19:50 Worcester

Thursday 17 July 2025

All17:0517:4018:1218:4519:2019:5020:2520:55

Keith Bennett Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:51 | Winning time: 5m 59.10s

1^st

Palm Beach

810-3

5/1

T: B PaulingJ: Elliott England (10)

Some slow jumps, bumped 1st, prominent, lost place 9th, switched outside and rallied to lead 3 out, stayed on well, clear final 100 yards easily op 6/1 tchd 7/1

2^nd

4 ¾

The Flying Poet

611-11

10/3f

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Hampered 1st, chased leaders, closed 6th, not fluent and lost place 8th, rallied on outside 3 out, no impression on winner flat tchd 11/4

3^rd

9 ½

Hammer Dan

711-2

4/1

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Held up in rear, headway from 8th, every chance when jumped left 2 out, no extra flat op 7/2

4^th

1 ¾

Stripe Of Honour

1210-2

12/1

T: A DayJ: Harriet Tucker (7)

Mid-division, headway approaching 7th, led before 3 out, soon headed, no extra from last op 16/1

5^th

Indian Sunbird

811-4

6/1

T: Sara EnderJ: Harry Bannister

Towards rear, headway from 8th, not much room 2 out, no extra last tchd 13/2

6^th

6 ½

Kaproyale

1011-10

20/1

T: M ComleyJ: Mr James King (3)

Hampered 1st, mid-division, headway 8th, lost place 3 out, mistake 2 out op 18/1 tchd 28/1

7^th

Getaways Gift

510-9

9/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Jumped right and hampered 1st, mid-division, struggling before 3 out op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and tchd 12/1

8^th

2 ¼

Zuul

710-9

10/1

T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop

Jumped left and hampered 1st, chased leaders, led before 3 out, soon headed, weakened before 2 out op 11/1

9^th

3 ¼

Ballyvaughan Bay

811-13

16/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Thomas Bellamy

Led, jumped left 1s, slow 2nd, headed before 3 out, soon weakened op 20/1 tchd 22/1

10^th

School Days Over

812-0

40/1

T: J CoulsonJ: S Grantham (10)

Chased leader, jumped left and bumped 1st, lost place when not fluent 8th, behind next, tailed off op 28/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Shandancer

811-11

11/1

T: Dr R Newland & J InsoleJ: H Cobden

Hampered 1st, never really going, very slow jump 2nd, behind after 6th, pulled up before next op 9/1

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Non-Runners

Illico De Montave¹²⁹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: Mrs R Gasson J: Benjamin Poste

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£2.10, £1.70, £1.90EX:£26.80Trifecta:£135.00Tricast:£75.75SF:£23.51Swingers:£5.20, £5.80, £4.10

Forecasts

The Flying Poet (10/3), Hammer Dan (4/1), Palm Beach (5/1), Indian Sunbird (6/1), Getaways Gift (9/1), Zuul (10/1), Shandancer (11/1), Stripe Of Honour (12/1), Ballyvaughan Bay (16/1), Kaproyale (20/1), Illico De Montave (25/1), School Days Over (40/1)

THE FLYING POET has taken his form up a notch sent handicapping this season and is well worth another chance having been unsuited by the emphasis on speed at Perth last time. He remains unexposed at this trip and is taken to get off the mark, though Hammer Dan is respected after his good second over C&D 15 days ago. Shandancer is also one to note on return.

THE FLYING POET (IRE)
HAMMER DAN (IRE)
SHANDANCER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Iron Heart

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 7

J: S Bowen | T: P & M Bowen

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,248.002nd: £1,494.003rd: £747.004th: £374.005th: £186.00