Racecards
18:35 Worcester
Pershore Plum Festival Land O'Plums Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,330
- 2nd: £1,870
- 3rd: £935
- 4th: £468
- Form 0FU1-55
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
tracked leaders on inside, led after 8th, headed before 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 1U1-716
- Age 11
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
held up, not fluent 7th, headway before 4 out, weakened 3 out
- Form F-22264
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, jumped right, reminder 6th, headed after 8th, no impression on winner last, stayed on same pace
- Form 6805-11
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R Johnson
held up, headway 6th, challenged 3 out, led before next, clear last, comfortably
- Form UU-4211
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Mrs S J Humphrey
- Jockey J M Quinlan
tracked leaders, lost place after 8th, well held after, 4th from 3 out, blundered last
- Form 243-423
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey N D Fehily
chased leader until 8th, weakening when not fluent 3 out
- Form 2331P1-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Brendan Powell
chased leaders on outside, not fluent and lost place 5th, weakened 4 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Strongly Suggested just got the better of RED SEVENTY (NAP) at Uttoxeter in May but the latter has hit top form since and bids for a hat-trick. He finished well ahead of My Brother Sylvest and Another Flutter when scoring at Stratford last time and drops down a grade for this. The latter had earlier beaten Witness In Court when winning at Perth but Un Anjou looks a bigger threat on his placed efforts over fences back in May. Fairyinthewind won a novice chase here in August and has a recent outing on the Flat under his belt.
Formwatch
Witness In Court (IRE) 15-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, soon chased winner until ridden last, soon weakened, last of 5, 30 3/4l behind Alderbrook Lad (11-0) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Another Flutter (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, not fluent 7th or 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out, 6th of 7, 22 1/2l behind Red Seventy (10-2) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
My Brother Sylvest 7-2 (11-7) Led until after 4th, led 4 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra from last, 4th of 7, 10l behind Red Seventy (10-2) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Strongly Suggested 9-2 (11-7) Towards rear, headway before 4 out, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, held on towards finish, won at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gd in May beating Red Seventy (11-7) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Red Seventy 15-2 (10-2) Chased leaders, led after 2 out, stayed on, pushed out, won at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Jul beating Miss Tenacious (10-6) by 3l, 7 ran.
Un Anjou (FR) 5-2fav (11-11) With leader, led after 2nd, headed before 6th, in touch, led again after 3 out to next, ridden and one pace approaching last, no impression in 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Make It Happen (10-12) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
Fairyinthewind (IRE) 25-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, last pair, pushed along 3f out, switched left 2f out, no great progress, 6th of 11, 16 3/4l behind Sweet P (9-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.