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14:50 Worcester

Cannons Health Club Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 53.05s
  • 18 Ran
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1
Silk -

Manoram (GER)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Mallory

    10/3

      3
      Silk -

      Ela La Senza (IRE)

      11/1

        4
        Silk -

        Usk Valley (IRE)

        25/1

          1
          Silk - Brown and White diabolo, White sleeves and cap

          Mallory

          6
          10/3
          • Form P32/P-11
          • Age 9
          • Weight 12-0

          held up towards rear, headway 7th, ridden to chase leader 3 out, led approaching last, headed close home, all out

          2
          Silk - Pink, White and Emerald Green hooped sleeves, Emerald Green cap

          Xellance (IRE)

          16
          4/1
          • Form 00331-4
          • Age 6
          • Weight 11-12

          held up towards rear, some headway 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened next

          3
          Silk - Purple, Silver chevron, quartered cap

          Ijika (FR)

          102
          40/1
          • Form 33/0PPP-
          • Age 7
          • Weight 11-12

          in touch until ridden and weakened 3 out

          4
          Silk - Red, Yellow sash, Brown sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star

          Barcham Again (IRE)

          18
          20/1
          • Form 02P-5
          • Age 6
          • Weight 11-12

          reared start and behind, ridden 7th, never dangerous

          5
          Silk - Red, White epaulets, Black sleeves, Red and White striped cap

          Princess Claudia (IRE)

          14
          25/1
          • Form 244-20
          • Age 5
          • Weight 11-7

          led 1st, headed and in touch until weakened 5th, pulled up before 7th

          6
          Silk - Violet

          Provence Dreamer

          59
          14/1
          • Form 22P53-
          • Age 6
          • Weight 11-6

          in touch, ridden 4th, beaten when pulled up before 7th

          7
          Silk - Royal Blue, Red diamond, diabolo on sleeves, Red cap, Royal Blue diamond

          Some Operator (IRE)

          6
          33/1
          • Form 300/02-0
          • Age 9
          • Weight 11-5

          hampered at start, hampered again 1st, soon tracking leader, ridden 6th and mistake, weakening when mistake next, pulled up before 3 out

          8
          Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue stripe and sleeves

          Bold Jogger (IRE)

          82
          50/1
          • Form 000-
          • Age 6
          • Weight 11-2

          always in rear

          9
          Silk - Orange and Purple stripes, Orange sleeves

          Usk Valley (IRE)

          66
          25/1
          • Form 3P05/4F-
          • Age 8
          • Weight 11-2

          held up in rear, headway 7th, ridden and stayed on to chase leaders 3 out, weakening when mistake last

          10
          Silk - Yellow, Maroon braces

          Pardon What

          42
          16/1
          • Form 54014P-
          • Age 7
          • Weight 11-2

          jumped left 1st, soon towards rear, weakened 7th, tailed off 3 out

          11
          Silk - RED, ROYAL BLUE hoop, hooped sleeves and cap

          Mighty Minster

          86
          7/2
          • Form 455440-
          • Age 6
          • Weight 11-0

          hampered and fell 1st

          12
          Silk - Orange and Yellow stripes, hooped sleeves

          Astormydayiscoming

          16
          40/1
          • Form 2442-00
          • Age 5
          • Weight 10-13

          tracked leaders, ridden 5th, weakened next

          13
          Silk - Orange, Light Green chevrons, quartered cap

          Ela La Senza (IRE)

          14
          11/1
          • Form 5560U-5
          • Age 6
          • Weight 10-11

          keen, led 2nd, ridden 3 out, headed approaching last, weakened flat

          14
          Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, YELLOW cap, ROYAL BLUE star

          Manoram (GER)

          19
          7/1
          • Form 03-6
          • Age 4
          • Weight 10-11

          in touch, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, stayed on gamely from last to lead close home

          15
          Silk - EMERALD GREEN, ORANGE sash and sleeves, WHITE cap

          Allez Toujours (IRE)

          30
          25/1
          • Form 30PBP3-
          • Age 8
          • Weight 10-9

          always in rear, pulled up approaching 5th

          16
          Silk - Emerald Green, Pink chevron and star on cap

          Polyphony (USA)

          66
          50/1
          • Form PP65/26-
          • Age 9
          • Weight 10-7

          in touch, ridden to chase leaders 7th, weakened next

          17
          Silk - White, Black hoop and sleeves

          Colonel Brown (IRE)

          19
          66/1
          • Form P4/P6P-F
          • Age 7
          • Weight 10-3

          held up, outpaced from 6th, tailed off

          18
          Silk - Light Blue, Red stars, Red sleeves, Light Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Red star

          Cash Return

          93
          66/1
          • Form 00000-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 10-2

          hampered and unseated 1st

          In depth

          Verdict

          Another big field, and yet another case of wheat and chaff, with Mallory and Xellance the main contenders ahead of Princess Claudia, and in our view the first-named looks the part. Mallory has been part of trainer Tom George's purple patch as the stable continue to fire in winners left, right and centre. The nine-year-old is in fact chasing a hat-trick after victories at Newcastle and Wincanton. he 'has got topweight here but is expected to prevail again before being put over fences. That has been the plan for some time and as continued success will see him take a further rise up the handicap, a chasing career beckons. before then though he will make a bold bid to stave off the challenge of the former Mark Johnston inmate Xellance, who was a beaten favourite at Ludlow due to some less than fluent hurdling. Richard Johnson, who rode him to victory at Hereford the time before, replaces Tony McCoy in the saddle. Princess Claudia has shown enough to warrant a place without being good enough to trouble the front two in the betting.