13:35 Worcester

Monday 4 July 2022

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John Burke Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 5m 47.38s

Shentri³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁷⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 124| BF

12/1

Easy winner at Uttoxeter on penultimate outing and possibly found race coming too soon when quickly turned out again last time. 4 lb higher mark demands more but still young enough to improve.

Form: 256-214

Delight Of Dubai^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: T J O'Brien| T: Noel Williams| OR: 118

20/1

Won twice at Newton Abbot last summer and returned to form when third at Uttoxeter last month. Others look better handicapped, though.

Form: 121P-33

De Barley Basket³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 117| C

4/1

Has won 4 of his last 5 starts (had 17-month absence prior to return in May), jumping and travelling well when scoring at Uttoxeter last month. Likely has even more to offer and should take the beating again.

Form: 611P/11

Lord Bryan^p,t²³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 116| CD

7/2

Won at Ffos Las in April and May and improved again to complete hat-trick 6-runner handicap chase (16/5) at this C&D (good to soft) 23 days ago. Thriving type should be competitive again.

Form: P821-11

Doncesar De Pretot^t³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 114| CD

7/1

Won novice hurdle here over same trip in May and ran creditably enough in a handicap last time, but probably needs to find improvement for the switch to fences to defy this mark on chase debut.

Form: 4U/2-413

Coral²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Liam Harrison⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 112| BF| CD

15/2

C&D winner and produced a standout recent effort when second here last month. Almost certainly found race coming too soon when well-beaten fourth of 6 to Lord Bryan in similar race last time but overall profile is inconsistent.

Form: 61P3-24

Isaac Wonder¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr P York⁽⁵⁾| T: P York| OR: 110

80/1

Temperamental sort. Fairly useful at best for Michael Scudamore but it's been a while since he's shown any worthwhile form under rules and he looks up against it again.

Form: 2-12138

Graasten^p,t³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Huw Edwards⁽⁷⁾| T: Andrew Martin| OR: 110

40/1

Fairly useful a couple of years ago for Gary Moore but seemingly looked to have found his level back under rules when second of 7 in hunter chase at Kelso 36 days ago. Tough to fancy back handicapping on first run for yard after leaving S. G. Allen.

Form: 26B-332

Dolly Dancer^t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M A Barnes| OR: 108

15/2

Won at Hexham in June and ran at least as well when second there 15 days ago, collared only on run-in. Up another futher 2 lb but likely to continue in form.

Form: 34-U712

D'jango^b,t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Philip Armson⁽⁵⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 105| CD

10/3

Once-useful chaser in France and capitalised on falling mark to score over hurdles at this track/trip under an enterprising ride from same pilot. Remains to be seen whether he can back that up now over fences again.

Form: 5262-61

Forecasts

D'jango (10/3), Lord Bryan (7/2), De Barley Basket (4/1), Doncesar De Pretot (7/1), Coral (15/2), Dolly Dancer (15/2), Shentri (12/1), Delight Of Dubai (20/1), Graasten (40/1), Isaac Wonder (80/1)

DE BARLEY BASKET is very much an improving chaser and Ben Pauling's nine-year-old is fancied to notch his fifth win in 7 starts over fences. He faces a formidable rival in the shape of 4-timer seeking Lord Bryan and he poses the biggest threat, with Dolly Dancer also capable of filling a place.