Racecards
18:35 Worcester
Cannons Health Club Novices' Claiming Hurdle (Class F) (Class F)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Form P000-00
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
mid-division, headway after 5th, weakening when not fluent 2 out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
raced keenly, chased leader, pecked 2nd, led next, headed after 5th, weakened 2 out
- Form 421102
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
always prominent, ridden 3 out, every chance last, not quicken flat
Stoned (IRE)
59- Form 00P-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer M Gingell
- Jockey Mr S Walsh
always behind, mistake 3 out, tailed off
- Form 0-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer K Wingrove
- Jockey Mr R Hodges
held up and keen, lost touch 4th, tailed off
- Form 4/3F3-0F
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey T Doyle
held up, pushed along 4th, headway next, not keen and no further headway from 3 out
- Form 066-4P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
mid-division, ridden approaching 4th, soon beaten
Miss Skippy
17- Form 30-52
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Antony Evans
always prominent, led after 5th, ridden 2 out, edged right towards finish, driven out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Christian Williams
mid-division, ridden 3rd, losing place when mistake next, behind when pulled up after 5th
- Form 32P/4P-3
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Mrs H Dalton
- Jockey R Thornton
always prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened last
Gallium
104- Form 654/0PF-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey T Scudamore
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Gifted Way
17- Form 0P/P0
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
led to 3rd, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
Verdict
Port Moreno, Sweetwater and Brochrua look the three to concentrate on in this claimer and the confident vote goes to Port Moreno. The selection was in good form earlier in the season under similar conditions before the handicapper caught up with him but with the drop to claiming company sure to suit he will be hard to beat. Sweetwater raters the main danger he has won at up to 10 furlongs on the flat in France and is sure to have been well schooled for this his hurdling debut so with conditions in his favour he will be hard to beat Brochrua is another worthy of respect on her fourth behind Wizard Of Edge but was disappointing last time so can not be backed with any confidence. Of the remainder Andaleer has conditions to suit and has place claims but for the winner we return to Port Moreno.