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16:20 Worcester

John Burke Memorial Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 48.10s
  • Off Time: 16:21:33
  • 17 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sam Adamson

33/1

    2
    Silk -

    Mollycarrsbrekfast

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Vandante (IRE)

      10/1

        4
        Silk -

        Caper

        11/1

          1
          Silk - Yellow, Purple hoops, Purple sleeves, hooped cap

          Snipe

          12
          11/1
          • Form 98-4362
          • Age 8
          • Weight 11-12
          • Official Rating 88

          towards rear, headway 13th, weakened 4 out

          2
          Silk - Black, Red star, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap, Red stars

          Shannon Lodge (IRE)

          46 t D
          33/1
          • Form PP-UP53
          • Age 8
          • Weight 11-11
          • Official Rating 87

          tracked leaders throughout, weakening when fell 4 out

          3
          Silk - Red, light green chevron, light green cap

          The Spacer (IRE)

          13
          6/1
          • Form 0-F33F1
          • Age 8
          • Weight 11-11
          • Official Rating 87

          tracked leaders, led 3rd, headed 5th, reminders 9th, weakened 10th, fell next

          4
          Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW check, halved sleeves, YELLOW cap

          Sissinghurst Storm (IRE)

          15 D
          12/1
          • Form 11-6344
          • Age 8
          • Weight 11-10
          • Official Rating 86

          never a factor

          5
          Silk - Royal blue, large white spots and armlets

          Vandante (IRE)

          8 D
          10/1
          • Form P-621P4
          • Age 10
          • Weight 11-9
          • Official Rating 85

          tracked leaders, hit 7th, one pace from 4 out

          6
          Silk - Maroon and white (quartered), white sleeves, maroon diabolo, quartered cap

          Zacatecas (GER)

          23 v
          20/1
          • Form 73-09P0
          • Age 6
          • Weight 11-9
          • Official Rating 85

          always in rear, pulled up before 13th

          8
          Silk - Emerald Green and White diamonds, White sleeves, Emerald Green seams

          Our Kev (IRE)

          540 D
          33/1
          • Form 1PPP5P/
          • Age 10
          • Weight 11-8
          • Official Rating 84

          in touch, ridden 7th, weakened 10th, mistake next, pulled up before 14th

          9
          Silk - Royal blue, white sash and hoop on cap

          Royal China (IRE)

          8 BFD
          8/1
          • Form 5/3-1113
          • Age 8
          • Weight 11-7
          • Official Rating 83

          towards rear, headway after 8th, weakening when fell 14th

          10
          Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW hoops, EMERALD GREEN sleeves

          River Quoile

          8 D
          10/1
          • Form 5366-P1
          • Age 10
          • Weight 11-4
          • Official Rating 80

          led, headed and mistake 2nd, ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

          11
          Silk - Red, Yellow sleeves, Green and Yellow hooped cap

          The Masareti Kid (IRE)

          15 b
          22/1
          • Form 324256
          • Age 9
          • Weight 11-0
          • Official Rating 76

          towards rear, pulled up before 10th

          12
          Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue diamond, hooped sleeves, Red cap

          Father Tom (IRE)

          12 BFD
          7/1
          • Form 2-11234
          • Age 12
          • Weight 10-12
          • Official Rating 74

          always in rear, badly hampered 11th, mistake 14th

          13
          Silk - Black, Purple chevrons and sleeves, hooped cap

          Mollycarrsbrekfast

          15 CDD
          9/2
          • Form 7573-61
          • Age 11
          • Weight 10-12
          • Official Rating 74

          led 2nd, headed next, led again 5th, ridden and hit 3 out, headed 2 out, fading when hit last

          14
          Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE stars on sleeves

          Tudor King (IRE)

          27 CDD
          12/1
          • Form P-P8036
          • Age 12
          • Weight 10-11
          • Official Rating 73

          mid-division, weakened 13th, pulled up before 4 out

          15
          Silk - Green, Mauve sleeves and spots on cap

          Caper

          28 p
          11/1
          • Form 36-84R4
          • Age 6
          • Weight 10-9
          • Official Rating 71

          mid-division, jumped right 6th, ridden and some headway 13th, weakened 3 out

          16
          Silk - Emerald Green, Purple chevrons, Emerald Green sleeves, Purple stars, Emerald Green cap

          Little Word

          122 D
          33/1
          • Form 564P8-P
          • Age 7
          • Weight 10-7
          • Official Rating 69

          always in the rear, lost touch 10th, pulled up after 12th

          17
          Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, halved sleeves, Yellow cap

          Dunston Durgam (IRE)

          40
          50/1
          • Form 3/0P0-96
          • Age 12
          • Weight 10-0
          • Official Rating 62

          towards rear, hampered 11th, weakening when hampered again 14th, pulled up 2 out and dismounted

          18
          Silk - Dark Blue, White chevrons, White and Dark Blue halved sleeves, Dark Blue cap

          Sam Adamson

          8 t C
          33/1
          • Form P/8F-PPP
          • Age 11
          • Weight 10-0
          • Official Rating 59

          mid-division, headway 13th, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, led 2 out, ran on

          7
          NR

          Aheadofhistime (IRE)

          15 t D
          • Form 950/1-F5
          • Age 7
          • Weight 11-9
          • Official Rating 85

          Nonrunner

          In depth

          Verdict

          This is another wide-open contest, and only a tentative vote goes to Royal China over a whole host of other possibles including River Quoile, The Spacer, Snipe and Sissinghurst Storm. Plenty to choose from then, but we shall side with Royal China who made the most of a decent mark when successfully returning from a break at Uttoxeter in July, and who was not disgraced when third at Market Rasen next time. He is still well enough treated to be considered, and may go close at a fair price. River Quoile jumped to his right two out when winning at Market Rasen last week, and seemed to have a hard race in the main. If suitably recovered he can take a hand. The Spacer may need conditions a bit softer and does not always look foot-perfect, while Snipe is going the right way but has to give weight away all round. Sissinghurst Storm has yet to recapture last season's form, and further down the handicap, both Father Tom and Mollycarrsbrekfast need to find a few pounds to figure. The market may well reveal a gamble or two, but for the winner we return to Royal China.