Racecards
17:25 Worcester
Amodil Group Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,850 added
- Winner: £3,513
- 2nd: £1,618
- 3rd: £809
- 4th: £405
- Form B90F1-F
- Age 6
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey J J Burke
travelled strongly, disputed lead early, headed soon after 7th and tracked leaders, going easily when headway on inner to lead narrowly before 4 out, shaken up 3 out, soon ridden, jumped left slightly at final fence, kept on well flat, headed final 150yds, soon rallied, just denied
- Form 3386-33
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey S Bowen
mid-division on outer, going okay when pushed along before 4 out, every chance when slight mistake 3 out, ridden and kept on well from 2 out, led narrowly inside final 150yds, just prevailed
- Form 3554P5-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey Jack Tudor
towards rear of mid-division, ridden along before 4 out, soon beaten and weakened from 3 out
- Form P5U646-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 91
held up in behind leaders, struggling when driven 5 out, faded quickly when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 6958-03
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey J M Quinlan
disputed lead early, shaken up when headed before 4 out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened from 2 out
- Form 4044-41
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey Tom Buckley
never better than mid-division
- Form 52597-2
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey Caoilin Quinn
prominent, pushed along before 4 out, ridden when not fluent 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out, not trouble leaders
- Form 0655/07-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer R Bevis
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
close up, shaken up on home turn, ridden 3 out, soon every chance, slow jump at final fence, kept on well flat, no extra inside closing stages
- Form 5/5PP-1U
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer R G Hawker
- Jockey Brendan Powell
chased leaders, ridden and weakened from 3 out, no telling impression
- Form PP41P-4
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Jay Tidball
held up in rear, struggling from 5 out, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 8406-55
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Finn Lambert
didn\\\'t jump with fluency, towards rear, detached when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 3626-44
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Sheila Lewis
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
held up in mid-division, good headway in between horses to chase leaders before 4 out, shaken up when waiting for room 3 out, awkward jump 2 out, soon ridden, not pace to challenge
Richardson
25- Form 60/50-65
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J Groucott
- Jockey Lee Edwards
always towards rear
- Form 538P/P-9
- Age 11
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Tracey Leeson
- Jockey James Turner
in rear, hit 2nd, well beaten when pulled up before 4 out
Verdict
Yaazaain beat Poet's Corner just over two lengths at Huntingdon but the latter was making his chasing debut that day and is better off at the weights now. Monty Guiry has been disappointing but Give Us A Swig has twice finished second over fences at Ffos Las and The Boola Boss will have learned plenty from his third at the same track last month. GREAT D’ANGE won well at Warwick in April and was leading when coming to grief on a return visit. If that hasn’t affected confidence, he can recoup losses.
Formwatch
Great D'Ange (FR) 6-4fav (11-11) Prominent, disputed lead 5th, headed before 9th, disputed lead 11th, led before 14th, fell 4 out, at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
The Boola Boss (IRE) 13-8fav (11-1) Led after 2nd, not fluent 4 out, headed before 3 out, jumped right and no extra 2 out, 3rd of 4, 11l behind Balkardy (11-9) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in May.
Monty Guiry (IRE) 9-2 (12-0) Led, jumped left 3rd, headed 9th, led before 12th, soon headed, ridden along to lead 15th, headed before 5 out, weakened 3 out, lost remote 2nd after 2 out, 5th of 6, 20 3/4l behind Johnny B (11-12) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Spider's Bite (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Mid-division, ridden after 4 out, soon beaten, 6th of 8, 23 3/4l behind Mystical Clouds (11-11) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Poet's Corner 9-2 (11-9) Tracked leader, mistake 12th, dived at 3 out, soon led, headed before last, lost 2nd flat, kept on, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Yaazaain (10-11) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in May.
Yaazaain 3-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, not fluent 12th, headway 13th, went before 2 out, led approaching last, hung right after last, idling very badly after, held on, won at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in May beating Le Tueur (11-5) by nk, 8 ran.
Give Us A Swig 4-1 (11-1) Not always fluent, not much room just after start, in touch in mid-division, closed 5f out, chased winner 3f out, no impression, kept on, 2nd of 9, 7 1/2l behind Mr Woody (10-9) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Unblinking 16-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, some headway 12th, no impression, well beaten 4 out, 7th of 9, 35l behind Great D'Ange (11-10) at Warwick 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Havana River (IRE) 5-1 (10-11) Mid-division when blundered and unseated rider 8th, at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Hill Of Hope (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) (h) (tt) hdwy 14; wknd aft 3 out, 4th of 7, 17l behind Forest Chimes (12-0) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m gd in May.
Cut And Run 7-1 (11-6) Chased leader until after 3 out, weakened quickly, tailed off, 5th of 7, 33l behind Miss Wachit (11-13) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Tom O'Roughley (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) In rear, pushed after 6th, reminder before 8th, steady headway from 3 out, never competitive but kept on well, 4th of 8, 11l behind Good News (11-11) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Richardson 10-1 (10-7) Took keen hold, mid-division, not fluent 14th, pushed along 3 out, no extra run in, 5th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Kildrum (10-2) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gs in May.
Moroval (IRE) 250-1 (10-2) In touch, pushed along 9th, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind Kings Creek (11-10) at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in May.