15:45 Worcester

Monday 8 July 2024

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AK Bets Meet Celebrant Dave On-Course Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 52.8s

Teqany^t⁹⁷⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 135

50/1

Useful hurdler. Creditable 5½ lengths second of 6 to Sceau Royal in Elite Hurdle (14/1) at Wincanton (15.2f, good). Up in trip but hard to know what he's capable of having been off over 2 years.

Form: 114232/

Tronador²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Lewis Saunders⁽¹⁰⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 131| D

16/1

Hasn't had much racing for this yard and was back to best when scoring at Plumpton in May. Not disgraced on the Flat since and should be considered.

Form: 0/3P5F-1

Mr Freedom¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR: 126

5/1

Most consistent sort who produced another likeable display when second to a big improver in the Sussex Champion Hurdle in March. Pulled up next time but has got back on track on the Flat since.

Form: U2102-P

Party Business^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams| OR: 126

25/1

Useful hurdler who is becoming well treated but arrives on the back of a poor effort at Bangor. Best opposed unless the market speaks in his favour.

Form: 4U5-5P7

Chilinlikeavillain^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 122| D

33/1

Won a Southwell maiden hurdle in March 2023 but absent from then until a tame display at Hexham last month. Has a bit to prove.

Form: 28321/P

Uggy Uggy Uggy³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Bradley Harris⁽³⁾| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 122| BF

5/2

Latest win in hurdle at Warwick in May. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle (13/8) at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good) 33 days ago. Still of interest and this race should be run to suit.

Form: 4145-15

Lallygag^t,p1¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 122

4/1

Down the weights following a series of below par efforts and back on track last two completed starts. Still going as well as any when ran out at the third last at Newton Abbot last time, so he's very much of interest.

Form: P50-32R

Liverpool Knight³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 119

6/1

Back-to-back winner of Uttoxeter novice events last July and progressed again when making all in a 2m handicap here in September. Back on track when fourth at Market Rasen last month but mark demands more.

Form: 4212-64

As Tears Go By²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Cian Chester⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 117

100/1

Hit the target twice for Gordon Elliott last May but form tailed off badly thereafter and no show on debut for this yard at Stratford 20 days ago.

Form: 11857-P

Hardy Boy¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 108| D

20/1

Attitude and jumping has always been questionable and he found a good run of form coming to a halt in handicap chase here last time. Returns to hurdling.

Form: 3223-3P

Bethpage²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Joe Anderson⁽³⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 108| D

4/1

Progressive mare who completed the hat-trick in good style at Southwell last month. Even more to come and makes plenty of appeal despite being 1 lb wrong at the weights.

Form: 6341-11

Forecasts

Uggy Uggy Uggy (5/2), Lallygag (4/1), Bethpage (4/1), Mr Freedom (5/1), Liverpool Knight (6/1), Tronador (16/1), Hardy Boy (20/1), Party Business (25/1), Chilinlikeavillain (33/1), Teqany (50/1), As Tears Go By (100/1)

MR FREEDOM is just 1 lb higher than his last winning mark and looked better than ever on the Flat recently, so he's worth taking a chance on. The four-timer-seeking Bethpage is an obvious threat and Lallygag should be on the premises.