19:55 Worcester

Tuesday 29 August 2023

All16:4017:1517:4518:2018:5519:2519:55

Richard Hitchings Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 7f  |   Good to Soft  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:55  |   Winning time: 5m 56.4s
1st
Horse silk
8
7/2j
T: D BraceJ: C Brace
Prominent, led after 3rd, headed 2 out, led again flat, stayed on well op 9/2 tchd 16/5
2nd
Horse silk
nk
10
9/2
T: D J JeffreysJ: Kielan Woods
Held up in rear, jumped left 3rd, headway before 3 out, led 2 out, hard ridden flat, headed towards finish op 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
12
1
12/1
T: O MurphyJ: Lewis Stones (3)
Held up towards rear, last when not fluent 6th, headway before 3 out, no impression 2 out, hung left flat, plugged on, went 3rd towards finish tchd 14/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
12
10/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: James Best
Mid-division, headway before 7th, every chance 3 out, no extra last op 12/1 tchd 9/1
5th
Horse silk
3
3
611-13
7/1
T: D PipeJ: Gearoid Harney (7)
Tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, went 2nd 8th, no extra last op 8/1 tchd 10/1
6th
Horse silk
24
4
7/2j
T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen
Tracked leaders, challenged 7th, slow 7th, lost place before 3 out op 3/1 tchd 11/4
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
11
25/1
T: J TickleJ: M G Nolan
Always towards rear, well beaten from 3 out op 18/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
7/1
T: Jack JonesJ: H Cobden
Rear of mid-division, lost place before 7th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 9/2
PU
Horse silk
6
12/1
T: David DennisJ: Thomas Bellamy
Led until after 3rd, lost place 7th, well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 14/1

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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
Getthepot25
Weight: 11-1|  Age: 8
T: D Killahena & G McPherson  J: Bryony Frost
NR
2
Horse silk
Blue Sans57
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 8
T: F O'Brien  J: Tom Broughton
NR
7
Horse silk
Masterdream15
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 6
T: N P Mulholland  J: Sam Twiston-Davies
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.60, £2.00, £3.50EX:£20.20Trifecta:£138.70Tricast:£169.36SF:£20.15Swingers:£4.00, £5.90, £8.20

Forecasts

Classic Concorde (7/2), Judge Earle (7/2), Best Mate Dave (9/2), Blue Sans (13/2), Red Happy (7/1), Aki Bomaye (7/1), Inspector Lynley (10/1), Masterdream (10/1), Woodie Flash (12/1), Lighthouse Mill (12/1), Getthepot (14/1), Off The Planet (25/1)

Verdict

If able to reproduce something akin to his recent chase form back in this sphere, JUDGE EARLE will surely take plenty of stopping off a potentially lenient hurdles mark. Aki Bomaye clearly has a fair bit to prove but he's interesting on debut for the Jack Jones yard with Harry Cobden booked, and market confidence behind this 8-y-o should be heeded. Classic Concorde is third choice ahead of the hat-trick seeking Blue Sans.

  1. JUDGE EARLE (IRE)
  2. AKI BOMAYE (IRE)
  3. CLASSIC CONCORDE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Present Storm
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 6
7/2

Prize Money

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

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