16:35 Worcester

Friday 23 April 2021

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Fergal O'Brien Enjoys Racing At Worcester Mares' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 6m 4.59s

1^st

Cushuish

810-13

10/3

T: R H BucklerJ: Harry Skelton

Tracked leader, chased leader and disputed 2nd 4 out and 3 out, ridden after 2 out, made strong challenge last, led final 110 yards and always doing enough close home op 4/1 tchd 3/1

2^nd

Floral Bouquet

811-7

12/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Mid-division, tracked leader after the 5th, joined leader briefly 8th, not fluent 9th and lost position, towards rear 5 out, ridden after 4 out, stayed on strongly after 2 out, went second run-in, kept on but always held tchd 11/1 and 14/1

3^rd

Miss Antipova

910-3

18/1

T: M KeighleyJ: James Best

Towards rear, headway to track leaders after the 11th, ridden 4 out, stayed on strongly from 2 out, ran on gamely final 110 yards but always held op 14/1 tchd 20/1

4^th

nse

Theatre Mix

810-8

4/1

T: Miss J Du PlessisJ: David Noonan

In rear, closer when mistake 5 out, disputing 2nd 4 out and 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on strongly after the last tchd 9/2

5^th

6 ½

Agent Valdez

811-12

7/2

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Led, joined briefly 8th, led 9th and upped tempo far side, shaken up 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, faced strong challenge after the last, weakened quickly once headed run-in op 4/1 tchd 10/3

6^th

Always Able

610-8

5/2f

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard

Mid-division, tailed off after 5 out op 9/4 tchd 11/4

Also Ran

Wildkatze

510-2

18/1

T: T R GrettonJ: R T Dunne

Prominent when a bad mistake 1st, tracked leader, not fluent 4th, weakened after 5 out, pulled up before 3 out op 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.30Pl:£2.00, £6.20EX:£35.40Trifecta:£276.80SF:£36.64Swingers:£6.00, £8.20, £15.20

Forecasts

Always Able (5/2), Cushuish (10/3), Agent Valdez (7/2), Theatre Mix (4/1), Floral Bouquet (12/1), Miss Antipova (18/1), Wildkatze (18/1)

ALWAYS ABLE matched her hurdles form straight off when third on chase bow at Warwick and may still have more to offer in this sphere starting out for a new yard. This does look competitive though, with last-time-out winners Cushuish and Agent Valdez heading the dangers.

ALWAYS ABLE (IRE)
CUSHUISH
AGENT VALDEZ

Prize Money

1st: £3,594.002nd: £1,656.003rd: £828.004th: £414.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00