17:40 Worcester

Friday 26 May 2023

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  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 110y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:40  |   Winning time: 4m 13.44s
1st
Horse silk
1
6/4f
T: C J DownJ: Bryan Carver
Disputed lead, ridden and briefly headed before 4 out where led, disputed lead 3 out, headed before 2 out, 3 lengths down approaching last, rallied run-in, led near finish op 15/8
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
11/2
T: B PaulingJ: Dylan Whelan (10)
Held up in detached last, awkward 1st, headway to press leaders before 4 out, soon ridden, disputed lead 3 out, led outright before 2 out, 3 lengths ahead approaching last, 5 lengths clear close home, soon flashed tail and idled, headed near finish op 9/2 tchd 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
11
8
22/1
T: Mrs F M ShawJ: James Best
Disputed lead, driven before 4 out where headed, chased leaders 3 out, 5 lengths down 2 out, weakened approaching last, kept on same pace run-in op 18/1 tchd 16/1
4th
Horse silk
30
4
810-11
7/2
T: K WoollacottJ: Ben Godfrey (3)
Prominent, briefly led before 4 out where ridden, soon outpaced, lost touch before 2 out op 3/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
3
6/1
T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Alex Edwards
Midfield in touch, mistake 2nd, driven and outpaced before 4 out, tailed off before 3 out, tchd 11/2
6th
Horse silk
45
6
22/1
T: B R SummersJ: Charlie Hammond
Not always fluent, midfield in touch, driven and outpaced before 4 out, tailed off before 3 out op 12/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
7
11/2
T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen
Midfield, ridden and weakened quickly before 4 out where pulled up op 13/2 tchd 9/2

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Non-Runners

2
Horse silk
Duke Of Luckley40
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 6
T: M Keighley  J: Sam Twiston-Davies
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.30, £3.00EX:£10.40Trifecta:£88.10Tricast:£121.42SF:£10.90Swingers:£2.30, £5.40, £15.70

Forecasts

Opening Bid (6/4), Urabamba (7/2), Rocambolas (11/2), Paddy's Return (11/2), Martalmix'jac (6/1), Duke Of Luckley (6/1), Etincelle Artiste (22/1), Tremwedge (22/1)

Verdict

On the face of things this looks a very good opportunity for OPENING BID to build on last month's Exeter second and get off the mark over fences at the sixth time of asking. Urabamba has been placed in similar company lately and should have a part to play again, while Rocambolas returned to his weak-finishing ways last time but would be a threat to all if reproducing the form he showed when scoring over hurdles last month.

  1. OPENING BID
  2. URABAMBA (IRE)
  3. ROCAMBOLAS (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Cawthorne
Weight: 11-1  |Age: 8
17/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,406.002nd: £1,567.003rd: £784.004th: £392.005th: £195.00

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