Racecards
18:55 Worcester
Hospitality Beside The Parade Ring Novices' Handicap Chase
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 221142-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer A G Juckes
- Jockey Dave Crosse
held up, blundered 4th, reminders after 6th, ridden 9th, headway 11th, fell 3 out
- Form 3/0444-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey B J Crowley
led to 4th, led 6th to 7th, mistake 8th, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 34353-U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey R Johnson
held up, headway 6th, led 9th, jumped right from next, came clear from 3 out, unchallenged
- Form 5P0-242
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leader, led 4th, blundered 5th, headed 6th, led again 7th, jumped right thereafter, headed 9th, no chance with winner from 3 out
Lovers Tale
488- Form 0524F0/
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 85
chased leaders, weakening when mistake 7th, well behind when blundered 10th, tailed off when pulled up after 11th
- Form 97948-7
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer B P J Baugh
- Jockey J Mogford
held up, ridden and headway after 11th, weakening when left 3rd 3 out
- Form 00/600-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey James Davies
held up, mistake 8th, ridden next, no chance from 11th, went 3rd flat
- Form 3PU/60-0
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey C M Studd
held up in touch, jumped right at several fences, weakening when mistake and unseated rider 8th
In depth
Verdict
Lightin' Jack gets the confident vote with Montys Island and Celtic Boy rating the main dangers. The selection was a fair fourth behind Ho Ho Hill in a better race last time out, is sure to be suited by this slightly longer trip and under conditions that suit he will be hard to beat. Montys Island rates the main danger as he was third in front of the selection in the same race. But if Lightin' Jack is ridden with more restraint he is taken to gain his revenge. Celtic Boy would be a danger to all on his best form as he looks well weighted but he is continually let down by his jumping so he can not be put forward with any confidence. Of the remainder Dramatic Quest was a fair second behind Camdenation last time but is not sure to be suited by the drop in trip and for the winner we return to Lightin' Jack.
Formwatch
Dramatic Quest 16-1 (10-13) Always prominent, hit 6th, ridden after 3 out, led 2 out, headed and not fluent last, unable to quicken, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Camdenation (11-2) at Towcester 2m 6f beg chs (E) gs in Apr.