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14:10 Worcester

Glosford Secure Storage Hereford 'Confined' Beginners' Chase (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,330
  • 2nd: £1,870
  • 3rd: £935
  • 4th: £468
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 0.60s
  • Off Time: 14:10:31
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
1/3
  • Form 1/21P-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 123

held up in touch, soon tracked leaders in 3rd, led 3 out, readily

2
Silk - Orange, Brown Cross of Lorraine
100/1
  • Form P31/PP-P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4

tracked leaders, outpaced from 7 out, tailed off 5 out

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue stripe, hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form 233741
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

with leader, led 4 out, headed next, one pace and not fluent last

4
Silk - Red, yellow braces, sleeves and cap
  • Form 133P5-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

led, headed 4 out, kept on and well held from 2 out

5
Silk - Purple, royal blue armlets
25/1
  • Form P2/8-600
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-11

in rear, outpaced halfway, soon tailed off, pulled up before 5 out

In depth

Verdict

Barry Geraghty has three rides for JP McManus today, starting with ABOVE ABOARD in this beginners' chase. Lightly-raced over hurdles, he is a half-brother to last season's Arkle Trophy fourth Royal Caviar so should handle the switch to the larger obstacles. Polymath won a maiden hurdle at Downpatrick in August and was successful in a point-to-point in 2015 so rates a danger. The Happy Chappy has similar credentials but Just A Felling has become disappointing.

Formwatch

Above Board (IRE) 11-4fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced after 3 out, soon beaten, pulled up before next, at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Jan.

Honourable Henry 40-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, driven and outpaced by front pair before 4 out, never on terms, lost modest 3rd next, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up approaching last, at Worcester 2m 7f (4) gd in May.

Polymath (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Made all, slight mistake 2 out, ridden before last, kept on well run-in, won at Downpatrick 2m 6f Yielding in Aug beating Masterson (11-6) by 7 1/2l, 7 ran.

The Happy Chappy (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) In touch, hit 7th, lost place next, rallied 3 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden clear flat, won at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in May beating Golanova (10-13) by 6l, 9 ran.

Just A Feeling 25-1 (10-9) Held up mid-division, weakened from 4 out, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Soiesauvage (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gs in Sep.