Racecards
15:50 Worcester
Bob Love 'king Of The Dirt' Memorial Novices' Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places, heavy in places on the home straight)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Form P0-1UB1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
led, blundered badly when headed and dropped to 3rd 4 out, rallied to chase winner last, every chance when carried right flat, hung left and no extra towards finish
- Form 0/333F0-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R J Killoran
tracked leader, left in lead 4 out, ridden last, hung badly right flat, stayed on well towards finish
Cengiz (IRE)
315- Form U30P24-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer A Sadik
- Jockey T Messenger
keen early, in touch, lost place 5th, soon well behind, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
Marado (IRE)
44- Form PP-4F4P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 63
held up in touch, lost place 7th, soon ridden, tailed off from 4 out
- Form 1247-21
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
held up, headway and in touch after 5th, left chasing winner 4 out, lost 2nd last, ridden and kept on flat
- Form 4279-13
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
TOT OF THE KNAR gets a valuable mares allowance and she can prove too good for Donaldson and Sendani. The selection was good enough to win off a mark as high as 133 over hurdles and was back in the winner's enclosure at this track last time out. Trainer Tim Vaughan is in great form of late and with further improvement still to come our selection should take plenty of stopping. Donaldson is the highest rated horse in the race with an official rating of 134 but he has a double penalty to carry. He won unchallenged at Stratford last time out but this race looks of better quality and at the weights he will have to show improvement. Sendani won at Fakenham in May but was well beaten at Huntingdon last time out. He still warrants respect coming from such a powerful stable but he will have to show improvement on his latest outing. Tot Of The Knar looks well in at the weights and with a clear round she has to go close to winning again.
Formwatch
Tot Of The Knar 5-6fav (10-7) Held up in last, hit 7th, headway 11th, led 13th, drew clear from 2 out, blundered last, easily, won at Worcester 2m 7f beg chase (4) gs in Jul beating Cannon Fire (10-11) by 10l, 7 ran.