Racecards
16:20 Worcester
Cheltenham & Three Counties Race Club Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Winner: £3,574
- 2nd: £1,049
- 3rd: £525
- 4th: £262
- Form F60/FUU-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up in touch on outside, outpaced 4 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off
- Form 32189P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer R Lee
- Jockey Jake Greenall
led, driven and headed 3 out, weakened next
- Form 566651-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey T Molloy
held up in touch on inside, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, chased leading pair next, switched right and rallied when hit last, stayed on to to go 2nd flat, not reach winner
- Form 9/7331-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey L Treadwell
tracked leader from 2nd, challenged 3 out, every chance last, ridden and one pace when lost 2nd flat
- Form 411626-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Mr R J Williams
held up behind in touch, smooth headway after 4 out, led narrowly next, ridden and kept on under pressure flat
- Form 054/930-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer A Whitehead
- Jockey James Banks
tracked leaders, driven and outpaced on outside after 4 out, effort when not fluent next, kept on same pace, no extra when not fluent last
- Form 213F70-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer S Durack
- Jockey R J Killoran
held up in touch, outpaced after 4 out, weakened from next
- Form 7/49350-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer K Bishop
- Jockey James Best
chased leaders to 4th, behind from next, tailed off
- Form 035509-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Highway Code is now only a pound higher than when successful at Exeter before Christmas and this looks a bit easier than recent tasks but SPECIALAGENT ALFIE produced an improved effort to score at Sandown in February after a couple of runs in decent novice company. Providing he's fully wound-up following a short break, Nick Gifford's lightly-raced gelding can follow up here. Della Sun would have been interesting if he'd come here off the back of a third at Taunton in March but he only beat one home at Southwell next time and has plenty to find with Traditional Bob on Stratford running earlier.
Formwatch
Kusadasi (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Led, jumped left 1st, badly left next and unseated rider, in a race won by Leggy Lad (11-5) at Sligo 2m 4f beg chs in Sep, 9 ran.
Highway Code (USA) 16-1 (11-11) In touch on outside, ridden and outpaced before 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Shoegazer (11-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Apr, 10 ran.
Traditional Bob (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, outpaced from 5th, headway after 3 out, chased leader before last, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Mar beating Red Skipper (10-3) by 2l, 11 ran.
Specialagent Alfie 8-1 (11-7) Made all, in command last, driven out, won at Sandown 2m cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gd in Feb beating Malanos (11-2) by 6l, 13 ran.
Sweet World 16-1 (9-13) Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, mistake 2 out, weakened approaching last, 6th of 11, 23l behind Captain Sharpe (10-4) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Della Sun (FR) 14-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, weakened from 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 11, 42l behind Marino Prince (10-11) at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Apr.
Tony Dinozzo (FR) 40-1 (11-6) Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off, 10th of 12, 43l behind Tarn Hows (11-9) at Stratford 2m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Apr.
Withy Mills 80-1 (9-11) Prominent, not fluent 2nd, hit next, lost place 6th, tailed off before 3 out, 13th of 14, well behind Tante Sissi (10-9) at Newbury 2m 5f mares nov hcp hdl Listed (1) gd in Mar.
Tarkari (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) Held up and always towards rear, never on terms, tailed off, 9th of 13, well behind Dineur (11-1) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.