Racecards
17:20 Worcester
Jack Bennett Memorial Mares' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,600 added
- Winner: £5,010
- 2nd: £2,308
- 3rd: £1,154
- 4th: £578
Poniente
71- Form 24-5421
- Age 8
- Weight 12-7
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
held up in touch, went third 5th, went second and not fluent 10th, lost second and outpaced before 4 out, soon pushed along, pecked 3 out, blundered 2 out, ridden approaching last, plugged on flat
- Form 5P1-325
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 102
jumped well, led 2nd, went clear 3 out, pushed along before last, ridden and idled flat, stayed on
- Form 30-6944
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
jumped right on occasion, raced in third, dropped to last 5th, not fluent 6th, given reminder 11th, headway to go prominent before 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on flat
- Form 4-PPP9P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer G Howell
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
led, headed 2nd, pecked 7th, ridden and dropped to rear approaching 4 out, tailed off when jumped right 2 out, unseated rider last
Juniper
19- Form 26-P541
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer H Whittington
- Jockey D A Jacob
Withdrawn
- Form 54240U
- Age 11
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J Coulson
- Jockey Philip Armson
Withdrawn
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
JUNIPER jumped well and made all at Warwick at the end of last month. She appeared to appreciate the better ground on that occasion and is getting 9lb from likely market rival Poniente, a wide-margin winner at Fontwell in February but 14lb higher now. Wheesht placed here in November on his chasing bow but hasn’t really moved forward from that and the chasing debutante Rose Ohara might have more scope.
Formwatch
Poniente 11-4 (11-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd or 12th, steady headway before 15th, led approaching last, soon clear, easily, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Feb beating Lilith (11-12) by 13l, 7 ran.
Wheesht (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Off the pace in 4th, went modest 3rd before 4 out until mistake 2 out, weakened soon after, 5th of 7, dist behind Maid O'Malley (11-5) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Rose Ohara 18-1 (10-5) Chased leaders on inside, raced keenly, ridden after 2 out, no extra in 4th before last, 4th of 6, 16 1/2l behind Go Chique (11-6) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Message To Martha 100-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders early, mistake 6th and dropped to last, ridden after 8th, slow jump 10th and struggling, pulled up, at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Juniper 4-1 (11-12) Made all, clear before 2 out, 3 lengths ahead last, idled slightly run-in, driven out, won at Warwick 3m hcp (5) gd in Mar beating Lightning Gold (10-9) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Kiera Royale (IRE) 22-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, dived left at 4th and unseated rider, at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Mar.