Racecards
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
- Form 5002-23
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey B S Hughes
prominent on inside, challenged 2 out, soon led, clear flat, readily
- Form 2U8P/UP-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey K Brogan
chased leaders on outside, not fluent 11th, lost place next, effort 4 out, no extra 2 out
- Form 1F184-8
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
jumped right, held up towards rear, headway on outside before 4 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off
- Form 5D/32-31
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Noel Williams
- Jockey R T Dunne
jumped slightly right, led, ridden and joined 2 out, soon headed, no impression on winner flat
- Form 69F4-45
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
prominent, ridden 4 out, held from 2 out, stayed on same pace
- Form 3F5-4F3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey David Noonan
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
- Form 43D/44P-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Miss J Du Plessis
- Jockey James Best
held up towards rear, pecked 1st, headway and pushed along 10th, driven after 12th, lost place before 4 out
- Form 4980-48
- Age 11
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Harry Reed
Withdrawn
- Form P/457-54
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey T Scudamore
Withdrawn
- Form P4/P-UPD
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer Jack Barber
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
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.