Racecards
18:00 Worcester
Spring Racing At Worcester Novices' Handicap Chase (Class E) (Class E)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 652/PF1
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer S Sherwood
- Jockey Antony Evans
mid-division, blundered 13th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 4 out
- Form 20P-4P1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
reminders after 9th, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 0/230B-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
always behind, tailed off when pulled up after 14th
Ziggy's Way
26- Form P40/P-15
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Mrs A Barclay
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
prominent, led briefly 5th, chased leader, jumped slowly 10th, led again 13th, headed approaching last, weakened flat
- Form P-054U3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer P Rodford
- Jockey Mr R Mccarthy
prominent, ridden and weakened after 14th, tailed off
Ballyvaddy (IRE)
165- Form 431-112
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G Balding
- Jockey M Bradburne
mid-division, jumped right 7th, headway 14th, mistake 3 out, led approaching last, stayed on well
- Form 21/P66
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey A Honeyball
held up in rear, blundered 13th, no chance when fell 3 out
- Form PP4241
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
prominent, jumped slowly 2nd, ridden 13th, weakened 4 out, behind when pulled up before last
Roymillon (GER)
531- Form 403/514-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-9
held up in rear, effort 13th, weakened after next, tailed off
Surefast
17- Form 36-PP51
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer K Bishop
- Jockey J P Elliott
mid-division, reminder after 9th, headway 11th, every chance 2 out, no extra flat
Robber (IRE)
33- Form 0-06303
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P J Brennan
led 2nd to 4th, prominent, led again 11th to 13th, every chance 4 out, weakened and eased approaching last
- Form 51/U3P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
led to 2nd, led again 4th to next, lost place 7th, soon struggling, behind when pulled up before 11th
Red Gold
10- Form P2UP3U
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey J Goldstein
not jump well, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
Flashant
45- Form 0/0P54-5
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey James Davies
ridden and behind from 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form P/P0056
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs P Ford
- Jockey R Young
led after 5th, jumped right from next, headed 13th, weakened after next, tailed off when pulled up before last
In depth
Verdict
The form of Ballyvaddy's recent Chepstow defeat reads well in the context of this race and he is taken to score from Finbar's Revenge and Creative Time. The selection is by Roselier, and therefore performs on faster ground, as evidenced by his four most recent outings. I good ground Ludlow win over fences last May bisected two hurdles successes and last time out that quarter-length defeat to Rosarian at Chepstow gives him plenty in hand on his rivals at these weights, if he can be trusted to carry his hurdles form back to the bigger obstacles and we are prepared to take that chance. Top weight Finbar's Revenge has, in theory, nothing like the speed of the selection, but he does go well over this trip and on decent ground. A defeat of Blazing Batman last time shows he is in good heart but he may just be vulnerable with this weight. The same applies to Henrietta Knight-trained Creative Time, who carries 1lb less than the topweight and also has a Stratford win last time out to his name. There is little to separate the pair of them and both have strong claims to making the frame, but we will stick with Ballyvaddy to come good over fences.