17:10 Worcester
Monday 10 July 2017
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Abbeyfield Whiston Court Worcester Retirement Community Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)
- 4YO plus | Class 5 | 2m 4f | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 9 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 4m 58.65s
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Huntingdon (good) winner over an extended 2m4f on his penultimate outing. Ran well enough over further at Uttoxeter (good-to-soft) under a big weight off this mark last time out to suggest he can run well back down in trip here.
Finished runner-up the last twice including over an extended 2m5f at Newton Abbot (good-to-soft) last month. Races off a 1lb higher mark today and is a maiden after 20 starts.
Held in all three maiden and novice hurdle starts this spring. Beaten 22L over 2m at Huntingdon (good) last time out and worth a check in the market upped in trip for handicap debut.
Placed over fences at Chepstow (soft) in March but failed to complete on his next two outings. Finished fourth at Newton Abbot (good) over an extended 2m2f last time and steps up in trip today.
Best effort so far came in a Tramore (good) bumper on debut. Well beaten off a 4lb lower mark on handicap debut at Ballinrobe (soft) over 2m5f when last in action in May 2016 and worth a check in the market on debut for a new stable.
Some fair efforts of late including when third of 12 over 2m7f on good ground here in May. Races off a 1lb lower mark today and may need some more help from the handicapper before he is in the winners enclosure again.
Well beaten in all three handicap outings so far including on good ground over 2m here last month. Probably best watched in this contest.
Point-to-point winner in 2015 and best effort in 13 starts under rules came when finishing runner-up over an extended 2m3f at Bangor (soft) in December. Well beaten three times on soft or heavy ground since.
Struggling when falling in a 2m4f handicap chase on good ground here last month. Previously finished fourth over 2m4f at Uttoxeter (good) earlier that month though others make more appeal in this.
Non-Runners
2
Always Managing45
Weight: 11-12| Age: 8
T: O Sherwood J: Andrew Tinkler
NR
Forecasts
Sierra Oscar (3/1), Fuhgeddaboudit (7/2), Shintori (4/1), Be Seeing You (9/2), Always Managing (7/1), Rif Raftou (8/1), Stonecoldsoba (10/1), Premier Rose (11/1), Gwili Spar (40/1), Art Looker (66/1)
The drop in trip can see SIERRA OSCAR get back to winning ways having finished fourth at Uttoxeter last time out. The selection had won over slightly further than today's trip at Huntingdon prior to that and he can defeat Shintori who steps up in trip today with the handicap debutant Stonecoldsoba taken to finish third stepping up to this trip for the first time today.
- Sierra Oscar
- Shintori
- Stonecoldsoba
Prize Money
1st: £2,599.002nd: £763.003rd: £382.004th: £191.00
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