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19:20 Worcester

David Hewston Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,000 added
  • Winner: £5,809
  • 2nd: £2,673
  • 3rd: £1,336
  • 4th: £669
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 33.10s
  • Off Time: 19:23:16
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Scarpia (IRE)

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Polish

    15/2

      1
      Silk - Light blue, pink sleeves, light blue diamonds, light blue and pink striped cap

      Shantou Express (IRE)

      12
      15/8
      • Form 35P0-91
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 128

      led, not fluent 9th, driven and headed last, 3rd and no extra towards finish

      2
      Silk - Red, emerald green Cross Of Lorraine and sleeves

      Hell Red (FR)

      32 pt
      7/2
      • Form 41121-4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 123

      chased leader, slow 4th, lost 2nd after 6th, not fluent 9th, weakened from 2 out, not fluent last

      3
      Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK sash, PINK sleeves, DARK BLUE armlets, DARK BLUE cap, PINK spots

      Scarpia (IRE)

      23 t
      5/2
      • Form 0/P349-2
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-6
      • Official Rating 122

      chased leaders, went 2nd after 6th, led last, pressed flat, held on

      4
      Silk - Red, Yellow Cross of Lorraine and cap

      Butler's Brief (IRE)

      49 DCD
      11/2
      • Form 2F16P8-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 120

      in rear, outpaced from 7th, well beaten 3 out

      5
      Silk - Pink, dark blue stars, pink cap

      Polish

      345
      15/2
      • Form 160466/
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 118

      held up, closed 3 out, challenged last, driven flat, stayed on, just held

      In depth

      Verdict

      Polish is back with Fergal O’Brien but will likely need this. Shantou Express easily justified favouritism at Stratford but has been raised 6lb for that. Butler's Brief and Hell Red have plenty to prove at present but SCARPIA was only worn down close home by the well-backed Judicial Law at Huntingdon last month and may hang on this time.

      Formwatch

      Shantou Express (IRE) 6-4fav (12-0) Made all, jumped right 4th, clear after 2 out, ridden before last, unchallenged, won at Stratford 3m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jun beating Paris Dixie (10-13) by 9l, 4 ran.

      Hell Red (FR) 11-1 (12-1) Chased leaders, pushed along in 4th after 8th, ridden and outpaced turning in, 4th of 7, 16l behind Royaume Uni (12-1) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.

      Scarpia (IRE) 9-2 (11-8) Led, joined last, ridden and headed run-in, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Judicial Law (11-9) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in May.

      Butler's Brief (IRE) 18-1 (10-10) Off the pace in last pair, jumped slowly 4 out, never a factor, 8th of 10, 18 1/4l behind Regarding Ruth (10-11) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.

      Polish 28-1 (9-9) Always in rear, 9th of 10, 23 1/2l behind Gyenyame (9-2) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) gd in Jul.