Worcester
14:03
Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Worcester Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £6 Place: £2.20 £1.60 Exacta: £16.90 Tricast: £226.29 Trifecta: £221.60
Non-Runners: Glajou (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - went third 4 out - pushed along 3 out - mistake 2 out - 4 lengths down last - switched right inside final furlong - ran on well to lead inside final 110yds - readily(op 6/1 and tchd 13/2)
6 G AVG Dan Skelton 167 lbs 5/1 Won
2nd
Towards rear - not fluent 4th - headway 3 out - mistake 2 out - 5 lengths fourth last - ran on run-in - went second towards finish(op 15/8 tchd 9/4)
7 G AVG Warren Greatrex 166 lbs 2/1F -
3rd
Prominent - disputed lead 7th - led clearly before 4 out - joined 3 out - lost position last - kept on run-in - lost two places towards finish(op 28/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1)
10 G AVG Alastair Ralph 166 lbs 25/1 -
4th
Taken down early - held up in rear - mistake 6th - headway and pressed leader 4 out - disputed lead 3 out - led clearly last - lost three places inside final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 15/2)
7 G Poor Joanne Thomason-Murphy 142 lbs 17/2 -
5th
Led - headed but prominent 3rd - lost position and hit 4 out - no impression 2 out - weakened run-in(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
6 G Poor Charles & Adam Pogson 164 lbs 4/1 -
6th
Prominent - led 3rd - joined 7th - lost position before 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
10 G AVG Stephen Allen 145 lbs 12/1 -
7th
Held up in rear - jumped left and weakened 3 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was slightly reluctant to race and never travelled thereafter; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(tchd 7/2)
8 G AVG Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 156 lbs 100/30 -