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16:05 Worcester
Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,779 added
- Winner: £2,342
- 2nd: £1,079
- 3rd: £539
- 4th: £350
- Form 6383-
- Age 5
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey G Sheehan
held up in rear, slow 4th, headway on outside 4 out, led and not fluent 3 out, mistake last, hung left and headed flat, no impression on winner towards finish
- Form U504-64
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey David Noonan
chased leaders, ridden after 6th, weakened before 3 out
- Form U-6P821
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
led, headed before 3 out, soon beaten, weakened before next
- Form 424F-34
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer T R Gretton
- Jockey James Best
held up in mid-division, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 4F-354
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey R P McLernon
held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, lost place before 3 out, well beaten when mistake 2 out
- Form U2F-381
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led before next, soon headed, mistake and weakened 2 out
- Form 35/5-59
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Page Fuller
held up in mid-division, ridden after 6th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 9/88P-75
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey S Bowen
chased leaders, went 2nd from the 2nd, mistake 5th, lost 2nd next, weakened before blunder 3 out
- Form 7-P7208
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, led flat, stayed on well, won going away
- Form 8/960-09
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Jack Tudor
prominent, not fluent 3rd, lost place and pushed along next, rallied before next, led before 3 out, soon headed, 3rd and held final 150 yards, kept on
- Form 1/249-63
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Nicky Martin
- Jockey Matt Griffiths
NonRunner
- Form 27005-0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey Ben Jones
NonRunner
- Form 0900P/8
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Mrs L J Young
- Jockey Mitchell Bastyan
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
VEILED SECRET (NAP) made a winning start for new connections here last month and may be worth sticking with now he’s got his head back in front. Christopher Robin is starting to slip down the weights while Espressino holds Cut And Run on their run together here last month and has won since at Stratford. Spanish Jump has the most scope of these but hasn’t raced since third on his handicap debut at Doncaster in March.
Formwatch
Spanish Jump (FR) 17-2 (11-12) Chased leaders on inside, not fluent 6th, went 3rd before last, one pace, no impression, 3rd of 15, 15 1/2l behind Bard Of Brittany (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Minella Mojo (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Prominent, headway to lead before 3 out, ridden 3 out, joined 2 out, headed last, weakened, 4th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Hunting Percival (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Espressino 6-1 (11-12) Soon led, headed before 4th, led again 5th, pushed and ridden after 2 out, kept on gamely after last, comfortably, won at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Shanandoa (11-2) by 6l, 12 ran.
Christopher Robin (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, ridden after 2 out, no extra, 5th of 7, at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Gerboise Borget (FR) 11-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, went 4th and mistake last, kept on, never dangerous, 4th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Pay The Woman (11-5) at Worcester 2m (4) gd in Jun.
Veiled Secret (IRE) 10-3fav (11-4) Held up in mid-division, not much room 1st, not fluent 3rd, headway 3 out, not fluent last, went 2nd flat, stayed on, led towards finish, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Frankie Baby (11-8) by 1l, 11 ran.
Megamegawhitething (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 30 3/4l behind Robin's Dream (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (4) gd in May.
Cut And Run 10-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, reminder after 6th, outpaced 4 out, kept on from last, no impression, 5th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Coral (12-0) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Ulysses (GER) 18-1 (10-8) Midfield, pushed along before 3 out, no extra, 8th of 14, 26 1/2l behind Hattaab (11-8) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Tom O'Roughley (IRE) 8-1 (10-2) Always towards rear, 9th of 14, 34 1/2l behind Hattaab (11-8) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Can You Believe It (IRE) 3-1 (12-2) Prominent, ridden after 4 out, still in touch approaching last, kept on flat, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Stanley Stanley (11-3) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Akkapenko (FR) 10-1 (10-8) Towards rear, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 11th of 15, 34 1/4l behind First Du Charmil (10-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Eggesford 100-1 (10-0) Never better than mid-division, 8th of 11, dist behind Always Able (11-1) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in May.