Racecards
17:45 Worcester
Addisonrees Planning Consultancy Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,600 added
- Winner: £5,010
- 2nd: £2,308
- 3rd: £1,154
- 4th: £578
- Form F46/14-1
- Age 6
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
in rear, progress to track leader 7th, briefly joined leader 8th, headed before 9th where mistake and pushed, ridden and held when fell 4 out
- Form 563472-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, hit 8th and briefly joined, led again before 9th, eased clear before 4 out where left alone, coasted home thereafter, eased down late on
- Form P/22425-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up behind leader, niggled after 6th, dropped to rear 7th and ridden, tailed off 8th, well beaten when refused 9th
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Kauto The King boasts a good strike-rate over fences but DUC DE BOURBON looked one to follow here nine days when winning in a canter. He can defy his penalty with Honorary Colonel well beaten in both starts this year and now 0-10.
Formwatch
Duc De Bourbon (FR) 11-4fav (11-10) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway before 7th, not fluent 4 out, challenged going well 3 out, led next, clear last, very easily, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in May beating Wheesht (11-2) by 20l, 5 ran.
Kauto The King (FR) 15-2 (11-3) Tracked leader, led after 11th, headed 4 out, no impression on winner last, 2nd of 5, 7l behind Red Happy (11-3) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Honorary Colonel (IRE) 7-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway 8th, ridden after 11th, weakened before 3 out, 5th of 7, dist behind Mille Sussurri (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Mar.