Racecards
17:10 Worcester
Worcester-racecourse.Co.Uk Intermediate National Hunt Flat (Class H)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Form F3P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs H Dalton
- Jockey A O'keeffe
held up towards rear, headway 7f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Cigarillo (IRE)
378- Form 6/
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey Dave Crosse
held up in touch, headway 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden when headed over 1f out, one pace
- Form P-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey R Biddlecombe
in touch and keen, led 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Lord Earth (IRE)
112- Form P-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey A Honeyball
in touch, driven and headway 5f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, ridden out
- Form 4-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey T Eaves
mid-division, ridden over 5f out, effort and weakened over 4f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up rear, steady headway 8f out, ridden over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, one pace
- Form 000-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer H E Haynes
- Jockey Mr T Greenway
led and took keen hold, headed 7f out, ridden and weakened quickly
Wonder Wings
16- Form 4-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey A Day
mid-division, weakened and lost touch from halfway
- Form 0-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T McGovern
- Jockey C Murray
prominent took keen hold, ridden 6f out, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
towards rear, driven over 4f out, stayed on from over 3f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 0-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
held up rear, headway 8f out, ridden and weakened over 5f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer J Payne
- Jockey T J Phelan
held up rear, headway 7f out, ridden over 6f out, hung right bend over 4f out, stayed on and ran green throughout final 3f, jinked badly right over 1f out, stayed on, no chance with
Waimea Bay
19- Form 2-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer P Hedger
- Jockey Mr L McGrath
in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened over 3f out
Verdict
Not much form to work on and the market will provide further clues. Magic Dragon hails from a yard that does well in this type of event and offers the best public form after a highly promising effort when fourth, beaten five lengths, behind a useful yardstick in a similar heat at Ayr last month. Sure to have benefited from the experience, Magic Dragon looks the one to beat. Waimea showed respectable form first time out and is another to consider while My Whisper can be expected to leave the form of his initial start behind in due course. Paul Nicholls saddles an interesting newcomer in the shape of Monti Flyer who makes some appeal on breeding and wouldn't have to be out of the ordinary to feature in the finish.