Racecards
19:30 Worcester
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,200 added
- Winner: £3,159
- 2nd: £1,455
- 3rd: £727
- 4th: £364
- Form 5270/26-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Sara Ender
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
held up in rear, headway approaching 5th, went 2nd before 3 out until approaching 2 out, no extra from last, lost 4th close home
- Form 45/18-22
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 115
chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 3rd, mistake next, ridden after 4 out, well beaten when mistake 2 out
- Form 25/215-3
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
led, ridden and headed before last, no impression on winner flat
- Form 6753-23
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
chased leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, led approaching last, clear flat, comfortably
- Form P/066-P3
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D J Jeffreys
- Jockey Kielan Woods
towards rear, reminder after 3rd, soon last, struggling when not fluent 5th, no impression
- Form 221-139
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Mr Jamie Neild
pressed leader until after 3rd, went 2nd before 5th until after 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, well held after, plugged on flat, went 4th close home
- Form 584P1-2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, slow 3 out, went 3rd when not fluent last, no impression
- Form 04-1343
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Henry Brooke
chased leaders, went 2nd after 3rd until before 5th, went 2nd again after 4 out until before 3 out, no extra 2 out
In depth
Verdict
This has a wide-open feel to it. Very few are ruled out with confidence but HATS OFF TO LARRY ticks quite a few boxes and should give a good account if the rains stay away. Ronde De Nuit looked the likely winner for much of the journey at Stratford last month but eventually went down by just half a length. He'll appreciate the quarter-mile shorter trip and a competitive account is anticipated in first-time cheekpieces. Wasdell Dundalk has come home strongly the last twice and should be in the shake-up again, although there still appears to be a question mark about his ideal trip. Inn The Bull and Cousin Oscar ran well last time and are respected.
Formwatch
Eviscerating (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 7th, ridden to lead narrowly turning for home, weakened before last, 6th of 8, 30 3/4l behind Ask Paddington (11-12) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Inn The Bull (GER) 11-1 (11-7) Held up in touch, ridden and went 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner flat, kept on, 2nd of 10, 10l behind Mix Of Clover (11-0) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Cousin Oscar (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Prominent, led 6th, ridden and headed last, weakened final 100 yards, just held on to 3rd, 3rd of 10, 11 1/4l behind My Bobby Dazzler (11-8) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Wasdell Dundalk (FR) 11-5 (11-10) Jumped right, chased leader, lost place 2 out, rallied flat, stayed on, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Castel Gandolfo (11-8) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Gerolamo Cardano 8-1 (11-0) Chased leader until not fluent 2nd, went 2nd after 4th until 6th, soon ridden, well beaten before 2 out, plugged on before last, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 7, 18 1/2l behind Breaking Waves (11-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Nye Bevan (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Midfield, dropped towards rear before 4th, brief headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, made no impression, 9th of 12, 18 1/2l behind Shanandoa (10-5) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Ronde De Nuit (FR) 11-4fav (11-6) Towards rear, good headway to chase leaders 2 out, led going well before last, ridden after last, wandered flat and headed final 100yds, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Shanandoa (10-5) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Hats Off To Larry 17-2 (11-9) Midfield, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, with leading group at last, no extra on run in, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Ragamuffin (11-1) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun.