Racecards
19:35 Worcester
Experience The Thrills Of Skybetvegas.com Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
Who Dares (IRE)
326- Form 92B22-0
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up, blundered 5th, jumped right 8th, soon struggling, tailing off when jumped badly right 10th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 9-P1351
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Mrs A Barclay
- Jockey M Goldstein
jumped left 1st, not really going after in rear, well behind when pulled up before 8th
- Form 212P27
- Age 10
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey B Fenton
in touch, led 9th, clear 11th, unchallenged
- Form 127-R45
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer W Jenks
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
towards rear, jumped right 8th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
Young Dude (IRE)
107- Form 63573P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
in touch, lost place 6th, mistake 9th, no chance when mistake 3 out
- Form 3-73PP5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey D R Dennis
mid-division, headway 3rd, chased winner 11th until 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, tailed off
- Form 1113F2
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey A O'keeffe
chased leader, led 6th to 9th, weakened after 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 987262
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey S Durack
chased leaders, ridden after 11th, one pace from 2 out
- Form 25P6PP
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer A Sadik
- Jockey J M Maguire
detached in last from 2nd, pulled up after 6th
- Form 574-PU2
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer A J Whitehead
- Jockey A Scholes
held up, not fluent 5th, headway 9th, weakened approaching last
- Form 730871
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Tjade Collier
in rear, jumped right 1st, headway after 11th, chased winner and jumped right from 3 out, no impression
- Form 422214
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey R Thornton
led to 6th, weakened 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
Carnt Spell
31- Form 144U72
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J T Stimpson
- Jockey L Treadwell
mid-division, headway 9th, mistake 11th, weakened approaching 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Presenting Alf is narrowly preferred here to Gerrard, with Lusaka De Pembo the other to consider. The selection was running over fences for only the second time when scoring last time over this course and distance. That win will have given his confidence a real boost and with ground conditions to suit he is taken to go in again. Gerrard is an obvious danger as he has shown some much improved form since reverting to the birch, but the form of his latest win has been since let down by the second and for that reason he is narrowly passed over. Lusaka De Pembo chased home Romney Marsh at Towcester last time and a reproduction of that effort would certainly make him competitive today. Arctic Cherry would also have claims granted a clear round but that is far from guaranteed and we will stick with Presenting Alf as the one to lead them home.
Formwatch
Gerrard (IRE) 9-2fav (11-4) Mid-division, headway approaching 10th, ridden 4 out, led 3 out, clear 2 out, stayed on, won at Stratford 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Mar beating Kinkeel (9-11) by 5l, 12 ran.
Young Dude (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Towards rear, reminders 6th, beaten when pulled up 4 out in race won by Tank Buster (10-8) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Jan, 17 ran.
Royal China (IRE) 15-2 (10-4) Led, ridden and headed after 3 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 4l behind John Diamond (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Oct.
Lusaka De Pembo (FR) 5-2jt-fav (11-9) Took keen hold, held up in touch, not fluent 10th, led going well 2 out, headed just before last, found little, 2nd of 11, 10l behind Romney Marsh (10-10) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in Mar.
Arctic Cherry (IRE) 9-1 (10-10) In touch, headway 6th, chased winner, mistake 3 out, every chance flat, not run on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Swings 'n Strings (10-7) at Chepstow 2m 3f sll hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd.
Presenting Alf (IRE) 13-2 (10-13) Mid-division, headway 8th, edged right approaching last, led flat, stayed on under pressure flat, won at Worcester 2m 4f cnd hcp chs (5) gf beating Major Blade (11-11) by 2l, 14 ran.
Ballyaahbutt (IRE) 5-2jt-fav (10-13) Led to 2nd, led 4th to 5th, led 7th to 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 11, 20l behind Romney Marsh (10-10) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in Mar.
Carnt Spell 6-1 (10-5) In touch, chased winner 13th, ridden after 4 out, no impression, 2nd of 12, 13l behind Bronson F'sure (11-3) at Southwell 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Mar.