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20:30 Worcester
Cotswold Scaffolding Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,600 added
- Winner: £3,639
- 2nd: £1,068
- 3rd: £534
- 4th: £267
- Form 225-182
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
tracked leaders, 2nd before 3rd, led 5th, soon headed, ridden and hung left before 3 out, weakened next
- Form 132/5-63
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
held up, towards rear, blundered 1st, not fluent next, weakened after 5th
- Form 1439-43
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
chased leaders, lost place before 3rd, not fluent 3 out, went right 2 out, closed last, challenged flat, ran on to lead close home
- Form 66F237-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey Alain Cawley
held up, in rear, ridden 3 out, headway 2 out, led flat, headed close home
- Form 246-8P6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
tracked leader until before 3rd, every chance 2 out, no extra towards finish
- Form 96/1544-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led, not fluent 4th, headed 5th, soon led again, headed 2 out, no extra flat
- Form 46/6P-P5
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up, towards rear, not fluent 1st, some headway before 3 out, no impression and weakened from next
- Form 66/418-3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up, in touch, not fluent 1st, closed going well 3 out, led next, edged left before last, headed flat, stayed on same pace
- Form 0127-95
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Sally Randell
- Jockey Miss Brodie Hampson
held up, in rear, ridden and weakened after 5th
- Form 3P1-43P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey R Flint
Nonrunner
- Form 2494-27
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey M G Nolan
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SAMTU can give away weight all round after running into a highly progressive improver last time in the shape of Barman. The gelding landed a Bangor handicap back in April and Harry Skelton is expected to give the son of Teofilo gelding a positive ride as he's run many of his best races from the front. The last two runs of In On The Act bring him into contention for Evan Williams and he's respected off his unchanged mark whilst Istimraar showed slightly more last time but has yet to display any real sparkle since joining Nicky Henderson from the Skelton yard. He is therefore the one to note for any positives in the market. Little Pop ought to make his way onto a few shortlists as he's pretty lightly-raced over timber and connections appear to have put his embryonic chasing career on hold for the time being.
Formwatch
Samtu (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Led, reminders before 4 out, headed before 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Barman (11-9) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Dovils Date 8-1 (11-11) Held up mid-division, headway 3 out, went 3rd before last, one pace, 3rd of 9, 9 3/4l behind Zalgarry (11-7) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
In On The Act 6-1 (11-12) Behind, headway after 3 out, driven to chase leaders before next where left 3rd, soon ridden, kept on same pace, always held, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Walter White (11-1) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Sailors Warn (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Held up mid-division, pushed along 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 33 1/2l behind Sign Manual (11-7) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Istimraar (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Prominent, not fluent 3rd, led after 7th, headed before 2 out, no extra before last, 6th of 13, 18 3/4l behind Luccombe Down (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Little Pop 5-2fav (11-9) Led, not fluent 4th or 4 out, headed 3 out, blundered last, weakened flat, 4th of 7, 18 3/4l behind Monbeg River (11-7) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Neck Or Nothing (GER) 9-1 (11-12) Held up, good headway 3 out, ridden and mistake next, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Courtlands Prince (11-5) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
No Ceiling (IRE) 6-4 (10-12) Never fluent, pulled hard, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 2 out until between last two, weakened rapidly, tailed off when mistake last, last of 3, dist behind Rossetti (11-12) at Stratford 2m hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Goal (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Held up, mid-division, headway 5f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 6l behind Yasir (11-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jun.
Trapper Peak (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Towards rear, weakened before 8th, tailed off and pulled up, at Southwell 2m hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Our Three Sons (IRE) 7-1 (11-8) In touch, dropped to rear 4th, ridden 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Mr Snoozy (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Jun.