14:00 Worcester

Saturday 3 June 2023

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:25

FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 11.35s

1^st

Stumps Or Slips

611-13

10/3

T: T H WestonJ: Lewis Stones (3)

Held up in rear, headway into midfield before 4 out, ridden before 2 out where not fluent, 2 lengths down approaching last, soon led, quickly asserted run-in tchd 3/1

2^nd

Sinister Minister

811-1

9/1

T: Sheila LewisJ: Sean Houlihan

Prominent, pressed leader 4 out, every chance 3 out, soon chased leader, 2 lengths down 2 out, briefly lost 2nd approaching last, soon rallied to regain 2nd, kept on run-in, no match for winner op 14/1

3^rd

4 ¼

Sir Jack West

711-8

11/4f

T: Deborah ColeJ: Chris Ward (3)

Held up in rear, headway to be prominent before 4 out, soon led, travelling best 2 out, soon pushed along, not fluent last, soon tired and headed, weakened run-in op 5/2

4^th

5 ½

Caro Des Flos

1110-5

11/1

T: J S SmithJ: Thomas Bellamy

Tended to jump right, led, ridden before 4 out where nodded on landing, soon headed, mistake 3 out, soon weakened, kept on same pace approaching last op 10/1

5^th

Hermes Le Gris

610-11

13/2

T: W GreatrexJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Midfield, driven before 4 out, mistake 3 out, lost touch with leaders 2 out, jumped badly left last, weakened run-in op 11/2

6^th

Famoso

710-13

16/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard

Midfield, not fluent 6th, ridden before 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened before last tchd 18/1

7^th

Dogem By Design

610-7

28/1

T: R PotterJ: Benjamin Poste

Held up in rear, ridden before 4 out, soon outpaced, hampered by rival on landing after the last, weakened run-in op 16/1

Also Ran

Ornua

1212-0

66/1

T: G HowellJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Prominent, dropped to midfield 7th, dropped to rear 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out op 40/1

Fox's Socks

811-5

3/1

T: A M HalesJ: Harry Bannister

Held up in rear, not fluent 9th, soon ridden and outpaced, pulled up before 4 out op 4/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.60, £2.60, £1.30EX:£38.20Trifecta:£165.40Tricast:£93.66SF:£33.54Swingers:£6.60, £2.20, £5.20

Forecasts

Sir Jack West (11/4), Fox's Socks (3/1), Stumps Or Slips (10/3), Hermes Le Gris (13/2), Sinister Minister (9/1), Caro Des Flos (11/1), Famoso (16/1), Dogem By Design (28/1), Ornua (66/1)

FOX'S SOCKS put in a good shift when third back from a break at Southwell and he could be the answer off the same mark. Stumps Or Slips and Sir Jack West both struck at the second attempt over fences on their latest outings and the former is feared most.