20:40 Worcester

Friday 26 May 2023

All17:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:40

Play With The Finest Bookmaker - Fitzdares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 20:41 | Winning time: 4m 1.23s

1^st

Bluebella

510-4

5/1

T: T LaceyJ: Finn Lambert (5)

Mid-division, headway 3 out, not fluent 2 out, went 3rd jumping last, ridden run-in and led 110 yards out, won going away op 6/1

2^nd

Boundsy Boy

511-11

3/1f

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Toby Wynne (5)

Tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed over 110 yards out on run-in, no extra op 11/4

3^rd

1 ½

Royal Max

512-0

4/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Rear mid-division, steady headway home turn, went 5th 2 out, pushed along last, chased leaders run-in, ridden and one pace op 9/2 tchd 5/1

4^th

Bear A Hand

612-0

5/1

T: R J PriceJ: Sean Houlihan

Mid-division, headway into 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden 2 out, weakened quickly run-in op 9/2

5^th

Free Chakarte

411-1

10/1

T: D PipeJ: Philip Armson (3)

Led, went clear after 4th, reduced lead 3 out and pushed along, ridden and hung right before 2 out where headed, soon faded op 9/1

6^th

Secret Potion

710-13

10/1

T: C J DownJ: James Davies

Prominent, ridden and weakened tamely home turn op 12/1 tchd 14/1

7^th

2 ¼

Luminaries

611-1

20/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, not fluent 1st, well held 3 out op 16/1

8^th

Atlantic Breeze

410-2

40/1

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Mid-division, not fluent 4th, pushed along in rear after 4 out, tailed off op 20/1

9^th

5 ½

Beat The Storm

510-2

80/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Adam Wedge

Towards rear, never showed, tailed off op 28/1

10^th

Nordy Lordy

610-7

13/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Handy, pushed along home turn, dropped away 3 out, tailed off op 15/2 tchd 17/2

Also Ran

Ghyll Manor

410-3

40/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Thomas Bellamy

In rear, struggling 4 out, pulled up before next op 28/1

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Non-Runners

Ambassador⁷⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: M Keighley J: S Bowen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.10, £1.70, £1.80EX:£28.70Trifecta:£164.60Tricast:£67.72SF:£20.95Swingers:£5.30, £5.70, £4.30

Forecasts

Boundsy Boy (3/1), Royal Max (4/1), Bluebella (5/1), Bear A Hand (5/1), Nordy Lordy (13/2), Free Chakarte (10/1), Secret Potion (10/1), Luminaries (20/1), Ambassador (20/1), Atlantic Breeze (40/1), Ghyll Manor (40/1), Beat The Storm (80/1)

ROYAL MAX remains open to improvement and could be a different proposition now sent handicapping. He gets the nod. Bear A Hand and Boundsy Boy look the likeliest dangers.