17:55 Worcester

Wednesday 20 August 2025

All16:5017:2517:5518:3019:0019:3020:00

Ron Hyett Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:59 | Winning time: 5m 42.10s

1^st

Jullou De Grissay

611-13

22/1

T: M ComleyJ: Mr James King (3)

Raced wide throughout chasing leaders, disputing 2nd 3 out, challenging next, led approaching last, rider dropped whip run-in, edged left and stayed on to assert inside final 110 yards op 25/1

2^nd

2 ½

Mikhailovich

812-0

6/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: C Gethings

Chased leaders inside, disputing 2nd 3 out, outright 2nd approaching the last, challenging run-in, no extra inside final 110 yards op 16/1

3^rd

4 ¼

Tropical Speed

611-8

3/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Never that fluent, led, pushed along and hung left before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, ridden hung left and headed before last, weakened run-in op 11/4 tchd 5/2 and tchd 10/3

4^th

Captain's Pick

710-12

15/2

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor

Mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, went remote 4th 3 out op 9/1

5^th

Let Me Go Boys

511-10

10/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Mostly chased leader until after 4 out, chased leaders, pushed along home turn, weakened before 2 out op 11/1 tchd 12/1

6^th

Ballynaheer

610-10

10/1

T: David DennisJ: J J Burke

Chased leaders early, in mid-division when mistake 6th, lost place 8th, tailed off op 12/1 tchd 9/1

7^th

5 ½

Mr Le Philosophe

511-11

5/2f

T: James OwenJ: Alex Chadwick (3)

Held up towards rear, closer 8th, pushed along in mid-division after 4 out, no impression next op 5/4

8^th

Dame Sarra

511-1

40/1

T: Noel WilliamsJ: James Davies

Off the pace towards rear, never on terms op 50/1

9^th

Midnight Gold

811-9

12/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Harriet Tucker (7)

Raced wide and never closer than mid-division op 14/1 tchd 16/1

10^th

Illico De Montave

710-3

33/1

T: Mrs R GassonJ: Benjamin Poste

Never closer than mid-division, tailed off op 50/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Katana

511-12

16/1

T: R StephensJ: Ben Jones

Never closer than mid-division, mistake 6th, pushed along in 5th after 4 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before 3 out op 22/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 25/1

Dorrells Pierji

1211-9

28/1

T: D SummersbyJ: Bryan Carver

Always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 40/1 tchd 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£25.20Pl:£6.00, £2.80, £1.80EX:£190.20Trifecta:£1,550.20Tricast:£527.41SF:£153.02Swingers:£16.90, £9.40, £6.90

Forecasts

Mr Le Philosophe (5/2), Tropical Speed (3/1), Mikhailovich (6/1), Captain's Pick (15/2), Let Me Go Boys (10/1), Ballynaheer (10/1), Midnight Gold (12/1), Katana (16/1), Jullou De Grissay (22/1), Dorrells Pierji (28/1), Illico De Montave (33/1), Dame Sarra (40/1)

MR LE PHILOSOPHE is thriving for James Owen and is fancied to make light of a 7 lb rise and complete a hat-trick. The reliable Tropical Speed appeals as the one to chase him home ahead of Captain's Pick, Midnight Gold and Mikhailovich.

MR LE PHILOSOPHE
TROPICAL SPEED (IRE)
CAPTAIN'S PICK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Dynamite Kentucky

Weight: 11-13 |Age: 9

J: Luke Scott | T: Dr R Newland & J Insole

15/2

Prize Money

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