16:05 Worcester

Thursday 22 July 2021

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Off time: 16:08 | Winning time: 4m 58.50s

1^st

Ulysses

710-1

10/1

T: D ShawJ: B S Hughes

Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, led flat, stayed on well, won going away tchd 9/1

2^nd

Spanish Jump

512-1

5/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: G Sheehan

Held up in rear, slow 4th, headway on outside 4 out, led and not fluent 3 out, mistake last, hung left and headed flat, no impression on winner towards finish op 9/2

3^rd

Tom O'Roughley

610-0

16/1

T: A RalphJ: Jack Tudor (3)

Prominent, not fluent 3rd, lost place and pushed along next, rallied before next, led before 3 out, soon headed, 3rd and held final 150 yards, kept on

4^th

Veiled Secret

711-1

5/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led before next, soon headed, mistake and weakened 2 out op 11/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

Minella Mojo

911-8

7/1

T: C J DownJ: David Noonan

Chased leaders, ridden after 6th, weakened before 3 out op 15/2 tchd 13/2

6^th

Gerboise Borget

611-2

20/1

T: B PaulingJ: R P McLernon

Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, lost place before 3 out, well beaten when mistake 2 out op 12/1

7^th

Espressino

711-5

5/2f

T: C J DownJ: Charlie Hammond

Led, headed before 3 out, soon beaten, weakened before next tchd 11/4

8^th

Cut And Run

810-13

5/1

T: M KeighleyJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, went 2nd from the 2nd, mistake 5th, lost 2nd next, weakened before blunder 3 out op 11/2

9^th

Christopher Robin

611-5

20/1

T: T R GrettonJ: James Best

Held up in mid-division, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened op 14/1

Also Ran

Megamegawhitething

611-0

66/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Page Fuller

Held up in mid-division, ridden after 6th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out op 40/1

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Non-Runners

Akkapenko⁴⁹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 7

T: D Burchell J: Ben Jones

Eggesford⁶¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: Mrs L J Young J: Mitchell Bastyan

Can You Believe It²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: Nicky Martin J: Matt Griffiths

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.80Pl:£3.70, £2.20, £3.70EX:£76.80Trifecta:£955.10Tricast:£804.39SF:£58.93Swingers:£8.60, £21.50, £13.00

Forecasts

Espressino (5/2), Spanish Jump (5/1), Veiled Secret (5/1), Cut And Run (5/1), Can You Believe It (6/1), Minella Mojo (7/1), Ulysses (10/1), Tom O'Roughley (16/1), Gerboise Borget (20/1), Christopher Robin (20/1), Akkapenko (25/1), Eggesford (50/1), Megamegawhitething (66/1)

ESPRESSINO is officially 6 lb 'well-in' following his decisive Stratford success 11 days ago and will take plenty of stopping if in a similar mood. Stablemate Minella Mojo is not without each-way hope, but the lightly-raced pair Spanish Jump and Gerboise Borget may provide the greatest resistance.

ESPRESSINO
SPANISH JUMP (FR)
GERBOISE BORGET (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £2,342.002nd: £1,079.003rd: £539.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00