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16:50 Worcester
Pershore Plum Festival Land O' Plums Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,070
- 2nd: £1,498
- 3rd: £749
- 4th: £374
- Form 16897P-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Paul Moloney
mid-division on outside, mistake 2nd, lost place 10th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 421U-U4
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R J Killoran
mid-division, headway 13th, effort 3 out, ridden to challenge next, kept on and every chance until one pace flat
- Form P2F-0P0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey O Dayman
towards rear, struggling when hit 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 3430P8/
- Age 11
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Mr A J Berry
mid-division, outpaced 13th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 172-5U4
- Age 11
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led to 2nd, tracked leader, lost place 11th, ridden and outpaced before 4 out, stayed on under pressure from next, no impression
- Form 25-5021
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey T J O'Brien
always prominent, driven before 4 out, ridden to lead next, soon hard pressed, stayed on under pressure flat, headed narrowly toward finish, kept on
- Form 1P73P-P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey N D Fehily
chased leaders, reminders 9th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 11th
- Form 877272/
- Age 12
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Tjade Collier
led 2nd, headed after 5 out, soon ridden and lost place, 6th and beaten when mistake 4 out
- Form 5112-87
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
in rear, mistake 2nd, lost touch 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 22414P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey D C Costello
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 611F5-5
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer D A Rees
- Jockey A Thornton
tracked leaders on inside, disputing 4th and in touch when hit, sprawled and unseated rider 13th
- Form U3-1312
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer R Lee
- Jockey Giles Hawkins
mid-division, headway 14th, jumped right 4 out, went 2nd last, ridden and stayed on under pressure to lead narrowly towards finish, held on
- Form P00P-F1
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
mid-division, headway and in touch on outside 9th, challenged 11th, led 5 out, jumped right from 4 out, blundered and headed next, stayed on same pace , no impression
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Providing the ground stays on top BUAILTEOIR looks worth siding with in a fascinating handicap chase. Evan Williams' runner had struggled on soft ground before showing himself to be capable when faced with more suitable conditions at Stratford. He carries a penalty here but the horse he beat rates a solid yardstick and off a lovely racing weight he can beat the likes of Ballyvesey. After a rather lean winter Peter Bowen has his runners in solid form and he's always a potent force during the summer. His horse managed to win decisively at Market Rasen despite the saddle slipping and a similar display would see him involved despite a higher mark. Rifleman is consistent and goes well here but at 10-years-old he's not hiding anything from the assessor, similar comments apply to Petit Margot who wants softer ground too while Native City is dropping back to a nice mark but hasn't shown much promise this year. Buailteoir gets the vote from the foot of the weights.
Formwatch
Prestbury Knight 9-2 (11-7) Held up, jumped right 6th, pushed along approaching and mistake 12th, weakened next, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by I'moncloudnine (11-1) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Nov, 6 ran.
Carrick Oscar (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Jumped slowly 1st, towards rear after, not fluent 4th or 7th, headway 11th, weakened 5 out, tailed off, 4th of 7, 39l behind Putney Bridge (11-11) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf in Jun.
Ouste (FR) 25-1 (10-11) In rear, headway 6th, weakening when not fluent 3 out, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Paddleyourowncanoe (10-10) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jul.
Team Allstar (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 36l behind Bill's Echo (11-6) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Oct '08.
Petite Margot 7-2fav (11-7) Prominent, jumped slowly and reminder 4th, jumped slowly 7th, ridden 4 out, soon outpaced, rallied over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Mizen Raven (11-12) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Jul.
Ballyvesey (IRE) 2-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, went 2nd 10th, led approaching 2 out, driven and in command last, stayed on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Jul beating Rokinhorsescience (10-12) by 7l, 5 ran.
Bubble Boy (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Prominent, ridden from 3rd, lost place 6th, behind 10th, pulled up before next, in a race won by Lucky Luk (11-2) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in May, 10 ran.
Rare Society (IRE) 6-1 (10-6) Made most, blundered 2 out, hit last, headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Brooklyn Brownie (11-12) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar '09.
Native City (IRE) 7-1 (11-11) In rear, jumped slowly 1st, struggling 14th, tailed off, 7th of 12, well behind Midnight Gold (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Jun.
I'm A Legend 16-1 (11-12) Close up ridden 12th, not fluent and driven after next, soon struggling, tailed off 13th, pulled up soon after, in a race won by Bradford Boris (11-2) at Wincanton 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar, 5 ran.
Kisha King (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Towards rear, headway 7th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 13, 26l behind Changing Lanes (11-10) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jul.
Rifleman (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway to 3rd at 13th, 2nd next, ridden along before 2 out, challenged next, took narrow lead briefly last, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Strong Coffee (11-6) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Jul.
Buailteoir (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Held up mid-division, headway from 12th, led next, clear before 2 out, won at Stratford 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in Jul beating Mad Jack Duncan (11-5) by 11l, 9 ran.