19:55 Worcester

Tuesday 29 August 2023

All16:4017:1517:4518:2018:5519:2519:55

Richard Hitchings Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:55 | Winning time: 5m 56.40s

1^st

Classic Concorde

1011-5

7/2j

T: D BraceJ: C Brace

Prominent, led after 3rd, headed 2 out, led again flat, stayed on well op 9/2 tchd 16/5

2^nd

Best Mate Dave

610-13

9/2

T: D J JeffreysJ: Kielan Woods

Held up in rear, jumped left 3rd, headway before 3 out, led 2 out, hard ridden flat, headed towards finish op 11/2

3^rd

Woodie Flash

512-0

12/1

T: O MurphyJ: Lewis Stones (3)

Held up towards rear, last when not fluent 6th, headway before 3 out, no impression 2 out, hung left flat, plugged on, went 3rd towards finish tchd 14/1

4^th

Inspector Lynley

610-4

10/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: James Best

Mid-division, headway before 7th, every chance 3 out, no extra last op 12/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

Red Happy

611-13

7/1

T: D PipeJ: Gearoid Harney (7)

Tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, went 2nd 8th, no extra last op 8/1 tchd 10/1

6^th

Judge Earle

1111-11

7/2j

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Tracked leaders, challenged 7th, slow 7th, lost place before 3 out op 3/1 tchd 11/4

7^th

1 ½

Off The Planet

810-12

25/1

T: J TickleJ: M G Nolan

Always towards rear, well beaten from 3 out op 18/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

Aki Bomaye

811-10

7/1

T: Jack JonesJ: H Cobden

Rear of mid-division, lost place before 7th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 9/2

Lighthouse Mill

611-10

12/1

T: David DennisJ: Thomas Bellamy

Led until after 3rd, lost place 7th, well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Masterdream¹⁵

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: N P Mulholland J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Getthepot²⁵

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: Bryony Frost

Blue Sans⁵⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: F O'Brien J: Tom Broughton

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.60, £2.00, £3.50EX:£20.20Trifecta:£138.70Tricast:£169.36SF:£20.15Swingers:£4.00, £5.90, £8.20

Forecasts

Classic Concorde (7/2), Judge Earle (7/2), Best Mate Dave (9/2), Blue Sans (13/2), Red Happy (7/1), Aki Bomaye (7/1), Inspector Lynley (10/1), Masterdream (10/1), Woodie Flash (12/1), Lighthouse Mill (12/1), Getthepot (14/1), Off The Planet (25/1)

If able to reproduce something akin to his recent chase form back in this sphere, JUDGE EARLE will surely take plenty of stopping off a potentially lenient hurdles mark. Aki Bomaye clearly has a fair bit to prove but he's interesting on debut for the Jack Jones yard with Harry Cobden booked, and market confidence behind this 8-y-o should be heeded. Classic Concorde is third choice ahead of the hat-trick seeking Blue Sans.

JUDGE EARLE (IRE)
AKI BOMAYE (IRE)
CLASSIC CONCORDE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Present Storm

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 6

J: B S Hughes | T: C E Longsdon

7/2

Prize Money

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