16:00 Worcester

Wednesday 11 May 2022

All13:1013:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:05

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Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 3m 56.10s

1^st

Percy's Word

811-12

11/4j

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway after 4 out, challenged 2 out, led and bumped last, drew clear flat, easily

2^nd

Wewillgowithplanb

511-6

3/1

T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister

Raced keenly, jumped right, led, not fluent 5th, bumped and headed last, no chance with winner flat op 7/2 tchd 4/1

3^rd

Samba Dancer

711-8

11/4j

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up behind leaders, bumped 1st, not fluent 5th, headway next, shaken up and every chance 2 out, switched right before last, no extra flat op 5/2

4^th

1 ¼

First Quest

811-5

8/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Hugh Nugent (3)

Handy on outside, bumped 1st, went 2nd before 4th until 3 out, soon held, no extra last op 15/2 tchd 17/2

5^th

Mister Allegro

411-2

14/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle

Prominent on inside, pushed along after 5th, soon weakened op 10/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

1 ¾

Wasdell Dundalk

711-12

5/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, soon weakened op 11/2 tchd 9/2

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Non-Runners

Pillar Of Steel¹⁹⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: J L Spearing J: Adrian Heskin

Progressive²⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.90, £2.10EX:£12.80Trifecta:£25.10Tricast:£23.27SF:£11.75Swingers:£1.80, £1.90, £2.00

Forecasts

Percy's Word (11/4), Samba Dancer (11/4), Wewillgowithplanb (3/1), Wasdell Dundalk (5/1), Pillar Of Steel (6/1), Progressive (13/2), First Quest (8/1), Mister Allegro (14/1)

This is tricky, not least as we haven't seen the majority of these for a while. PERCY'S WORD is back to the same mark as when second here last autumn so he gets a tentative vote with the Dan Skelton team going well. Samba Dancer was a big improver for this yard last autumn and it would be no shock to see him resume his progression after a break. Wewillgowithplanb is also interesting on first run for Richard Bandey, particularly if the betting vibes are strong.

PERCY'S WORD
SAMBA DANCER (FR)
WEWILLGOWITHPLANB (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Blue Ribbon

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 6

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: Dr R D P Newland

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,684.002nd: £2,158.003rd: £1,078.004th: £540.005th: £350.006th: £350.00