaching back straight, heavily eased run-in, canter, won at Southwell 3m (4) gf in Sep beating Cuddly Dudley (11-0) by dist, 5 ran.
Big Nasty 6-4fav (12-1) Chased leader, not fluent 7th or 9th, jumped left and lost 2nd 14th, soon outpaced, mistake 2 out, switched right and plugged on, no impression, went 3rd before last, 3rd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Rapid Raider (10-7) at Kelso 3m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Shearer (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Close up, not fluent and lost second 6th, niggled along when not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, faded 2 out, 5th of 6, 36 3/4l behind City Chief (11-12) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) gs in Apr.