14:30 Worcester
Tuesday 14 November 2017
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Worcester News Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 4f  |  Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |  10 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:30Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 2.6s
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
Won a couple of hurdles starts for previous yard in 2015 but struggling a little since off similar marks to this. Well beaten on his seasonal return at Kempton on the Flat last time and needs to improve back off this mark over hurdles.
Probably a better chaser than he is hurdler but his mark reflects that at least. Latest win over hurdles came over C&D but that was all the way back in 2014 and there's a suspicion he'll find a couple too good here.
Shock 50/1 winner on debut for this yard over hurdles at Huntingdon. Inconsistent form since though and yard have only had one other winner from their last 68 runners in NH races. Has an absence to overcome and others preferred.
Signs he's getting the hang of things lately and seemed to improve for the step up in trip when finding only one too good over C&D last month. That form looks solid and he's worth considering here with a promising conditional jockey taking off 7lb.
Completed a double when winning at Wincanton last month having won over C&D the time before and subsequently finished third over an extended 2m7f at Uttoxeter. This looks a tougher but likely to give it a good go from the front.
A better horse over fences and a shorter trip than this and not won over hurdles for way over two years. On a fair mark on that form but no recent signs a revival is on the cards and likely to struggle.
Still a maiden after seven starts, including six for this yard but has gone close on more than one occasion. Likely to want softer ground than what is forecast here though and will want some rainfall before the off.
Disappointing effort in his hat-trick bid when last seen when pulled up and entitled to need this run having not been seen since. Gives the impression we are yet to see the best of him despite his age so hard to put a line through.
Has his fair share of letters in the formbook and not won since 2013. Well beaten last time at Cheltenham and has a particularly long absence to overcome so probably best watched here.
Just one win from 13 starts under Rules and jumping has let him down on his last couple of runs. Entitled to need this having not been seen since the spring and no obvious suggestion he's on a great mark.
Non-Runners
5
Craig Star17
Weight: 11-5|Â Â Age: 7
T: D McCain Jnr  J: W T Kennedy
NR
Forecasts
Arthur's Gift (1/1), Pop Rockstar (6/1), Craig Star (6/1), Hadfield (13/2), Stonemadforspeed (8/1), Degooch (12/1), Finula (14/1), Bound Hill (20/1), Purple 'n Gold (20/1), My Lad Percy (50/1), Way Of The World (50/1)
ARTHUR'S GIFT looks the safest option to side with in here. His run over C&D last time was a promising effort and he should go close again with a talented conditional in the saddle, despite a rise in the weights from the handicapper. Craig Star was running a big race last time out before unseating in the closing stages and it would be no surprise to go close back up in trip while Stonemadforspeed should give it a good go from the front and may hang on for a place.
- Arthur's Gift
- Craig Star
- Stonemadforspeed
Prize Money
1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00
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