Worcester Races
Worcester
20:25
eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Worcester
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.30 £3.30 £3
Exacta: £34.40
Tricast: £299.63
Trifecta: £239
Non-Runners: Blazing Court (self certificate), Jacks Orchard (unsuitable ground), Ulysses (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Ranco (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Tom Buckley
(3)lbs
|
Nigel Hawke | 153 lbs | 3/1F | Won | Towards rear - pushed along 6th - ridden 4 out - headway 3 out - went second and not fluent 2 out - challenging last - soon led - eased when rider mistook winning post final 110yds - shaken up and held on towards finish(tchd 10/3) | |
| 2nd | 9 | Nowyouvebinandunit (GB) | 8 M | Poor | Simon Earle | 142 lbs | 10/1 | .75 | In rear - not fluent 1st - headway and mistake 6th - led before 3 out - joined last - soon headed - kept on(op 9/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Dirk Gently (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Nick Slatter
(5)lbs
|
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson | 148 lbs | 11/1 | 4.5 | Held up in rear - ridden 5th - headway 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - briefly disputed lead last - no extra final 110yds(op 17/2) | |
| 4th | 8 | Only Fools (IRE) | 5 M | AVG |
Philip Armson
(3)lbs
|
David Pipe | 143 lbs | 100/30 | 4.75 | Held up in rear - headway 6th - pressed leaders 3 out - weakened run-in(op 7/2 tchd 4/1) | |
| 5th | 7 | Boomtime Banker (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Lilly Pinchin
(3)lbs
|
D J Jeffreys | 146 lbs | 6/1 | 19 | Prominent - jumped left 6th - weakened after 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 9/2) | |
| 6th | 3 | Achnamara (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Harry Fry | 158 lbs | 4/1 | 3 | In touch with leaders on outer - reminder 6th - hung right 3 out - weakening when bad mistake last (jockey said gelding jumped poorly and hung right-handed turning into the home straight)(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Genever Dragon (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Donald McCain | 168 lbs | 7/1 | 23 | Prominent - led 2nd - headed and weakened quickly before 3 out - mistake last (vet said gelding had lost his right-fore shoe)(op 13/2) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Chain Smoker (GB) | 10 G | Poor |
Tabitha Worsley
(3)lbs
|
Georgie Howell | 139 lbs | 66/1 | - | Led - headed but prominent 2nd - lost position 6th - soon dropped to rear - lost touch and pulled up before 3 out(op 25/1) | |
| 99th | 11 | Emberscombe (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Jeremy Scott | 142 lbs | 14/1 | - | Prominent - lost position when hampered and not fluent 6th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 16/1 tchd 22/1) |