Racecards
14:00 Worcester
Bet toteplacepot Novices' Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 251123
- Age 7
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey James O'Neill
made most, headed after 5 out, with leading pair on outside when unseated rider next
- Form 80/79-71
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer J P Ferguson
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
with leader, led after 5 out, hard pressed from next, ridden before last, kept on until headed and no extra final 100 yards
- Form 9-97679
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D L Williams
- Jockey Dave Crosse
in touch on outside until dropped to rear after 4th, struggling next, soon tailed off, left remote 4th 4 out
- Form 352123
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey N D Fehily
ran loose before start, tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, blundered 4th and 7th, outpaced in 4th after 5 out, left moderate 3rd next, no chance with front pair after, tailed off
- Form 61-3340
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leaders, virtually upsides when left in clear 2nd 4 out, ridden to lead final 100 yards kept on
- Form 163P-64
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Non Runner
Nonrunner
Previous results
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
In depth
Verdict
Purple 'n Gold and Hawdyerwheesht are both winning hurdlers but make their fencing debuts today. Foxtail Hill should improve on his run at Newton Abbot but BROUGHTON, a very useful juvenile hurdler, made a winning start over the larger obstacles at Stratford despite taking time to warm to his task. He may have too much pace for Owen Na View, who was placed over further in a handicap at Southwell last week.
Formwatch
Owen Na View (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, kept on same pace before next, 3rd of 11, 14 1/4l behind Gray Hession (11-7) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Broughton (GER) 7-4fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, challenged 4 out, soon led, clear 2 out, easily, won at Stratford 2m 1f (4) gd in Jul beating Street Entertainer (11-0) by 19l, 3 ran.
Bobonyx 16-1 (10-0) Held up in touch on inside, ridden and weakened before 3 out, last of 9, dist behind Osgood (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Hawdyerwheesht 7-2fav (11-12) With leader and clear off rest from before 2nd, not fluent 3 out, lost 2nd after next, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 7, 6 1/4l behind Stand To Reason (10-11) at Stratford 2m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Purple 'n Gold (IRE) 20-1 (10-4) Always behind, last of 8, 13 1/2l behind English Summer (10-7) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Foxtail Hill (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Held up in touch, effort 4 out, no impression, 4th of 7, 22l behind Dubai Prince (11-1) at Newton Abbot 2m (4) gd in Jul.