Racecards
13:00 Worcester
Richard Davis Memorial Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £6,535
- 2nd: £3,011
- 3rd: £1,505
- 4th: £754
Excelero (FR)
184- Form 1/39116-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer Mrs J Williams
- Jockey C Gethings
took keen hold, led, went clear before 2nd, 2 lengths ahead 10th, pressed for lead and headed 2 out, soon ridden, every chance approaching last, soon faded
Pic Roc (IRE)
179- Form F220P6-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 134
chased leader, lost position 4th, stumbled and unseated rider 8th
- Form 3/1358-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Tristan Durrell
midfield, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, headway approaching last, outpaced by leaders close home
- Form 121716-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 127
held up in rear, pushed along and switched right before 10th, headway approaching last, soon kept on well and drifted left, sustained duel with runner-up, led outright final strides
- Form 1/21215-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
held up in rear, smooth headway to lead 2 out, led narrowly approaching last, soon ridden, bumped close home, sustained duel with winner near finish, headed final strides
In depth
Formwatch
Excelero (FR) 6-1 (11-11) Led, headed 2 out, ridden and weakened home turn, 6th of 10, 29 3/4l behind Mostly Sunny (10-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Pic Roc (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Prominent, not fluent 10th, outpaced after 3 out, no impression when carried right approaching last, weakened run-in, 6th of 9, 8l behind Mark Of Gold (12-0) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Pony Soprano (IRE) 15-2 (11-8) In touch in mid-division, closed 5th, slow next, lost place before 2 out, 8th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Bective Abbey (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Wade Out (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Led, headed 2nd, chased leaders, outpaced briefly after 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, no extra after last, 6th of 20, 12 3/4l behind Wellington Arch (10-6) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Wendigo (FR) 16-1 (11-7) Midfield, headway when short of room approaching 2 out, ridden when hampered, stumbled and almost unseated rider after 2 out, stayed on approaching, lost fourth final strides, did well in the circumstances, 5th of 20, 7 3/4l behind Jasmin De Vaux (11-7) at Cheltenham 3m (1) gs in Mar.