20:25 Worcester

Thursday 20 July 2023

All17:0517:4018:1018:4519:2019:5020:2520:55

eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 20:25 | Winning time: 5m 5.30s

1^st

Ranco

611-2

3/1f

T: N J HawkeJ: Tom Buckley (3)

Raced out wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders home turn, led run-in, rider mistook 1/2 furlong marker for winning post and eased up, soon recovered and kept on tchd 10/3

2^nd

Nowyouvebinandunit

610-2

10/1

T: Simon EarleJ: James Best

Held up in last trio, headway out wide chasing leaders before 4 out, led before 3 out, headed run-in, rallied as winning rider mistook winning post and eased up briefly, always held op 9/1 tchd 11/1

3^rd

4 ½

Dirk Gently

610-13

11/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Nick Slatter (5)

Held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, 3rd and one pace run-in op 17/2

4^th

4 ¾

Only Fools

410-6

10/3

T: D PipeJ: Philip Armson (3)

Held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, pushed along home turn, weakened between last two op 7/2 tchd 4/1

5^th

Boomtime Banker

910-9

6/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Lily Pinchin (3)

Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd after 5th until before 3 out, weakened next op 7/1 tchd 9/2

6^th

Achnamara

411-4

4/1

T: H FryJ: H Cobden

Kept on wide in mid-division, good headway chasing leaders before 5th, went 2nd 4 out until hung badly right home turn, weakened before 2 out tchd 9/2

7^th

Genever Dragon

612-0

7/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard

Raced wide, soon chasing leader, led 5th until headed turning in, weakened quickly before 3 out, tailed off op 13/2

Also Ran

Emberscombe

610-2

14/1

T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle

Chased leaders, mistake 6th, weakened before mistake 4 out, behind and pulled up before next op 16/1 tchd 22/1

Chain Smoker

1010-2

66/1

T: G HowellJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Led until 5th, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly before next, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 25/1

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Non-Runners

Jacks Orchard¹³²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: Dr R D P Newland J: Charlie Hammond

Blazing Court¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: M Keighley J: S Bowen

Ulysses¹⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 9

T: D Shaw J: James Davies

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.30, £3.30, £3.00EX:£34.40Trifecta:£239.00Tricast:£299.63SF:£34.25Swingers:£6.30, £8.30, £11.90

Forecasts

Ranco (3/1), Only Fools (10/3), Achnamara (4/1), Boomtime Banker (6/1), Genever Dragon (7/1), Jacks Orchard (8/1), Nowyouvebinandunit (10/1), Blazing Court (10/1), Dirk Gently (11/1), Emberscombe (14/1), Chain Smoker (66/1), Ulysses (66/1)

RANCO took a step forward from his reappearance effort when fourth at Newton Abbot 23 days ago and having eased further in the weights, he could be worth chancing to come out on top with the cheekpieces refitted now. Genever Dragon returned with a good second at Stratford recently and is feared, along with 4-y-o Only Fools. Jacks Orchard is another to note.

RANCO (IRE)
GENEVER DRAGON (IRE)
ONLY FOOLS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Midnight Jewel

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: Lily Pinchin | T: C E Longsdon

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,406.002nd: £1,567.003rd: £784.004th: £392.005th: £195.00