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16:50 Worcester

Weatherbys Bank Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places, heavy in places on the home straight)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 55.80s
  • Off Time: 16:56:45
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Present Gale (IRE)

10/11

    2
    Silk -

    Bantry Bere (IRE)

    9/1

      1
      Silk - Red, White sash, striped sleeves

      No Complaint (IRE)

      37 p D
      6/1
      • Form 113P-75
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 115

      held up in touch, outpaced 4 out, weakened next, tailed off

      2
      Silk - RED and YELLOW stripes, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap

      Bantry Bere (IRE)

      25
      9/1
      • Form 3U-8F97
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-11
      • Official Rating 114

      tracked leader, challenged 4 out, led 2 out, headed last, soon ridden, kept on and every chance until no extra final 100 yards

      3
      Silk - Royal Blue, White seams, Black and White hooped sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue spots

      Contact Dancer (IRE)

      33 b
      16/1
      • Form 321-PP9
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 112

      in touch, led 2nd, ridden after 4 out, headed 2 out, kept on under pressure flat

      4
      Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

      Present Gale (IRE)

      23 p CD
      10/11
      • Form 9P/413-1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 110

      held up, mistake 3rd, headway after 4 out, challenged 2 out, led last, ridden and stayed on well flat

      5
      Silk - Red, Black diamond, Red sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Black cap, Red diamonds

      Ouragan De Prairie (FR)

      468 BF
      7/2
      • Form 61U23P/
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-1
      • Official Rating 90

      mistakes, led to 2nd, in touch, hit and reminders 8th, struggling 10th, behind when pulled up before 12th

      6
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow disc, White sleeves and cap

      The Walnut Tree (IRE)

      16 b
      33/1
      • Form PP-45P3
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 71

      held up, headway and in touch 8th, reminders 10th, challenged briefly when mistake next, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off

      Previous results

      2008
      Silk -

      Annie Fleetwood

      6/1
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-3

      In depth

      Verdict

      Recent course and distance winner PRESENT GALE is given the vote to win at the expense of Bantry Bere and No Complaint. The selection is now nine pounds higher since gaining victory here last month and looks a horse on the upgrade. He had looked only moderate before winning his first race at Southwell last summer and has only been lightly raced since. He looks a developer and he certainly improved with cheek-pieces last time out. With further improvement still to come he is sure to be in contention. Bantry Bere has been a frustrating horse to follow and is not the most reliable. He is more than good enough on his day but he has to be treated with caution. No Complaint won back-to-back races at Sedgefield and Market Rasen last summer and jumped up the weights as a consequence. He has found life tough recently but has fallen to what looks like a fair mark so warrants respect. This is not the most competitive of races and Present Gale looks more than capable of following up on his most recent win.