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13:45 Worcester

Racing League On Sky Sports Racing Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £3,594
  • 2nd: £1,656
  • 3rd: £828
  • 4th: £414
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 0.50s
  • Off Time: 13:47:35
  • 7 Ran
2
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue triple diamond
15/8
  • Form 5002-23
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 120

prominent on inside, challenged 2 out, soon led, clear flat, readily

3
Silk - Orange, black and red chevrons on sleeves, red cap
16/1
  • Form 2U8P/UP-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 120

chased leaders on outside, not fluent 11th, lost place next, effort 4 out, no extra 2 out

5
Silk - Light blue, white epaulets, halved sleeves, red cap
  • Form 1F184-8
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 118

jumped right, held up towards rear, headway on outside before 4 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off

6
Silk - Royal blue, light blue epaulets, striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 5D/32-31
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 118

jumped slightly right, led, ridden and joined 2 out, soon headed, no impression on winner flat

7
Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ORANGE diamonds, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, ORANGE star
  • Form 69F4-45
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 117

prominent, ridden 4 out, held from 2 out, stayed on same pace

8
Silk - Royal blue, yellow chevron, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

Nikap (FR)

20 t
7/1
  • Form 3F5-4F3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 114

held up in rear, raced keenly, headway on inside when short of room bend after 12th, disputing 3rd when not fluent last, stayed on same pace

10
Silk - Pink and Maroon diabolo, Pink sleeves, Pink cap, Maroon star
22/1
  • Form 43D/44P-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 107

held up towards rear, pecked 1st, headway and pushed along 10th, driven after 12th, lost place before 4 out

4
NR
16/1
  • Form 4980-48
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 119

Withdrawn

9
NR
  • Form P/457-54
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 108

Withdrawn

1
NR

Darcy Ward (FR)

32 bt C
8/1
  • Form P4/P-UPD
  • Age 8
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 122

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

Neil Mulholland saddles three of the 10 runners. Fingerontheswitch is a previous course and distance winner but Cesar Et Rosalie looks the pick of the trio at the weights. Darcy Ward ran his best race for a while over 2m4f here last month but will have stamina to prove. Dancing In The Sky will have needed his run at Market Rasen in May but READY AND ABLE can’t get much lower in the weights and, blinkered for the first time, can end a two-year losing streak at the expense of last month’s Newton Abbot winner Delight Of Dubai and the frustrating pair Nikap and Oscar Montel.

Formwatch

Oscar Montel (IRE) 9-2 (11-13) Midfield, headway to chase leaders before 4 out, nudged along 3 out, ridden to join leaders 2 out, no extra after last, 3rd of 9, 8 3/4l behind Quartz Du Rheu (11-7) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.

Spider's Bite (IRE) 50-1 (11-3) Always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 17th, at Sandown 3m hcp (3) hvy in Feb.

Dancing In The Sky (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Midfield, lost position before 4 out, soon outpaced and cajoled along, weakened gradually from 3 out, 8th of 11, dist behind Forgot To Ask (11-5) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (3) gd in May.

Delight Of Dubai (IRE) 3-1jfav (11-12) Tracked leader, pushed along 3 out in 2nd, every chance 2 out, disputing lead last, ran on well, won at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Jun beating Vocaliser (11-9) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.

Ready And Able (IRE) 15-2 (11-2) Chased leaders on outside, lost place 3rd and looked to be hanging left, well beaten 4 out, 5th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Princeton Royale (11-6) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jun.

Nikap (FR) 11-2 (11-10) Held up in last, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, some headway into 4th over 2 out, took distant 3rd after last, 3rd of 5, 17 1/2l behind That's A Given (11-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.

Stage Summit (IRE) 11-1 (11-5) Outpaced in rear, jumped slowly 1st, pushed along before 4th, tailed off before 6th, pulled up before last, at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Mar.

Fingerontheswitch (IRE) 14-1 (11-6) Mid-division, outpaced after 12th, well beaten from 4 out, 8th of 9, dist behind Get Out The Gate (11-0) at Perth 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul.

Cesar Et Rosalie (FR) 6-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, not fluent 14th, steady headway 15th, ridden to chase clear leader before 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Friends Don't Ask (11-3) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.

Darcy Ward (FR) 16-1 (11-2) Always handy, jumped right 1st, switched right after 4 out, went 2nd and mistake 2 out, hung left and bumped into winner flat, no impression inside final 100 yards, finished 2nd, placed 3rd, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Princeton Royale (11-6) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jun.