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19:40 Worcester

William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Class E) (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 54.50s
  • 8 Ran
2
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink hollow box, striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 43P4-0P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12

held up in touch, headway 5th, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off

3
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap
  • Form 144P-15
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-9

held up, headway 5th, weakened approaching 3 out

4
Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon armlets
  • Form 35UU-46
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7

chased leader to 7th, soon outpaced, rallied after 2 out, not fluent last, ran on to lead close home

5
Silk - Orange, Black chevron, Black and Orange halved sleeves
12/1
  • Form 151PPP-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

reluctant to race, always behind, not fluent 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

6
Silk - BLACK and PINK (quartered), BLACK sleeves, PINK armlets
  • Form 4/5P-025
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-1

led, ridden and headed after 3 out, left in lead 2 out, headed flat, no extra

7
Silk - White, Red epaulets, White sleeves, Red diamonds, Red cap

Wise Tale

10 v
5/6
  • Form 4020-31
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up, ridden 7th, effort approaching 3 out, no impression

8
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE chevrons, RED sleeves, WHITE armlets, EMERALD GREEN cap

Araglin

50
14/1
  • Form 25060-P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

held up in touch, headway approaching 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, led briefly flat, kept on

9
Silk - Emerald Green, White chevrons, Red sleeves, Emerald Green and White quartered cap

Envious

13
14/1
  • Form 261-6P6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

held up, headway on inside 6th, led on bit after 3 out, narrow advantage but going well when fell 2 out

1
NR
  • Form 46540-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 12-5

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Wise Tale can make the most of the weight that he receives from Almnadia, with Dante's Battle worth a mention. Wise Tale finally justified the faith that trainer Peter Niven had in him when scoring at Market Rasen ten days ago, and as he was not entirely unfancied, may be open to enough improvement to follow up. In receipt of a stone and a half from Almnadia, he gets a great chance of following up over a rival who was gaining her first win for nearly two years off a fair hurdles mark at Uttoxeter. She will find life tougher again as the handicapper responds, and is worth taking on here. Dante's Battle, successful in a weak claimer at Wetherby in May, had a spin on the fibresand at Southwell recently but finished stone last and at the age of 12, does not have the scope to improve. The much younger Wise Tale surely has a few more wins in the tank, and should go close here.