Racecards
17:45 Worcester
Worcester News Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,400 added
- Winner: £3,509
- 2nd: £1,030
- 3rd: £515
- 4th: £258
- Form 21/2224-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 119
tracked leader, led narrowly before 3rd, headed before 3 out, soon ridden, weakened from next
- Form 3/32393-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey T E Whelan
tracked leaders on outer, ridden and effort before 3 out, outpaced when not clear run and switched right before next, no impression before last, kept on flat
- Form 411PU-P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Killian Moore
led, headed narrowly before 3rd, reminders and lost place after next, behind from 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
- Form 0F0475-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Robert Williams
mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, outpaced 2 out, no impression after
- Form 902437-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 109
mid-division on inside, tracked leaders 4 out, driven to challenge after next, led narrowly before last, ridden and edged right flat, kept on, headed narrowly final strides
- Form 331516-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer R Stephens
- Jockey T J O'Brien
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4 out, led narrowly before next, headed before last, no chance with front pair flat
- Form 54/734-1
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Mr Lewis Gordon
mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, ridden after next, no impression before last
- Form 122970-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
behind, struggling 4 out, tailed off
- Form 046410-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Mrs L J Young
- Jockey R T Dunne
towards rear, struggling after 4 out, soon tailed off
- Form 76/7512-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey L Heard
held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased front pair next, challenged and every chance last, soon ridden, stayed on to lead narrowly final strides
- Form 32/2497-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer Henry Oliver
- Jockey C Gethings
Nonrunner
- Form 01111F-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer J Farrelly
- Jockey Alain Cawley
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Wolftrap almost followed up his Newton Abbot victory with another at Chepstow and has found some form. Bonobo got up close home to beat the odds-on Dispour at Newton Abbot and also goes on the short-list. Desert Recluse was far from disgraced in a higher grade at Cheltenham last time but still finished behind GLOBAL THRILL. The latter didn’t get much luck in-running and the rains may have arrived just in time for the seven-year-old. Destiny's Gold and Northern Meeting may be best of the rest as Alberta is proving difficult to place.
Formwatch
Alberta (IRE) 11-4fav (11-12) Close up, hit 2nd, ridden and hit 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied run in, 4th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Ten Trees (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Destiny's Gold (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, challenged 6th, led last, driven and hard pressed flat, headed final 75 yards, 3rd of 16, 1 1/4l behind Newton Geronimo (11-6) at Taunton 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Mortlestown (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Towards rear, ridden 6th, behind when pulled up before 11th, at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Global Thrill 20-1 (10-2) In rear, not fluent 3rd, outpaced next, stayed on approaching last, going on towards finish, just failed to get 4th, 5th of 14, 11 1/2l behind Minellaforleisure (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Eddiemaurice (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 10, dist behind Draytonian (11-11) at Warwick 2m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Northern Meeting (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Led, not fluent 3rd, ridden and headed before 3 out, soon beaten, last of 6, 30 3/4l behind Bella (10-11) at Ludlow 2m hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Bonobo (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Held up behind, headway and in touch 3 out, soon tracked front pair, went 2nd going well before next, shaken up to challenge between last 2, driven out, led towards finish, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in May beating Dispour (12-5) by nk, 10 ran.
Number One London (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Took keen hold, always towards rear, 10th of 11, 28 1/2l behind Vosne Romanee (11-12) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Jigsaw Financial (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, weakened before last, 10th of 14, 23 1/2l behind Cusheen Bridge (11-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Wolftrap (IRE) 9-2 (10-5) In rear, headway 4 out, every chance last, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Vosne Romanee (11-12) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Desert Recluse (IRE) 28-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway on outside before 2 out, ridden and one pace approaching last, 7th of 14, 12 1/2l behind Minellaforleisure (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Love The Leader (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 11th, 6th but not on terms when fell 12th, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Nov.