15:55 Worcester

Thursday 21 July 2022

All13:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:30

Stepway Veterans Charity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 4m 49.74s

1^st

Kuraka

812-0

9/2

T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister

Tracked leaders on and off the bridle at times, ridden and pressed front pair 2 out, stayed on well to lead final 110 yards, gamely tchd 5/1

2^nd

Justified

511-13

9/2

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Led but pestered, pushed along and pressed 3 out, hung left before last, ridden and headed 110 yards out on run-in, no extra towards finish op 18/5 tchd 7/2

3^rd

2 ¾

Inn The Bull

911-12

15/2

T: A RalphJ: J J Burke

Chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, kept on but not pace to challenge tchd 6/1

4^th

Steady Away

811-7

28/1

T: Claire HarrisJ: Paul O'Brien

Towards rear, not fluent 4 out and pushed along, soon well behind, tailed off op 22/1

5^th

7 ½

Mise Raftaire

711-3

9/2

T: W GreatrexJ: Henry Brooke

Mid-division, chased leaders after 4th, outpaced and beaten before 3 out, tailed off op 13/2 tchd 7/1

Also Ran

Voodoo Doll

912-1

9/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Miss Eleanor Williams (7)

In rear, mid-division after 4th, went 4th 3 out, pushed along when blundered and unseated rider 2 out tchd 10/1

Rare Clouds

812-0

6/1

T: Simon EarleJ: Mr Zac Baker (3)

Mid-division, slipped and fell on bend before 2nd op 5/1 tchd 13/2

Samos Island

611-13

33/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard

Towards rear, hampered by faller on bend before 2nd, lost touch after 4 out, pulled up tchd 40/1

Come Dancing

510-4

4/1f

T: O SignyJ: G Sheehan

Close up, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and weakening in 4th when fell last tchd 7/2

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Non-Runners

George Bancroft³⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: C E Longsdon J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.80, £1.70, £2.30EX:£28.60Trifecta:£184.20Tricast:£149.58SF:£25.86Swingers:£5.40, £6.90, £5.40

Forecasts

Come Dancing (4/1), Kuraka (9/2), Justified (9/2), Mise Raftaire (9/2), Rare Clouds (6/1), Inn The Bull (15/2), Voodoo Doll (9/1), George Bancroft (10/1), Steady Away (28/1), Samos Island (33/1)

Cases can be made for several of these. Marginal preference is for INN THE BULL, who found things happening too quickly over 2m here last time and is better judged on his solid effort off this mark at Ludlow in May. Irish-import Mise Raftaire is next on the list ahead of Come Dancing, while the likes of Justified, Kuraka and Rare Clouds all make each-way appeal.

INN THE BULL (GER)
MISE RAFTAIRE (IRE)
COME DANCING (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Ulysses

Weight: 10-1 |Age: 7

J: B S Hughes | T: D Shaw

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,730.002nd: £1,719.003rd: £859.004th: £430.005th: £350.006th: £350.00