Racecards
18:30 Worcester
Racecourse Video Services Handicap Hurdle (Class D) (Class D)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 22013P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
led, ridden and headed when not fluent last, rallied to lead near finish
- Form 351466
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer R Lee
- Jockey R Thornton
tracked leaders, ridden when hit 7th, soon weakened
Afarad (IRE)
487- Form 631P/00-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey T Siddall
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 0U3F0P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Flynn
mid-division, headway 5th, weakened 7th
- Form 01132U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
mid-division, headway approaching 7th, ridden to chase winner 3 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 146-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Miss Victoria Roberts
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
took keen hold, always towards rear
- Form 02-PP43
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs L Taylor
- Jockey M Bradburne
held up, headway 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next
Thumper (IRE)
194- Form 2-13P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
mid-division, ridden 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 445506
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer E Bevan
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up, headway 5th, ridden and every chance last, not quicken
- Form 6-151PP
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer D R Gandolfo
- Jockey T Doyle
chased leaders to 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Park City
14- Form 503-300
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer J Joseph
- Jockey J Goldstein
hit 6th, always behind
- Form 455540
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
with winner, ridden after 7th, weakened 3 out
- Form 054F0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer F Jordan
- Jockey L P Aspell
keen, mid-division, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, led last, headed near finish
Zen (IRE)
10- Form 4/6PPPP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer T McGovern
- Jockey C Murray
in touch, ridden 7th, soon weakened
- Form 3-5PFF5
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next
In depth
Verdict
Conditions are spot on for Eau Pure to get back in front here, with course winner Thumper, Macnance and Khaysar all likely to go well. Eau Pure loves to hear his hooves rattle and was a winner on good to firm at Fontwell last month. He is having his fifth outing since then here, but takes his racing well and is consistent off this sort of mark. None of his subsequent runs have been on this type of ground and it looks likely that he will go better this time and he gets the nod. Thumper is another who loves faster ground. Jonjo O'Neill's gelding picked up a novices' contest over two miles here last August and has been put away since being pulled up at Huntingdon in October. He has gone well fresh in the past and will not be far away here. Macnance is another to consider. He loves this trip and goes on most going with good in the description. However he just looks to have a little too much weight at present, though he can run into the frame. Of the others, Khaysar looks most interesting. Due to go up 6lb very soon, he is potentially well in here with a feather weight, acts well on the ground and in genuine. He could give the selection most to do, but we are happy to side with Eau Pure to come good again.