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14:40 Worcester

Pat Taylor 54 Years Service Valeting 'nh' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 55.00s
  • Off Time: 14:40:47
  • 14 Ran
1
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and RED (quartered), RED sleeves, EMERALD GREEN stars, RED cap
16/1
  • Form 76-6311
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 100

held up, good headway 8th, joined winner from next until approaching 3 out, soon weakened

2
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE diamond and diamond on cap
  • Form P-32
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 100

raced wide, chased leaders, lost place 5th, some headway approaching 3 out, but never on terms

3
Silk - Black, Grey seams, armlets and cap
8/1
  • Form 2/341-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

led until mistake and headed 3 out, soon ridden, stayed challenging until led near finish

4
Silk - Dark Green, Red stripe and armlets, Black cap
125/1
  • Form P6-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

took keen hold, held up, lost touch approaching 7th

5
Silk - Grey, Orange star, Brown sleeves, Grey cap, Royal Blue star
  • Form 62F-U67
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up, headway 6th, mistake 7th, weakened 8th, tailed off

6
Silk - Grey, Pink sash, sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 150/2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, smooth headway 8th, led after 3 out, but strongly pressed, hung left flat, headed near finish

7
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap
  • Form 2-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

mistakes, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 8th

8
Silk - Black, Orange diamond, Black sleeves, White armlets, check cap
2/1
  • Form 41-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

with winner until mistake 8th, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off, dismounted after finish

9
Silk - Black, Red disc, Black and White check sleeves, White cap
150/1
  • Form 087PP-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, behind from 8th, tailed off

10
Silk - Pink and Primrose (halved), sleeves reversed, Pink cap
  • Form 5-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

prominent, ridden approaching 8th, outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied flat, stayed on well

11
Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ORANGE diamonds, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, ORANGE star
  • Form 2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-11

took keen hold in touch and not always fluent, weakened 3 out

12
Silk - Dark Green, Orange Cross of Lorraine, Orange cap
  • Form P56PP/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-5

pulled hard, chased leaders, weakening when mistake 8th, tailed off

13
Silk - Dark Green and Yellow diabolo, Dark Green sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap
25/1
  • Form 543/8-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5

held up, never dangerous

14
Silk - Pink, Black cross belts, Yellow sleeves and cap
  • Form 7-8PP4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-4

in touch until weakened after 8th

In depth

Verdict

The King Of Angels is the pick over Brave Benefactor, Curragh View and Seymour Weld, with Rowdy Yeats an interesting newcomer. The King Of Angels put in an eye catching debut performance at Uttoxeter last month, making the odds-on favourite Capt Jack pull out all the stops, the pair slugging it out in the straight to finish 32-lengths clear of the third. This 446,000 euros purchase was very well backed in the ring that day, and connections will be confident of getting the losses back soon. A half-brother to chaser Carlingford Gale, he has shown enough to suggest that he will be one to follow this winter, and with Tony McCoy in the saddle now, can pay to follow here. Brave Benefactor is well-related, being a half-brother to the useful Bob Bob Bobbin, and he will appreciate the step up to three miles judged on his staying on second at Fontwell. Irish point winner Curragh View shaped well enough when second on his bumper debut at Market Rasen in June but will benefit from the run, while Seymour Weld has plenty of weight for a selling winner. Rowdy Yeats, no doubt named after the giant of a Liverpool F.C captain of the sixties, is well-bred for this game, the dam being related to Dublin Flyer, and he should make up into a nice individual in time, but for now we are happy to side with The King Of Angels.

Formwatch

Seymour Weld 8-1 (11-0) Behind, headway and hit 6th, ridden when blundered badly 3 out, led last, driven out, won at Uttoxeter 2m sll hdl (5) gd in Sept beating House Martin (10-5) by 5l, 9 ran.

Brave Benefactor (IRE) 5-4fav (11-2) Tracked winner throughout, challenging when hit 3 out, kept on, always held from next, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Big Business (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gf in Aug.

Curragh View (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, led over 4f out, headed 3f out, soon ridden, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 12l behind Sashenka (10-3) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nhf (6) gf in Jun.

Massimo (FR) 9-1 (11-0) In touch and keen, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace, 2nd of 8, 16l behind Orion Express (10-9) at N Abbot 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) gs in Aug.

Niche Market (IRE) 7-2 (11-7) 2nd of 9, hd behind Ban Dubh (11-7) at Garnons 2m 4f ptp gd in Mar.

Rowdy Yeats (IRE) (12-0) won at Limavady 3m ire ptp gs in Mar beating Vedova (12-0) by 8l, 10 ran.

The Painkiller (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (11-7) Held up, went 3rd 15th, led flat, stayed on, won at Dingley 3m ptp gd in May beating Arctic Summer (12-0) by 2l, 15 ran.

The King of Angels (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) In touch, ridden and every chance from 2 out, ran on, 2nd of 11, hd behind Capt Jack (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd in Sept.