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18:45 Worcester
7bets4free.com Juvenile Hurdle (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,749 added
- Winner: £4,094
- 2nd: £1,202
- 3rd: £601
- 4th: £350
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer H Whittington
- Jockey Harry Bannister
chased leaders, led before 2 out, headed soon after, no extra closing stages
- Form 2
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey B S Hughes
in touch, headway approaching 3 out, soon every chance, led just after 2 out, ran on well
- Form 356
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
pulled hard towards rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, weakened last
Janus (IRE)
39- Form -
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey Daniel Sansom
behind, mistake 1st, under pressure halfway, soon detached, pulled up after 4 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, hung right throughout, headed before 2 out, weakened last
- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Blake
- Jockey Brendan Powell
mid-division, jumped left throughout, headway 3 out, weakened next
- Form -
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
keen in rear, hampered 4th, headway 3 out, weakening when blundered last
Rum Ration
44- Form -
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey J M Quinlan
chased leaders, lost place before 4 out, tailed off
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey R T Dunne
held up in mid-division when badly hampered and unseated rider 4th
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leader, keen, every chance from 2 out, kept on same pace closing stages
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
None of these have a National Hunt pedigree and Chief Justice found little under pressure when second to Cracker Factory on debut over hurdles at Aintree in June, though still finished well ahead of Enforcement and has had a wind operation since. The winner that day is trained by Alan King, who runs Royal Household in this. He won over 6f as a two-year-old but will have to prove he stays this far having not impressed over 1m2f this year on the Flat. Malangen was bought out of Brian Meehan’s yard after winning a 1m2f seller at Leicester but has been lightly raced and stamina shouldn't be an issue for the ex-Irish Brandy James. NORDICAN BLEUE won twice up to 1m3f in the French Provinces and was bought by Richard Newland for €25,000 last month. She isn’t being overly extended on her hurdles bow.
Formwatch
Brandy James (GER) 25-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden into 4th 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Cypress Creek (9-5) at Ballinrobe 1m 5f mdn gd in Jun.
Chief Justice 7-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, tracked leaders 3 out, pressed winner when wandered between last 2, every chance last, soon ridden, found little and well held flat, 2nd of 6, 7l behind Cracker Factory (10-12) at Aintree 2m (4) gd in Jun.
Enforcement (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, not much room 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Macho Mover (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Janus (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) 12th of 15, 6 1/2l behind Onyxa (9-11) at Bad Harzburg 1m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Malangen (IRE) 15-8fav (9-2) Prominent, led after 3f, made rest, edged left off rail and reminder over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, clear inside final furlong, driven out, kept on well, won at Leicester 1m 2f stks (6) gf in Aug beating Johni Boxit (9-6) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Mouchee (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, hampered 1st and again next, jumped left and rider lost iron briefly 3rd, lost touch after 4 out, continued tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Cracker Factory (11-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (3) gd in Aug.
Royal Household 11-2 (9-7) Raced wide towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Sicario (9-6) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Rum Ration 40-1 (8-8) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 14 3/4l behind Onefootinfront (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Charlotte Du Berry Black Sam Bellamy filly out of Fleet Footed.
Nordican Bleue (FR) (8-12) 7th of 9, 15 1/4l behind La Houblonniere (8-12) at Chateaubriant 1m 2f mdn stks sft in Apr.