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14:20 Worcester

Bbc Hereford And Worcester Beginners' Chase (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 15.80s
  • Off Time: 14:21:07
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Green and Yellow check, White sleeves
  • Form 116/324-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 115

jumped right, always prominent, mistake 14th, led and blundered 4 out, headed last, kept on towards finish

2
Silk - Red, Royal Blue inverted triangle
  • Form 93P7/6P-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

always behind, tailed off

3
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
6/5
  • Form 41/4502-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

mid-division, headway 10th, jumped right 13th, led last, driven out

4
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow disc, White sleeves and cap
40/1
  • Form 5P1P/P5-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 63

led, not fluent and headed 5th, not fluent 7th, jumped slowly 10th, weakening when blundered and unseated rider 11th

5
Silk - Black, Yellow braces, armlets and cap
16/1
  • Form 734000-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

in touch, lost place approaching 10th, slightly hampered 12th, soon weakened, mistake 3 out, tailed off

6
Silk - Pink, Brown chevrons, Pink sleeves, Pink cap, Brown diamond
  • Form 9004/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 100

held up towards rear, headway 8th, weakened approaching 2 out

8
Silk - Dark Blue, Red sleeves, Dark Blue chevrons, Red cap
6/1
  • Form 4/27152-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-2

took keen hold, held up, headway 3rd, led 5th, jumped right 7th, headed 4 out, weakened approaching last

9
Silk - Orange, Black triple diamond, Black and Orange diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap, Black diamond
9/2
  • Form 054533-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 106

chased leaders losing place when mistake and bumped 13th, tailed off

10
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, PURPLE diamond, PURPLE cap
28/1
  • Form 8405F8-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 76

held up, not fluent 8th, hampered 13th, headway after next, weakened approaching 3 out

7
NR
  • Form 201-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Highglen, Itsmyboy and Willies Way are the three to look at here and Itsmyboy gets the vote. Itsmyboy represents the David Pipe-Timmy Murphy combination and merits respect. He may not have won for 18 months, but that success was in a good class handicap hurdle at Cheltenham and he has been lightly raced since. Sure to have been well schooled for his chasing bow, he looks sure to go well if taking to the bigger obstacles. Willies Way hails from the out of form Sue Smith yard, and it is over a year too since his last win. He does have the benefit of a previous run over fences though, where he acquitted himself well, though a place may be the best he can hope for. Highglen showed good form in Ireland, and likes cut in the ground, so any rain would be in his favour, though his recent efforts have been disappointing. Itsmyboy will be a popular choice and can oblige.

Formwatch

Highglen (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Raced freely, tracked leader, hit 12th, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, 4th and beaten when mistake last, last of 4, 26l behind Aztec Warrior (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov chs (3) gf in Apr.

Itsmyboy (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Held up, headway 6th, ridden and outpaced 9th, stayed on approaching last, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Hautclan (11-8) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf in Mar.

Jolly Joe (IRE) 66-1 (11-1) Pressed leader, hit 7th, lost 2nd 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 5, well behind Classified (11-9) at Cheltenham 3m 1f nov chs (2) gd in Apr.

Royal Hilarity (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, challenged from 3 out, every chance 2 out, soon no extra, 4th of 10, 16l behind Manners (11-0) at Sandown 2m nh nov hdl (3) sft in Feb '06.

Tanners Court 20-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, led after 1st, headed 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 2nd of 18, 7l behind Jungleland (11-1) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hdl (3) gs in Mar.

Willies Way 6-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders and keen, every chance 3 out, outpaced from next, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Piraeus (11-2) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Dec.

Friendly Request 12-1 (9-12) In touch, weakened 3 out, 8th of 17, 27l behind Fortunate Dave (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Apr.

Scholar King 11-10fav (12-0) A gng wl; led 15; v easy, won at Bonvilston 3m ptp gf in Apr beating Danbury (12-0) by 10l, 8 ran.