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14:00 Worcester

Ladbrokes Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,000 added
  • Winner: £2,053
  • 2nd: £598
  • 3rd: £299
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 42.50s
  • Off Time: 14:00:34
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Akbabend

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Getmeouthedoldrums

    10/3

      1
      Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green chevron, Emerald Green and Yellow halved sleeves, Emerald Green cap

      Akbabend

      16 b
      3/1
      • Form 2153P3
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 110

      made all, ridden when mistake 3 out, soon drifted right, went left and not fluent 2 out, edged right flat, stayed on

      2
      Silk - Maroon, White triple diamond, White cap

      Easter Lad

      241
      100/1
      • Form 78/P-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-12

      unruly before start, held up in 5th, struggling to keep up before 7th, well behind 9th

      3
      Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine and armlets, White cap

      Getmeouthedoldrums

      509 t
      10/3
      • Form 2-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      tracked leaders, pushed along after 7th, closed next, ridden approaching 3 out, carried right before 2 out, switched left flat, stayed on same pace

      4
      Silk - Pink and grey (quartered), striped sleeves, pink cap

      Truckers Benefit (IRE)

      36
      6/5
      • Form 422C-22
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      tracked leaders, took keen hold, not always fluent, went 2nd briefly before 3 out, weakened quickly 2 out, eased

      5
      Silk - Maroon, grey hoops and armlets

      Vicpol (ITY)

      38 b
      7/1
      • Form 0P3-254
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 94

      tracked leader until after 8th, outpaced after next, well held 3rd after 2 out

      6
      NR

      War Of The World (IRE)

      272 D
      • Form 212F/PP-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 120

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2010
      Silk -

      Tullyraine (IRE)

      16/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      2009
      Silk -

      Sprosser (IRE)

      5/1
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      Getmeouthedoldrums probably has the most scope of these but Charlie Longsdon's former pointer has been on the sidelines for a long time and may need this. Truckers Benefit, another recruit from the point-to-point field, has finished runner-up in a couple of Hereford bumpers and should benefit from the switch to hurdles but AKBABEND can defy a penalty in this. He's worth another chance to recapture the decent form he showed earlier in the summer as long as the ground doesn't deteriorate.

      Formwatch

      Akbabend 11-1 (11-5) Prominent, not fluent 2nd, challenged 4th, ridden when stumbled approaching 3 out where mistake, soon weakened, 3rd of 6, 36l behind Lady Karinga (10-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.

      Easter Lad 100-1 (11-4) Held up in 6th, in rear from 4th, slow next, tailed off and pulled up before 7th, in a race won by Not Til Monday (11-11) at Lingfield 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Feb, 7 ran.

      Getmeouthedoldrums 5-1 (11-7) 2nd of 9, nk behind Clover Rock (12-0) at Bredwardine 3m ptp gd in May '10.

      Truckers Benefit (IRE) 5-2 (11-1) Led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Dj Milan (11-1) at Hereford 2m 1f mdn NH flat (6) gd in Aug.

      Vicpol (ITY) 13-2 (10-10) Tracked winner to 5th, ridden 4out, soon beaten, last of 4, 45l behind Rhyton (10-1) at Bangor 3m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Aug.

      War Of The World (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Held up in last trio, headway 9th, modest 4th from 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Half Cocked (10-12) at Fontwell 3m 3f nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan, 8 ran.