18:48 Worcester

Tuesday 6 May 2025

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Blackmores Building Contractors Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:51 | Winning time: 5m 43.00s

1^st

Ernest Gray

811-10

14/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Chased leaders, pushed along and went 2nd before 3 out where went left and bumped rival, led before 2 out, ridden clear run-in op 11/1

2^nd

2 ½

Icare Allen

712-2

28/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Benjamin Macey (7)

Mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders 6th, mistake and lost place 8th, rallied and left 3rd last, went 2nd run-in, no chance with winner op 22/1

3^rd

Rockadenn

911-7

14/1

T: M ComleyJ: David Bass

Tracked leaders on inside, bad mistake 3 out, kept on under pressure run-in, no chance with leading duo op 12/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

3 ¾

Party Business

911-11

6/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd

Tracked leaders until jumped slowly and lost place 3rd, rallied 8th, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, outpaced home turn, rallied under pressure run-in, went modest 4th towards finish tchd 7/1

5^th

Shantou Express

1011-8

7/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: C Gethings

Led but pressed, pushed along and bumped 3 out, headed approaching next, chased winner, switched right before last, no chance with winner, lost 2nd run-in, weakened and lost 3rd soon after, lost 4th towards finish op 10/1

6^th

Slip Of The Tongue

810-12

150/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: Toby Wynne

Unseated rider after leaving paddock, mid-division on inside, lost place and in last pair 6th, never on terms after op 125/1 tchd 100/1

7^th

Butler's Brief

1011-4

12/1

T: A RalphJ: J J Burke

Pressed leader, hit 6th, pushed along and lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off op 16/1

Also Ran

Ebony Warrior

711-11

1/1f

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, left in 3rd next, pushed along and looking held when unseated rider last tchd 4/5

Earth King

911-10

5/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: H Cobden

Waited with in rear, headway out wide chasing leaders 4 out, disputing close 3rd when stumbled badly on landing and unseated rider 2 out op 9/2

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Non-Runners

Halifax²¹⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: G Harris J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£19.80Pl:£3.40, £4.50, £3.00EX:£336.50Trifecta:£3,285.00Tricast:£5,475.91SF:£301.84Swingers:£33.90, £21.50, £40.70

Forecasts

Ebony Warrior (1/1), Earth King (5/1), Party Business (6/1), Shantou Express (7/1), Butler's Brief (12/1), Ernest Gray (14/1), Rockadenn (14/1), Halifax (16/1), Icare Allen (28/1), Slip Of The Tongue (150/1)

Course scorer EBONY WARRIOR should have more to offer on only his second venture into handicaps so looks the way to go here. The returning Earth King could emerge as the main danger for his in-form handler, although Shantou Express and Ernest Gray both command respect too in an open handicap.