17:10 Worcester

Wednesday 18 June 2025

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Worcester Balloon Festival Is Back Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 44.27s

1^st

Gordon Grey

511-4

7/2

T: B BrookhouseJ: J M Quinlan

Made all, pushed along 2 out, ridden run-in, stayed on gamely, always doing enough op 4/1

2^nd

Jorah

511-4

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Rear mid-division, headway home turn, took 4th 3 out and pushed along, chased leader last, ridden run-in, kept on but no telling impression op 6/1

3^rd

nse

Amber Waves

410-6

6/4f

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, pushed along run-in, kept on, always just held op 6/5

4^th

Belcamo

410-13

4/1

T: A M HalesJ: Kielan Woods

Towards rear, closed into 4th after 4 out, lost position and pushed along 3 out, ridden and rallied run-in, never threatened tchd 10/3

5^th

Notnoweve

610-11

66/1

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

Prominent, jumped right at times, ridden after 2 out, ran on one pace op 50/1 tchd 100/1

6^th

Ocean Walz

511-4

12/1

T: Mrs R GassonJ: Benjamin Poste

Chased leaders, mid-division after 3rd, pushed along 3 out, weakened after 2 out tchd 14/1

7^th

Elusive Feeling

510-11

33/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

In rear, pushed along 2 out, never in contention op 25/1

8^th

Click On The Link

611-4

18/1

T: J R BarlowJ: Mr Paddy Barlow (7)

Front mid-division, pushed along and lost position home turn, tailed off 2 out op 20/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1

Also Ran

She's A Woman

510-11

250/1

T: Ella PickardJ: James Best

Mid-division, hit 2nd, lost ground and ridden 4 out, soon tailed off, pulled up 2 out op 80/1

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Non-Runners

Twirling²³⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: N J Henderson J: James Bowen

George Sansevero¹⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: B Lund J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.10, £1.70, £1.20EX:£27.40Trifecta:£52.80SF:£21.80Swingers:£4.10, £1.80, £1.20

Forecasts

Twirling (11/10), Amber Waves (6/4), Gordon Grey (7/2), Belcamo (4/1), Jorah (5/1), Ocean Walz (12/1), Click On The Link (18/1), Elusive Feeling (33/1), Notnoweve (66/1), George Sansevero (100/1), She's A Woman (250/1)

Nicky Henderson's newcomer TWIRLING was a useful scorer on the level so is fancied to go in at the first time of asking now sent hurdling. Gordon Grey found only one too good when last seen in this sphere at Fakenham in November and arrives fit from the Flat so must enter calculations, while debutante Amber Waves and C&D debut fourth Jorah appeal as the pick of the rest in the battle for minor honours.