Racecards
16:35 Worcester
MansionBet Beaten By A Head Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,084
- 2nd: £1,882
- 3rd: £940
- 4th: £471
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up in rear, jumped right 1st, headway after 6th, not fluent and weakened 3 out
- Form 0-66
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up rear of mid-division, behind from 4th
- Form 0/4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased leaders, went 2nd 6th until after 3 out, weakened last
Killane (IRE)
272- Form 00-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, behind next
- Form 2114-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
mid-division on inside, raced freely, headway 6th, challenged 2 out, led before last, stayed on, clear flat, comfortably
- Form 060/3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Harry Kimber
held up in mid-division, well beaten before 3 out
Para Mio (IRE)
216- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer G Brown
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
took keen hold, in touch behind leaders, went prominent after 3rd, lost place after 6th, well beaten before 3 out, mistake 2 out, fell last
- Form P0-0PP
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer R Potter
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
held up towards rear, well beaten after 6th
- Form 4/5-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
held up towards rear, headway before 4th, not fluent next, weakened after 6th
- Form 324-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J Farrelly
- Jockey Brendan Powell
led until 3rd, soon led again, headed before last, no impression on winner flat, kept on
Balzac
25- Form P9-75
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Sheila Lewis
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
prominent early, chased leaders, outpaced when not fluent 2 out, weakened last
- Form 5-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer S Drinkwater
- Jockey Alain Cawley
raced wide and keenly, soon handy, led 3rd, hung right and headed after 3rd, looked very hard ride and soon pulled up
- Form 709
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Sheila Lewis
- Jockey Ben Jones
prominent, lost place after 6th, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
LUTTRELL LAD (NAP) is hard to ignore. The Hobbs gelding was a ready winner of two decent bumpers before upped in class to run a respectable fourth in a Grade 2 bumper at Aintree behind Knappers Hill. This looks a good starting point for a hurdling career. Whistleinthedark showed promise in points and on his hurdling bow last February but seemingly needs to come on considerably to match the exploits of the selection. Foillan is a likely improver after showing a touch of promise here latest and Arab Moon was tailed off on hurdling debut for Donald McCain. He did win five times on the all-weather though in 2017-18 and might be worth keeping an eye on.
Formwatch
Arab Moon 8-1 (11-4) Midfield, awkward 5th, ridden and lost touch after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 10th of 13, dist behind Gripper (11-4) at Perth 2m mdn (4) gd in Aug.
Duneomeno (FR) 250-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, ridden after 7th, tailed off 3 out, 6th of 7, dist behind First Street (10-10) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f (4) gd in Aug.
Foillan (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Chased leader, 2nd and every chance over 3f out, weakened, 4th of 13, 17 3/4l behind Leading Theatre (11-0) at Worcester 2m (5) gd in Jul.
Killane (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Mid-division, under pressure before 4 out and little response, weakened quickly, last of 12, dist behind A Large One Please (10-12) at Catterick 2m 3f (4) sft in Dec.
Luttrell Lad (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Towards rear, switched wide and headway end of back straight, ridden turning for home, ran on to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on without troubling leaders final furlong, 4th of 18, 9 3/4l behind Knappers Hill (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) gs in Apr.
Midnight Wave 9-2 (10-12) Led, pressed and disputed lead over 4f out, soon headed and pushed along, outpaced by front two from under 2f out, 3rd of 4, 10 1/4l behind Deal Em High (10-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (5) gd in Sep.
Para Mio (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Slowly away, soon switched to outer, close up in rear over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 17 1/4l behind Three C's (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Pittsburg (IRE) 200-1 (11-6) Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, detached in rear from 4 out and pulled up before 2 out, at Downpatrick 2m 3f mdn gd in Jul.
Priory Wood (IRE) (11-12) Led aft 1f til hdd 8f out; wknd 5f out; t.o, 5th of 7, dist behind Latitude (11-12) at Maisemore Park 2m gs in Oct.
Whistleinthedark (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Rear-division, pushed along in 6th before 3 out, kept on into never nearer 4th run-in, 4th of 9, 14 1/4l behind Striking A Pose (11-6) at Exeter 2m 3f (4) sft in Feb.
Balzac 28-1 (10-5) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 4 out, plugged on run-in, 5th of 14, 7l behind Orchard Grove (11-7) at Stratford 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Storming Carlos (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Raced in mid-division, outpaced before 2 out and soon well held towards rear, 5th of 6, 20 3/4l behind No Risk Des Flos (11-7) at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Mar.
Iroseaboveitall 300-1 (10-5) Raced keenly, chased leaders out wide, went 2nd 3rd until after 4 out, chased leaders, weakened before next, 9th of 10, dist behind Our Colossus (11-5) at Worcester 2m (4) gd in Aug.
Bilboa River (IRE) 125-1 (12-0) Settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression after 3 out, 10th of 19, dist behind Desir Du Large (12-0) at Galway 2m 5f mdn gd in Jul.