15:00 Worcester

Monday 19 August 2024

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Alan Edwards 70th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 56.20s

1^st

Blazing Court

610-13

9/2

T: M KeighleyJ: S Bowen

Led until 8th, chased leader, led again narrowly on inside turning in, headed 4 out, left in lead next, soon headed, ridden between last two, driven to led again final 150 yards, stayed on well op 5/1

2^nd

1 ½

Police Academy

711-10

13/2

T: F O'BrienJ: Ben Sutton (7)

Keen in mid-division, pushed along after 5 out, soon outpaced, rallied out wide before 3 out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner op 11/2

3^rd

Crypto Currency

711-12

7/2f

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up off the pace in last trio, closer in mid-division before 5 out, left 3rd on inside 3 out, kept on run-in, just missed 2nd, no chance with winner op 3/1

4^th

Jac Jumper

511-7

9/2

T: Deborah ColeJ: Chris Ward (3)

Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 6th, switched right and left 2nd 3 out, led soon after, 3 lengths ahead last, ridden and idled run-in, headed final 150 yards, weakened and lost two places towards finish op 5/1

5^th

Fat Sam

1011-11

16/1

T: C J DownJ: David Noonan

Chased leaders, went 2nd 4th, led 8th, pushed along and narrowly headed turning in, dropped to 3rd before 4 out,pushed along and struggling when badly hampered by faller next, no chance after op 10/1

6^th

3 ¾

Almost Gotaway

711-7

15/2

T: Nicky MartinJ: Sean Houlihan

Chased leader until 7th, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced after 5 out, soon weakened tchd 7/1

7^th

3 ½

Rathmacknee

812-0

33/1

T: Mrs D O'NeillJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Held up towards rear, never involved

Also Ran

Mix Of Clover

1011-11

40/1

T: A RalphJ: J J Burke

Off the pace towards rear, struggling when pulled up before 5 out

Thank You Blue

711-5

25/1

T: J CandlishJ: Lewis Stones (3)

Chased leaders out wide, 2nd going strongly when hit led and hit 4 out, fell next tchd 28/1

Up For Appeal

611-5

13/2

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor

Off the pace towards rear, tailed off 5 out, pulled up before next op 15/2

Walkingoneggshells

511-5

14/1

T: A WatsonJ: Nick Scholfield

Never goin nor jumped with any fluency in rear, mistake 3rd, tailed off when mistake 5 out, soon pulled up op 16/1 tchd 18/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.20, £2.00, £1.90EX:£44.00Trifecta:£194.10Tricast:£115.46SF:£34.12Swingers:£7.20, £4.20, £6.00

Forecasts

Crypto Currency (7/2), Blazing Court (9/2), Jac Jumper (9/2), Police Academy (13/2), Up For Appeal (13/2), Almost Gotaway (15/2), Walkingoneggshells (14/1), Fat Sam (16/1), Thank You Blue (25/1), Rathmacknee (33/1), Mix Of Clover (40/1)

ALMOST GOTAWAY made a promising start over fences when third at Stratford and is taken to build on it here at the chief expense of Jac Jumper who was a resurgent runner-up over C&D last time. Police Academy is another to consider reverted to this sphere along with in-form pair Crypto Currency and Blazing Court.