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15:50 Worcester

Child's Play Leisure Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 43.00s
  • Off Time: 15:52:06
  • 17 Ran
1
Silk -
8/1

    2
    Silk -
    20/1

      4
      Silk -
      12/1

        1
        Silk - White, Yellow and Emerald Green striped sleeves, Red cap
        66/1
        • Form 67000-P
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-12
        • Official Rating 110

        mid-division, headway 4th, weakening when jumped slowly 6th, tailed off on 7th

        2
        Silk - Black, Black and Red check sleeves

        M'Lord

        42
        4/1
        • Form 455/50-1
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-8
        • Official Rating 106

        took keen hold, towards rear, never near leaders

        3
        Silk - Orange and Black stripes, diabolo on sleeves, Black cap

        Lupin (FR)

        10 CD
        16/1
        • Form 60P-P13
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-7
        • Official Rating 105

        blundered 5th, always towards rear

        4
        Silk - White, Red spots, White sleeves, Red stars, Red cap

        Nounou

        56
        12/1
        • Form 024/415
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-6
        • Official Rating 104

        mid-division, headway 5th, led 3 out to 2 out, jumped left and not fluent last, one pace

        5
        Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow stripes, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap
        10/1
        • Form 94-3411
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-6
        • Official Rating 104

        mid-division, headway after 7th, hung left after last, not troubled leaders

        6
        Silk - Red, Black hoops, Red sleeves, White armlets
        7/2
        • Form 59/04-21
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12
        • Official Rating 96

        held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 5th, jumped slowly 7th, every chance 3 out, slightly hampered last, one pace

        7
        Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
        16/1
        • Form 3U8425
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-11
        • Official Rating 95

        held up, ridden after 7th, never dangerous

        8
        Silk - Dark Blue, Pink sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
        28/1
        • Form 304-856
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-11
        • Official Rating 95

        held up towards rear, ridden 7th, never dangerous

        9
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red hoop, Red and Royal Blue striped sleeves, quartered cap
        20/1
        • Form 38847-P
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-10
        • Official Rating 94

        led to 3 out, weakened after 2 out

        10
        Silk - RED and YELLOW stripes, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap

        Uncle Max (IRE)

        8 BFCDD
        7/1
        • Form P690-14
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-9
        • Official Rating 93

        prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last

        11
        Silk - White and Yellow stripes, Yellow sleeves and cap

        Mrs Philip

        23 b D
        16/1
        • Form P3609-0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-8
        • Official Rating 92

        held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

        12
        Silk - Yellow, Black diamond, chevrons on sleeves

        Rabbit

        15 BFD
        8/1
        • Form 234142
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-6
        • Official Rating 90

        held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, led 2 out, ran on well

        13
        Silk - White, red cross belts, white sleeves, yellow armlets, yellow cap
        16/1
        • Form 421542
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-4
        • Official Rating 88

        with leader, ridden after 7th, weakened 2 out

        14
        Silk - Red and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Black stars, Red and Yellow quartered cap

        Veverka

        12 C
        20/1
        • Form P21U4
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-3
        • Official Rating 87

        held up, headway on inside after 6th, hard ridden approaching 2 out, chased winner last, no impression

        15
        Silk - Light Blue, Red disc, Red cap
        25/1
        • Form 123F71
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-3
        • Official Rating 87

        prominent until weakened rapidly approaching 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 6th

        17
        Silk - Light Blue, Black disc, Dark Blue sleeves, Black cap
        28/1
        • Form 407870
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-1
        • Official Rating 85

        held up in touch, weakened approaching 6th

        18
        Silk - Purple, Yellow spots, Purple sleeves
        66/1
        • Form 0406-PP
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 83

        held up in touch, ridden and behind from approaching 7th

        16
        NR
        • Form 60-0454
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-1
        • Official Rating 85

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Orion Express is selected to get the better of Airgusta, M'Lord and Lupin, with Panthers Run and Uncle Max expected to at least be involved. With no less than 18 runners declared, this should be a wide-open contest, but those at the top of the handicap appear to hold the strongest claims, and we shall plump for Orion Express. The five-year-old is on the upgrade judged by the way that he disposed of his rivals at Newton Abbot last time, coming home by 16-lengths, and as that was only his second outing of the whole year, he must be fancied to make the most of this handicap opportunity. Airgusta only beat four rivals at Southwell last time, but carried plenty of weight and did nothing wrong, so he is a leading player along with M'Lord who bounced back from a six-month break to score at Stratford in July. The likes of Panthers Run, Uncle Max and Rabbit further down the weights, can all be considered for place claims on what they have shown, but there could be plenty more to come from ex-Flat performer Orion Express, and he can pay to follow.