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20:25 Worcester
soaronline.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,300 added
- Winner: £4,520
- 2nd: £2,082
- 3rd: £1,041
- 4th: £521
- Form 13F6-91
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
in touch on outside, travelled strongly, shaken up and going best 3 out, challenged leader 2 out where blundered, soon ridden and found nil, plugged on
- Form 221P2P-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer L Horsfall
- Jockey Charlie Price
tracked leader, not fluent at times, pushed along after 7th and soon struggling, tailed off
- Form 111-234
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
led, cajoled along on occasions, reminders before 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, kept on dourly and driven out to go clear run-in, all out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
PRESENTANDCOUNTING (NAP) appears to be potentially well in on the pick of his chasing form and he warmed up for this engagement with a very comfortable victory at Uttoxeter. Creadan Grae has been running with rather mixed results in Irish Point-to-Points so a more pertinent danger to the likely favourite will be No No Maestro. He has failed to hit the target in six hurdling starts but a switch to fences has seen him post some solid if not spectacular efforts.
Formwatch
Presentandcounting (IRE) 11-8fav (11-2) Tracked leader, challenged 6th, led 4 out, soon headed, led again before 3 out, drew clear, easily, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f (3) gd in Jun beating Festive Glory (11-2) by 9 1/2l, 8 ran.
Creadan Grae (IRE) 11-4 (12-2) Ld, 15l adv aftr 4th, sl mstk 5th, 6l adv 1/2way, hdd aftr 4out, rdn aftr 3out & sn wknd, no ex when pu aftr 2out, at Kirkistown 3m Yielding - Soft in Feb.
No No Maestro (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Led, joined 3 out, ridden and headed approaching next, no extra run in, 4th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Premier D'troice (11-9) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.