Racecards
16:25 Worcester
Swansea Bay Handicap Chase (Class D)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 110y
- Going: Good (Good in Places)
Swansea Bay
238- Form 16116P-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey A Thornton
held up, steady headway 13th, led 3 out, clear 2 out, stayed on well
- Form 211114-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up, not fluent 10th, jumped left 13th, headway 4 out, ridden and mistake 2 out, onepaced
- Form 4444/45-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey J Tizzard
prominent, went 2nd 11th, hit 13th, led approaching 4 out, ridden and headed 3 out, soon weakened
Dunster Castle
131- Form 1/3P21-1
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
led, hit 11th, ridden next, headed approaching 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 123-3P2
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey W Marston
chased leader to 11th, ridden and every chance 4 out, one pace from next
- Form 0-U15U0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey James Davies
reluctant to race, slowly away, well behind until pulled up after 5th
Rufius (IRE)
135- Form 216P0-P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P Kelsall
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up, hit 2nd, headway 4 out, weakened after 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Another competitive race here with some improving sorts in the line up including Mighty Montefalco, Dunster Castle and Free To Run and we will take a chance on Mighty Montefalco. The gelding from the JonjoO'Niel yard won plenty of races last year before disappointing when odds on his final start. He is proven on the ground goes well fresh and with Tony McCoy booked he is taken to score. Duster Castle rates the main danger he won well when defeating Elenas River last time out but this looks much tougher and he will need to have improved again to defeat the selection. Free To Run is also worthy of respect he was a fair second behind Around Before last time and he could go well off what looks a fair mark. Of the remainder Swansea Bay goes well fresh but he looks to have plenty to do off a mark as high as this so we are happy to side with Mighty Montefalco.