Racecards
18:10 Worcester
West Midlands Area Open Hunters' Chase (Class 6)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,540
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £193
- Form 21/122P-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer Mrs M Rowley
- Jockey Mr Zac Baker
made all, 2 lengths ahead when went left 2 out, went left again last, ridden and kept on gamely run-in
- Form 226/14-1
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer Mrs Lucy Smith
- Jockey Mr Tommie M O'Brien
tracked winner, hit 9th, lost 2nd after 5 out, no extra in 3rd
- Form PP/66U5-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Callum Griffiths
- Jockey Mr James King
never fluent, always behind, outpaced and struggling 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
- Form 1128/1P-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Mr D Maxwell
tracked clear leading pair, closer after 4th, 2nd after 5 out, 2 lengths down when hung left from 2 out, rallying when hung left in behind winner run-in, no extra towards finish
- Form 421/453-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer S J Sampson
- Jockey Miss Chloe Emsley
off the pace in 4th, outpaced and struggling 10th, mistake 11th, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Master Dancer is likely to run his race again while Wishing And Hoping is back in the right grade but MARCLE RIDGE was back to his best over a shorter trip at Cheltenham three weeks ago and might have enough to hold off the younger Jatiluwih, who is having a first run under Rules since March last year and tackling the larger obstacles for the first time in this country.
Formwatch
Wishing And Hoping (IRE) 50-1 (12-0) Raced widest, chased leaders, weakened quickly 14th, tailed off when mistake 16th, pulled up before next, at Cheltenham 3m 2f (2) gs in Mar.
Marcle Ridge (IRE) 2-1fav (11-10) Chased leader, led 11th, clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Cheltenham 2m 5f (5) gd in Apr beating Clondaw Westie (11-13) by 11l, 11 ran.
Drumhart (IRE) 50-1 (12-5) (tt) short-lived eff 3 out; wknd app nxt, 5th of 8, 27 1/4l behind Premier Magic (12-5) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m 2f gd in Apr.
Jatiluwih (FR) 4-6fav (12-0) Hdwy 5; lost plce 11; wl bhnd when pu 13, at Barbury Racecourse 3m gs in Dec.
Master Dancer 10-3 (11-12) Held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders before 5 out, went 3rd 4 out, plugged on, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Right Of Reply (11-12) at Chepstow 3m (5) gd in Apr.