18:10 Worcester

Friday 26 May 2023

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Dora Larner 92nd Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 5m 9.18s

1^st

Courtland

811-2

5/4f

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Close up, chased leader heading out on second circuit, led 4 out, jumped left 3 out, wandered when clear approaching last, ridden out final 110 yards, comfortable op 6/4 tchd 13/8

2^nd

7 ½

Balko Saint

611-10

3/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan

Held up, briefly dropped to last before 4 out, ridden when went third after 2 out, took second just before final fence, kept on but no chance with winner op 9/4

3^rd

Umndeni

911-8

6/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Ben Jones

Led, nodded on landing 1st, headed before 2nd but remained close up, dropped to third heading out on second circuit, hit 6th, rallied to go second again when ridden 2 out, beaten when dropped to third final fence, weakened on run-in tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2

4^th

Kauto The King

911-13

7/2

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Close up and keen early, led before 2nd, went right 8th, headed before 4 out, soon pushed along and lost position, awkward 3 out, ridden before a tired just at last, kept one pace run-in, finished a well held fourth op 5/1

5^th

Ragamuffin

811-8

18/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up, not fluent 1st and 3rd, pushed along before 4 out, soon outpaced, ridden before 2 out, gradually weakened op 9/1

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Non-Runners

Sholsang²⁵²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: R Potter J: Benjamin Poste

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.20, £1.50EX:£5.50Trifecta:£15.70SF:£5.68Swingers:£3.50

Forecasts

Courtland (5/4), Balko Saint (3/1), Kauto The King (7/2), Umndeni (6/1), Sholsang (7/1), Ragamuffin (18/1)

It might be worth taking a chance on COURTLAND bouncing back to form as he's come down a long way in the weights and his stable is going pretty well at present. Balko Saint is second choice ahead of last year's winner Kauto The King.

COURTLAND (IRE)
BALKO SAINT (FR)
KAUTO THE KING (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Kauto The King

Weight: 11-13 |Age: 8

J: T Scudamore | T: J Tizzard

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,859.002nd: £2,236.003rd: £1,118.004th: £559.005th: £279.00