Racecards
17:30 Worcester
Paul Matthews 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,450 added
- Winner: £3,406
- 2nd: £1,567
- 3rd: £784
- 4th: £392
- Form P756-PP
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer B R Summers
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
held up off the pace in rear, improved into mid-division after 8th, chasing leaders after next, shaken up after 4 out, ridden and unable to quicken after 2 out, no extra flat
- Form 04734-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
prominent, joined leaders after 8th, pushed along in second after 4 out, soon ridden, weakened gradually after last
Tamaris (IRE)
162- Form 352/435-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
held up in behind leaders, ridden along out wide before 4 out, soon lost position, weakened from 2 out
- Form 4-411F3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey J M Quinlan
led, joined 5th, headed next, briefly shaken up after 7th, driven along rounding home turn, struggling after 2 out, weakened
Graffiti
12- Form 2133-5
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer G Brown
- Jockey R P McLernon
held up towards rear, steady headway after 8th, no response when pushed along after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, weakening when hit last and unseated rider
- Form 7-42528
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey H Cobden
in rear, ridden in last after 8th, improved and in touch with leaders rounding home turn, ridden after 2 out, went second after last, kept on flat but held by winner close home
- Form 6F-341F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey William Featherstone
close up, joined leader 5th, led next, shaken after 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on well run in, always doing enough
- Form 455-42P
- Age 11
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer M Weatherer
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
towards rear of mid-division, dropped to rear and ridden along after 8th, soon struggling, lost touch with leaders before next, weakened
- Form PP2-P53
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer K Jewell
- Jockey Tom Cannon
front rank, reminders after 7th, pushed along out wide after 8th, soon lost position and no extra, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 52P-762
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey R Patrick
mid-division, ridden along rounding home turn, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 364P-42
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
mid-division, improved to track leaders after 8th, pushed along after 4 out, ridden next, kept on from 2 out, went third flat, not pace of first two
- Form 522F-56
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Bryan Carver
in touch, not fluent 3rd, lost ground after 8th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out
Verdict
GO FOX is back over his winning trip so gets the nod in a tricky opener even though he is probably a bit more exposed than some of his rivals. Arbennig won at Uttoxeter in June but then blotted his copybook when falling at the fifth on a return visit. Heros De Moutiers will almost certainly improve on his second at Market Rasen and King Of Quinta took a further step forward when runner-up at Southwell so can’t be ignored.
Formwatch
Full Of Light (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, ridden and lost touch after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Heros De Moutiers (FR) 10-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd after 9th, every chance normal 2 out, held run-in, just held onto 2nd, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Ensel Du Perche (10-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Tamaris (IRE) 5-1 (11-1) Went 2nd and pecked 1st, lost 2nd 4th, chased leaders, mistake and weakened 3 out, lost remote 4th towards finish, 5th of 7, 17 1/2l behind Gabriel's Getaway (11-4) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Go Fox 10-1 (10-2) With leader, led 4th, headed after 2 out, lost 2nd final bend, 3rd and no impression last, 3rd of 7, 13l behind Gold Link (11-7) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Graffiti 4-1 (11-9) Raced keenly in last pair, headway on inside before 3 out, hit last, ridden and kept on run-in, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 9, 7 3/4l behind G'day Aussie (10-9) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Jet Of Dreams (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Mid-division, pushed along from 3 out, weakened 2 out, 8th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Arcade Attraction (11-9) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Arbennig (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) Prominent, fell 5th, at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) hvy in Jul.
Glan Y Gors (IRE) 13-2 (10-11) Chased leaders, slow 1st and 2nd, mistake and lost place 3rd, well behind when slow 7th, well tailed off before 4 out, soon pulled up, at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Jul.
Bolberry Down (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Tracked leader until before 2nd, off the pace in 3rd, struggling and no chance home turn, 3rd of 9, 27 1/4l behind Young Merlin (11-9) at Southwell 2m (4) gs in Jul.
Famoso (IRE) 17-2 (10-6) Towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden after 2 out, chased leader approaching last, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Go Fox (11-2) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
King Of Quinta (FR) 10-1 (10-5) Waited with in last pair, headway tracking leaders 9th, went 2nd 3 out, led next, ridden and joined last, headed and no extra run-in, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Rocambolas (10-11) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Mickyh (IRE) 3-1 (10-10) Mid-division on inside, pushed along and weakened 2 out, 6th of 8, 18 1/2l behind Nadim (11-1) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jul.