Racecards
18:40 Worcester
Worcester Racecourse Country And Western Night Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class G)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Greensmith Lane
102- Form 65P020-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Miss E J Jones
held up mid-division, mistake 3rd, headway 5th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, blundered badly and weakened 2 out
- Form 55440-F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer A Jones
- Jockey V Slattery
keen in rear, tailed off 5th, pulled up 3 out
- Form 5-0600
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer O Brennan
- Jockey N D Fehily
mid-division, ridden after 4 out, never better
- Form 1/0P42-P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer E Clough
- Jockey W A Worthington
tracked leader, jumped right 2nd, ridden 4 out, weakened next
- Form 00P-P0P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
held up rear, never a danger, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 1U2124
- Age 11
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer R Price
- Jockey Mr S Thomas
mid-division, ridden for headway to chase leaders 3 out, kept on after last
Henbridge
18- Form 0/6F-03P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Mrs S Johnson
- Jockey Xavier Aizpuru
held up rear and keen, headway 6th, ridden to chase leader 2 out, weakened after last
- Form 000/6-P5
- Age 11
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer J A T de Giles
- Jockey Dave Crosse
mid-division, headway after 4th, led 5th, headed soon after 7th, weakened 2 out
- Form 066R-00
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer G Balding
- Jockey M Batchelor
tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
Final Lap
25- Form 000-000
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer S Lewis
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
led until headed approaching 5th, weakened quickly, well behind when pulled up before 3 out
Wonderful Remark
392- Form 0P60/0P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
tracked leaders and keen, weakened approaching 6th and mistake, soon well behind, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 0/5-FU04
- Age 9
- Weight 10-1
held up in touch, still in touch when ridden and mistake 3 out, stayed on again moderately towards finish
In depth
Verdict
A very poor opener where there are two to concentrate on in Thunderpoint and Mighty Minster, with the vote just going to Mighty Minster. The daughter of Minster Son was backed down to second favourite for her seasonal debut at Worcester in May, but was unlucky to be hampered and go crashing out at the first. Put away since then, she again comes here fresh and presumably connections feel they have found another race she is capable of winning. Over a trip and on ground that she will relish, she is taken to score. Chief rival will surely be Thunderpoint, who despite being 11-year-old now, is still in good heart as evidenced by his Hereford chase win last month. Back over hurdles where he has a lower rating, should not inconvenience him, though he might not just have enough speed to pip the younger selection. Of the remainder Greensmith Lane is relatively consistent and makes some appeal to get into the frame, but the vote remains with Mighty Minster.