Racecards
18:00 Worcester
Amodil Supplies Ltd Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £13,400 added
- Winner: £6,535
- 2nd: £3,011
- 3rd: £1,505
- 4th: £754
- Form P432-12
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
tracked leader, led 4 out, in command next, easily
- Form 1133-21
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led, jumped big 2nd, headed and went left 4 out, blundered and beaten next
- Form 8P6964-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
always last, mistake 4th, bad blunder and outpaced next, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
This is essentially a match with veteran Dun Bay Creek a long way out of the handicap proper. Both Wild Max and RAGAMUFFIN appear to have taken well to fences but the latter is getting 19lb from the Nicholls runner, who hasn’t been easy to win with in the last couple of years.
Formwatch
Wild Max (GER) 4-9fav (11-8) Led until not fluent and headed 2nd, chased winner, switched inside approaching 3 out, led 2 out, joined last, headed and no extra run-in, 2nd of 4, 1l behind Timberman (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m (3) gd in May.
Ragamuffin (IRE) 13-8fav (12-2) Made all, reached for 8th, went clear 2 out, ridden and 1 length ahead when left well clear at the last, won at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in May beating Begoodtoyourself (10-2) by 9l, 5 ran.
Dun Bay Creek 100-1 (10-3) Chased clear leading pair, slow 7th, outpaced from 4 out, last of 4, dist behind Friend Or Foe (11-8) at Leicester 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar.