Worcester Races
Worcester
17:25
Give Us A Cheer Handicap Hurdle
Worcester
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2025
Distance: 2m7f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.50
Place: £1.20 £2.10 £2.40
Exacta: £15.90
Tricast: £61.98
Trifecta: £33.50
Non-Runners: Climate Precedent (self certificate), Tropical Speed (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | I'm A Starman (GB) | 11 G | AVG | Mark Rimell | 168 lbs | 7/4F | Won | Prominent - pushed along and disputed lead 3 out - clear run-in - readily(op 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Spitalfield (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 162 lbs | 13/2 | - | Held up in rear - headway on turn before 3 out - went second 2 out - not fluent last - no match for winner(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Sporty Jim (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Rob Summers | 145 lbs | 7/1 | - | Held up in midfield - headway before 3 out - jumped right when outpaced 2 out - jumped left and went modest third last(op 15/2 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Faded Fantasy (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Christian Williams | 152 lbs | 7/1 | - | Never better than midfield - went remote fourth run-in(op 11/2 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Zacony Rebel (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Sarah-Jayne Davies | 156 lbs | 28/1 | - | In touch with leaders - weakened before 3 out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed on run-in)(op 25/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Gentleman Jacques (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Emma Lavelle | 167 lbs | 5/1 | - | Took keen hold - led - not fluent 1st - slow jump 2nd - disputed lead 3 out - weakened before last(op 7/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Shantou Express (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls | 170 lbs | 11/2 | - | In touch with leaders - weakened quickly before 3 out - tailed off (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the ground following heavy rainfall throughout the course of the meeting - officially described as good to soft - and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| PU | 10 | And Still I Rise (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Max Comley | 149 lbs | 28/1 | - | Never better than midfield - tailed off before 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 20/1) | ||
| PU | 8 | Captain's Pick (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Christian Williams | 155 lbs | 28/1 | - | Always behind - pulled up before 3 out(op 18/1) |