Racecards
14:50 Worcester
Fred Rimell Memorial Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 1F3/650-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in touch on inside, not fluent and lost place 4th, headway 8th, every chance 4 out, weakened from 2 out
- Form 123322
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey N D Fehily
chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, hit 8th, led before 3 out, drew clear from 2 out, went left last, comfortably
- Form 455635
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
chased leaders on outside, not fluent 8th, soon lost place
- Form P26U-54
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey Mr Ben Ffrench Davis
chased leaders, not fluent 1st, lost place before 5th, soon behind
- Form 331643
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Mrs S J Humphrey
- Jockey J M Quinlan
led until after 4 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 2PP002/
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey T Scudamore
pressed leader until before 5th where not fluent, reminder after 7th, went close up when not fluent 4 out, no impression on winner from 2 out, mistake last, one pace
- Form 35PPPP-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer A E Jones
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
Nonrunner
Verdict
Temple Lord can't get much lower in the weights but appears to have lost the plot. It's hard to fancy the returning Fishoutofwater and Humbel Ben but George Nympton could be interesting tried in a hood. Orabora has only had one run over fences so is open to improvement while Larteta is also unexposed. But LYSINO deserves a change of luck having run well in all three starts over the larger obstacles. He's won on the Flat and over hurdles this year so there is nothing wrong with his attitude.
Formwatch
Orabora 12-1 (11-9) Prominent, led briefly before 4 out, chased leaders until weakened approaching next, tailed off, 12th of 13, well behind Ossie's Dancer (11-4) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Apr.
Lysino (GER) 10-11fav (10-5) Led and soon well clear, reduced lead after 3 out, headed next, tiring run in and just held on to 2nd, 2nd of 4, 9l behind A Tail Of Intrigue (10-13) at Huntingdon 2m nov hcap ch (3) gd.
Temple Lord (FR) 7-2 (11-10) Pressed leader, ridden after 9th, lost place before 2 out, 5th of 7, 21l behind Dealing River (11-2) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Sep.
George Nympton (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) In rear, not fluent, reminder after 4th, weakened before 4 out, 4th of 6, well behind Engai (11-2) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in May.
Larteta (FR) 15-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th until slow next, dropped to 4th, left 3rd 3 out, ridden and plugged on same pace, 3rd of 6, 15l behind Chestnut Ben (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd.
Fishoutofwater (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, driven to challenge before 3 out, soon every chance, weakened last, 2nd of 7, 15l behind Firebird Flyer (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec '12.
Humbel Ben (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Not fluent in rear, behind from 3rd, mistake 6th, tailed off 8th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Riddleofthesands (11-2) at Ludlow 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) hvy in Feb, 7 ran.