14:00 Worcester

Monday 18 September 2017

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R & A Mason Electrical And Heating Handicap Chase (Div 1)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 48.20s

1^st

Irish Octave

710-0

16/1

T: Mrs R GassonJ: Benjamin Poste (3)

Held up towards rear, slow 9th, headway 12th, challenged from 4 out, led last, stayed on tchd 14/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Definitly Grey

612-0

8/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd after 12th, led when not fluent 4 out, blundered and headed last, no impression towards finish op 15/2 tchd 9/1

3^rd

Generous Chief

911-12

6/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Chased leaders, pushed along 10th, led 12th, headed when 4 out, 3rd and no extra when mistake 2 out op 10/1

4^th

2 ¼

Abbeygrey

811-13

1/1f

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Mitchell Bastyan (7)

Held up towards rear, pushed along 9th, not fluent and ridden 11th, effort 4 out, never on terms, well held in dispute of 4th when mistake last op 6/5

5^th

1 ¼

Backoftherock

810-9

25/1

T: D A ReesJ: Nick Scholfield

Behind, mistake 7th, not fluent 12th, some headway when not much room 4 out, never dangerous, mistake last op 20/1

6^th

Thady Quil

711-6

11/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Andrew Tinkler

Chased leaders on outside, lost place 4 out, weakened before 2 out op 9/1

7^th

Withoutdefavourite

911-0

10/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: R Johnson

Tracked leader, led 5th, not fluent 6th, headed 8th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off op 9/1

8^th

Spanish Optimist

1110-0

100/1

T: Miss Sarah RobinsonJ: C O'Farrell

Prominent, not fluent 4th, lost place before 9th, not fluent 12th, well behind 4 out, tailed off tchd 66/1

Also Ran

Xenophon

910-6

12/1

T: N KentJ: Tom Broughton (10)

Mid-division, ridden after 6th, soon lost place, not fluent 8th, tailed off next, went right and mistake 11th, pulled up before next op 9/1 tchd 8/1

The Land Agent

610-4

50/1

T: D L WilliamsJ: Dave Crosse

Led until 5th, not fluent and reminder 7th, led 8th, headed 12th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out op 40/1

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Non-Runners

Royal Chief²⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: Alexandra Dunn J: Adam Wedge

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.90Pl:£4.90, £2.50, £2.40EX:£143.10Trifecta:£792.50Tricast:£859.87SF:£130.57Swingers:£9.30, £16.10, £22.80

Forecasts

Abbeygrey (1/1), Generous Chief (6/1), Royal Chief (7/1), Definitly Grey (8/1), Withoutdefavourite (10/1), Thady Quil (11/1), Xenophon (12/1), Irish Octave (16/1), Backoftherock (25/1), The Land Agent (50/1), Spanish Optimist (100/1)

Not a race that gets the blood racing to start the card with mostly disappointing and out of form types participating. Abbeygrey is turned out quickly (might not be ideal) again after his win last time out and given that he doesn’t carry a penalty here he has to be respected. Xenophon looked as though he might be on his way back last time out and while Thady Quill can be given a modest chance on his win here although he has looked limited and ungenuine since. ROYAL CHIEF is the one offered up as a token selection here given that he might be able to build on his hurdles outing last time back over the bigger obstacles and he did travel well throughout that race and a repeat of that may well be good enough.

Royal Chief
Xenophon
Abbeygrey

Previous Winners

2016

Caspian Piper (IRE)

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 9

J: Alan Johns | T: Tim Vaughan

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,431.002nd: £1,309.003rd: £654.004th: £328.005th: £164.00