14:25 Worcester

Wednesday 24 October 2018

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Fred & Mercy Rimell Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 1.1s

1^st

Peppay Le Pugh

711-6

11/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, challenged last, driven flat, led close home, just prevailed on the nod op 4/1

2^nd

Mercian King

711-8

5/2f

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

Tracked leaders, jumped left 4th, slightly outpaced after 8th, closed 4 out, led before 2 out, driven and hard pressed flat, headed close home, just lost out on the nod op 3/1

3^rd

3 ¾

I'dliketheoption

712-7

5/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, pecked 1st, headway from 4 out to challenge 3 out, every chance 2 out, 3rd and held flat, one pace op 4/1

4^th

Truckers Highway

911-0

11/2

T: J GroucottJ: L Heard

Tracked leader, led before 3 out, headed approaching next, weakened last op 6/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 7/1

5^th

Modeligo

911-1

16/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard (3)

Held up in rear, ridden 8th, no impression tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1

6^th

Get Rhythm

811-8

7/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Led, headed before 3 out, weakened approaching next op 12/1

Also Ran

Brave Dancing

411-10

9/2

T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville

Some slow jumps, towards rear from 3rd, mistake and last 8th, pulled up before 3 out op 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£2.70, £1.40EX:£19.70Trifecta:£44.70SF:£19.72Swingers:£3.00, £4.90, £2.40

Forecasts

Mercian King (5/2), Brave Dancing (9/2), I'dliketheoption (5/1), Peppay Le Pugh (11/2), Truckers Highway (11/2), Get Rhythm (7/1), Modeligo (16/1)

Brave Dancing is an interesting recruit from France whose chance is not obvious but he is in good hands and any market confidence would be intriguing. Truckers Highway probably has as much to do as when winning this last year, but Get Rhythm lost his way over fences when last seen and it remains to be seen if a break has restored his confidence. I'dliketheoption faces an easier task than last time although he shoulders a big burden for a relatively small horse. Pepay Le Pugh makes no appeal and Modeligo looks fully weighted. MERCIAN KING clearly improved for his wind op last time and would have won more cosily but for a mistake at the last when in command.

Mercian King
Get Rhythm
Truckers Highway

Prize Money

1st: £8,058.002nd: £2,366.003rd: £1,183.004th: £591.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00