GBWorcester Races

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Worcester
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Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Chase
Worcester Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.10 £5.30 £2.30 Exacta: £44.90 Tricast: £267.88 Trifecta: £272.70
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m½f 2m2f 2m½f 2m1f
1st
Led at steady pace - increased tempo 4 out - ridden after 2 out - kept on well(op 9/4)
4 G Good
Ben Pauling 165 lbs 7/2F Won
2m½f 2m½f 2m
2m 2m3½f 2m1f 2m 2m1f
2nd
Held up in rear - steady headway after 4 out - drifted left but went second run-in - stayed on(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
5 G Poor
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 167 lbs 12/1 1.25
2m½f 2m4f
2m½f 2m1f 1m4f 2m1½f 2m½f
3rd
Took keen hold - raced in second - not fluent 3 out - lost second run-in - kept on(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
7 G Poor
Alexandra Dunn 168 lbs 13/2 2.25
2m 2m4f
2m 1m7½f 2m1f 2m½f 2m
4th
In touch with leaders - disputing fourth after 8th - kept on well final 110yds - not pace to challenge(tchd 5/1 and tchd 8/1)
11 G Poor
Micky Hammond 145 lbs 11/2 0.1
2m 2m 2m½f 2m4½f 1m7½f
2m7½f 2m1½f 2m½f 2m1½f 2m
5th
Held up in rear - steady headway after 4 out - stayed on run-in - not reach leaders(op 14/1)
6 G Poor
Robbie Llewellyn 163 lbs 12/1 1.25
2m½f 2m½f 1m7½f 2m½f
2m 2m2f 2m 2m½f 2m
6th
In touch with leaders - disputing fourth after 8th - hung left run-in - no extra final 110yds(tchd 14/1)
8 G AVG
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 151 lbs 16/1 2
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m 2m2f
2m2½f 2m4f 2m3½f 3m 2m4f
7th
Prominent - outpaced 4 out - weakened after 2 out(op 12/1)
7 G Poor
Neil Mulholland 165 lbs 8/1 13
2m3½f 2m4½f 2m5½f 2m5½f 2m4f
2m 2m 2m1f 2m1f 2m3½f
8th
Prominent - lost third after 2 out - weakened run-in (jockey said he felt something was amiss with gelding and he therefore felt it prudent to ease him; vet reported gelding was struck into on his right-hind)(op 6/1)
6 G AVG
Rob Summers 156 lbs 9/1 7.5
2m3½f 2m
3m½f 2m7f 2m7f 2m4f 2m4f
9th
Held up in rear - midfield 8th - weakened after 4 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the drop back in trip from 2m4f to 2m110yds)(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
10 G AVG
Sarah-Jayne Davies 165 lbs 9/2 .5
2m4f 2m4f 2m5f 2m7½f 2m7½f
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m 2m1f
10th
Held up in rear - some headway after 8th - weakened after 4 out(op 12/1)
7 G Poor
Joanne Thomason-Murphy 147 lbs 16/1 1.75
3m½f
2m4f 1m7½f 2m1f 2m3½f 2m3½f
11th
Midfield - weakened home turn(op 50/1)
9 G Poor
Tom Gretton 140 lbs 40/1 0.1
2m 2m 2m½f 2m2f 2m2f