Worcester Races
Worcester
17:25
Chris Coley Big Birthday Year Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Worcester
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025
Distance: 2m7f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £12
Place: £3.20 £1.50 £2.70
Exacta: £48.60
Tricast: £348.29
Trifecta: £511.10
Non-Runners: Lahinch Wave (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Almazhar Garde (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Charlie Longsdon | 163 lbs | 10/1 | Won | Midfield - headway before 3rd - led 3 out - hit last - ridden and kept on well run-in(tchd 17/2 and tchd 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Deep Purple (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 166 lbs | 4/1 | 4.75 | Prominent - left in second 2 out - kept on run-in(op 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Ajp Kingdom (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Fern O'Brien
(5)lbs
|
Fergal O'Brien | 160 lbs | 8/1 | 5.5 | Towards rear - not fluent 6th - headway before 11th - went third after 2 out - kept on(op 9/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 4th | 3 | My Gift To You (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Alex Chadwick
(3)lbs
|
James Owen | 163 lbs | 3/1F | 1.5 | Took keen hold - disputed lead - prominent after 4th - joined leader before 9th - lost ground when not fluent 4 out - weakening when hampered by faller 2 out(op 11/4) | |
| 5th | 6 | Salley Gardens (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Jake Thomas Coulson | 165 lbs | 28/1 | 2.75 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - dropped to midfield when mistake 4 out - no chance with winner but kept on from 2 out(tchd 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Reforme (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Tom Gretton | 143 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - prominent - lost ground after 4th - weakened before 4 out(op 40/1 tchd 66/1) | ||
| 7th | 9 | The Bold Thady (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 157 lbs | 8/1 | 26 | Midfield - mistake 4 out - jumped right 3 out - never dangerous (vet reported gelding bled from the nose)(op 17/2) | ||
| 8th | 11 | Kilmurry Jj (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Henry Oliver | 149 lbs | 14/1 | 49 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - midfield when not fluent 5th - weakened before 4 out(op 11/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Tiger Orchid (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole | 170 lbs | 13/2 | - | Disputed lead - led before 5th - joined before 9th - led clearly before 4 out - headed 3 out - keeping on when fell 2 out(op 8/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Jerrash (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Mickey Bowen | 165 lbs | 16/1 | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - pulled up before 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Atlanta Brave (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Kerry Lee | 155 lbs | 13/2 | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - disputed lead - prominent before 5th - weakened after 12th - tailed off when badly hampered by loose horse and unseated last(op 9/1 tchd 6/1) |