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16:35 Worcester

St Richards Hospice Novices' Handicap Chase (Class E) (Class E)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 7.50s
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Purple, Yellow spots, Purple sleeves
  • Form 31000-6
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12

held up in touch, reminders 6th, third when blundered and unseated rider 8th

2
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow chevron, Black and Yellow chevrons on sleeves, Red cap
  • Form P/0BP-PP
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-11

held up, ridden 7th, tailed off 10th, pulled up before 3 out

3
Silk - Emerald Green, White star, Emerald Green and Black striped sleeves, White cap, Black star
9/1
  • Form 3053P-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-10

held up, mistake 3rd, blundered badly 5th, behind from 8th, fell 3 out

4
Silk - Yellow, large Red spots, Red and Yellow hooped sleeves

Bobosh

10
4/1
  • Form 440/6-34
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-8

led, blundered 5th, headed 7th, weakened after 11th

5
Silk - Emerald green, yellow braces and armlets, check cap
4/1
  • Form 60P34-6
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4

prominent until ridden and weakened after 11th

6
Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, YELLOW cap, ROYAL BLUE star
7/1
  • Form 14650-F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3

chased leader, mistake 3rd, led 7th, headed 2 out, weakened flat

7
Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue stripes, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, quartered cap
8/1
  • Form 300030-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-13

held up in touch, headway 9th, weakened approaching 2 out

8
Silk - PURPLE, MAUVE Cross of Lorraine, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, MAUVE cap
15/2
  • Form 20P2-4P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-13

held up and behind, headway 10th, led 2 out, stayed on well

9
Silk - Dark Green, Red triple diamond, Red and White striped sleeves, Dark Green cap, Red diamond
14/1
  • Form P/364F-1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-7

prominent, not fluent and lost place 4, blundered and unseated rider 5th

10
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow epaulets, diamonds on sleeves, striped cap
9/1
  • Form 133P-43
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

held up, headway after 11th, chased winner last, stayed on

11
Silk - RED, WHITE Cross of Lorraine and sleeves
  • Form P605-45
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-0

held up, headway after 11th, weakened 3 out

In depth

Verdict

Jumping will be at a premium here. So it might be might be lucrative to give Hazeljack another chance as he looks more solid at his fences than the likes of Bobosh and Manoram, who are sure to have their supporters at this level. The same comments apply to Oh Vlo, who at least managed a clear round at Newton Abbot on his chasing debut on these shores last time. However, he is obviously no stable star and will no doubt be found easier opening as time goes on. Therefore, we return to Hazeljack for the most reliable option as he has done well in the face of what have proved to be impossible tasks in retrospect. His effort in behind Our Armageddon in the Cathcart reads very well in the context of this race and, even though he has been below that form since, Hazeljack has to merit a second look in this company and could easily spring a surprise if he bounces back here.