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15:50 Worcester

Bob Love 'king Of The Dirt' Memorial Beginners' Chase (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 9.30s
  • Off Time: 15:50:21
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Red, White sleeves, Light Blue cap
18/1
  • Form F2211/
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-8

took keen hold, tracked leaders, weakened 10th, mistake 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

2
Silk - Red and white check, white sleeves, red stars, white cap, red star
  • Form 783PF/F
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 80

last when swerved left, blundered and unseated rider 2nd

3
Silk - Yellow, Dark Green hoop, halved sleeves, Dark Green cap ,yellow star
66/1
  • Form U3615-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

pressed leader, not fluent 6th, lost 2nd approaching 4 out, weakened 3 out

4
Silk - Yellow and Royal Blue (quartered), White sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap

City Affair

22 BFD
7/2
  • Form 02-3224
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 118

held up, headway after 10th, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened last

5
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

Levitski

89 BFD
4/1
  • Form 21110-2
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 113

took keen hold, steadied into rear after 3rd, headway 8th, pecked 11th, led 3 out, edged slightly right flat, driven out

6
Silk - Mauve, Purple stars, White sleeves
12/1
  • Form 208/213
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

held up in rear, reminder after 4th, mistake 8th, losing touch from next, tailed off

8
Silk - Light Blue, large Yellow spots
  • Form 235853
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8

held up, headway to track leaders approaching 10th, challenged 3 out, still every chance flat, not quicken

9
Silk - White and Orange (quartered), White sleeves, Orange stars, Orange cap
  • Form 47-1540
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 93

in touch, reminder 8th, lost place and struggling from next

10
Silk - White, Dark Green stars on sleeves and cap
  • Form 73-0274
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 115

led, ridden and headed 3 out, stayed on flat

11
Silk - Dark Green and White diabolo, White sleeves, Dark Green armlets, White cap, Red star

Wise Owl

19 b
11/2
  • Form 834-726
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

mid-division, blundered and dropped rear 8th, headway approaching 2 out, kept on flat

12
Silk - RED and YELLOW stripes, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap
  • Form 446P-55
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 114

prominent, mistake 11th, soon ridden, hung left after 4 out, struggling when hampered 3 out, no danger after

7
NR

Our Choice (IRE)

19 pt BFC
  • Form 62-3112
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

City Affair looks best in at the weights here on official ratings but we will side with Able King, who is not far behind and has the scope for more improvement. The selection makes his chasing debut after wins in both a maiden and a claiming hurdle a couple of years ago. This trip and decent ground is right up his street and we'll side with him to come out after a long lay off and do the business. City Affair beats the selection for experience, having run in five previous chases, with a couple of decent efforts among them. However, he keeps finding one or two too good and while he sets the standard he may be vulnerable. Levitski looks a danger. Jonjo O'Neill's gelding won three in a row off this sort of mark over hurdles last year and performed well on his chasing debut last time. The return to this trip is a plus and he can go close. Our Choice has ability but still has stamina to prove, while the same goes for Mr Aitch, who has not yet convinved at this sort of trip before. An interesting contest of its type and we'll take them on with Able King.

Formwatch

City Affair 6-4fav (11-8) Held up, chased leaders 4 out, one pace, 4th of 10, 11l behind Kristiansand (11-1) at Cartmel 2m 1f beg chs (4) gd in Jul.

Levitski 4-1co-fav (11-9) In touch, steady headway 8th, switched right soon after, ridden 3 out, led last, headed close home, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Orrezzo (11-7) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in May.

Mr Aitch (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, one pace, 3rd of 12, 27l behind Shore Thing (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hdl (4) gf in Jul.

Shoudawoudacouda (IRE) 7-1 (10-7) In touch, mistake 6th, led approaching 3 out, all out, headed close home, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Dasher Reilly (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f nov chs (4) gd in Jul.

Valiant Shadow (GER) 9-2 (11-0) Mid-division, headway approaching 10th, mistake 14th, weakening when blundered 2 out, 4th of 10, 32l behind Dasher Reilly (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f nov chs (4) gd in Jul.

Wise Owl 11-2 (11-12) Mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, no impression, 6th of 9, 18l behind Jazz Scene (11-8) at N Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf in Jul.

Bantry Bere (IRE) 6-1 (10-9) Held up, mistake 6th, not fluent 9th, effort when mistake 3 out, never near leaders, 5th of 11, 25l behind William Butler (10-8) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Jul.

Our Choice (IRE) 10-11fav (11-8) Led, mistake and headed 2nd, remained prominent, regained lead after 3 out, headed and not fluent 2 out, beaten last, 2nd of 11, 8l behind Rising Force (10-12) at Stratford 2m nov hdl (3) gd in Jul.