Racecards
16:10 Worcester
Betfair.Com Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places (Watered)
Harmony Hall
36- Form 54/5-110
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
held up, headway 4th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 226P2F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer Miss Kariana Key
- Jockey P Aspell
led, carried head high and headed after 3rd, soon in rear, tailed off when pulled up after 5th
- Form 00P-015
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer C Bennett
- Jockey Mr S Thomas
prominent, led after 3rd, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened approaching last
Fundamental
20- Form 3214-02
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
keen in touch, headway 3rd, ridden and every chance 3 out, one pace from next
- Form 32520-P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N Hawke
- Jockey James Davies
in touch, ridden and every chance from 3 out, weakened flat
- Form 351-064
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey H Oliver
held up and pulled hard, headway 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on flat, not reach leaders
- Form 132131
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey D McGann
chased leaders, ridden to lead 3 out, headed flat, led again last strides
Tiger Frog (USA)
203- Form 6000-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Mr R Spate
always behind
Kilcreggan
640- Form 304106/
- Age 9
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Mrs Barbara Waring
- Jockey B Hitchcott
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
A typically tricky handicap hurdle and a number of these have form that is inter-linked. Fundamental, Saorsie and Harmony Hall are old rivals and can be expected to figure in the shake-up. However, Henry Oliver gets on well with the headstrong Waterspray and the partnership are given a tentative vote after a most encouraging effort at Newton Abbot at the start of this month. Mister Chisum is another to monitor in the betting market and can be forgiven his latest blip when falling under today's rider at Cartmel last month. He is usually better at his hurdles than that and could be good value for a place today. But Waterspray, who is still open to improvement over hurdles, has shown a useful turn of foot on his day and if Oliver can keep him on an even keel he must go close in a race of this nature.