Racecards
14:20 Worcester
Worcestershire Now Claiming Hurdle (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Form 121-225
- Age 6
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
raced keenly, tracked leaders, led 3 out, edged slightly left flat, ridden out
- Form 1346-66
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
jumped right, raced keenly, led 1st, headed 4th, regained lead after 7th, headed 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 4781-41
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J D Frost
- Jockey Mr Turlough O'connor
mid-division, lost place after 6th, soon struggling
Easy Dancer
10- Form U-23456
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey David England
always towards rear
- Form P90-144
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey A Pogson
raced keenly, prominent, led 4th, ridden and headed after 7th, weakened 2 out
- Form 135-147
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer P C Haslam
- Jockey Felix de Giles
mid-division, headway after 4th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 006-121
- Age 13
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 109
held up, headway approaching 5th, every chance 3 out, not clear run flat, switched right, kept on
Heir To Be
47- Form 60P1P-P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey N D Fehily
chased leaders, lost place after 4th, weakened approaching next, tailed off
- Form 5P4P-P1
- Age 11
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey R Johnson
led to 1st, remained prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 12/1238-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Miss Jane Mathias
- Jockey Donal Fahy
held up mid-division, pushed along approaching 7th, effort approaching 3 out, soon no impression on leaders, went 3rd flat, no chance with front pair
- Form 313-045
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer J D Frost
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up well in rear, headway on inside approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
In depth
Verdict
A tricky looking claimer with Prime Contender, Monsieur Delage and Lost Treasure among those with a squeak but we will side with Hot Zone. The Jonjo O'Neill-trained selection returns from a break here and is not badly treated at the weights compared to if this were a handicap. Trip and ground suit and A P McCoy can galvanise him to victory. Prime Contender is another suited by conditions and trip and he will appreciate this return tio a claimer, so he has to be respected. Redemption has scaled much greater heights than this in his time and won a similar contest at Market Rasen in June so is on good terms with himself. Heir To Be would have been more interesting if he had shown anything at all lately, but he has to put two disappointing efforts behind him here, while Earlsfield Raider may be a better proposition now dropped to this sort of grade once more. Hot Zone is the suggestion here.
Formwatch
Prime Contender 14-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, keen early, not fluent 3rd, stayed on approaching 2 out, never near leaders, 5th of 11, 15l behind Leo's Lucky Star (11-4) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Jul.
Hot Zone (IRE) 9-1 (11-1) Led and jumped right throughout, headed after 2nd, led approaching 7th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 22l behind Marc of Brilliance (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 4f clm hdl (5) gd in May.
Captain Becket 10-1 (10-5) Held up behind, headway after 8th, soon ridden, hit 2 out, led flat, all out, won at N Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Jun beating Le Forezien (10-0) by a nk, 7 ran.
Easy Dancer 9-1 (10-9) Always in rear, 6th of 11, 16l behind Lost Treasure (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4f sll hdl (5) gd in Jul.
Earlsfield Raider 5-2fav (11-8) Led, reminders after 5th, headed and edged left approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 9, 14l behind Fantastic Arts (11-2) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Jul.
Lord On The Run (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Held up, weakened 7th, 7th of 11, 24l behind Kilcannon Supreme (10-12) at Bangor 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jul.
Redemption 15-8 (10-12) Tracked leaders, led after 2 out, hit last, driven out flat, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f clm hdl (4) gd in Jun beating L'oudon (11-6) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Share My Dream (IRE) 5-2jt-fav (9-12) Towards rear, stumbled 3 out, rapid headway after, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened quickly, 5th of 8, 20l behind Marc of Brilliance (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 4f clm hdl (5) gd in May.