July 24 / 16.05 Worcester

16.05

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Clives Of Cropthorne Maiden Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices’ Brush Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) (Div II)

  • Prize money: £4193.42
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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Clives Of Cropthorne Maiden Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices’ Brush Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) (Div II)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 535-38

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
1-35 under all codes when based in Ireland, the win gained on the Flat in 2022; placed in a low-grade handicap chase this spring and the pick of his 2023 hurdling form gives him a good chance on these terms; interesting to see what Olly Murphy can do with him.
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3rd

11

27th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 2

17:45 Market Rasen

Rock On Pedro

10st 8lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Olly Murphy

Ex-Irish 7yo who won Worcester maiden (2m, good) on stable debut in July and was respectable third of six from out of the weights in Perth handicap (2m, good) last month; effectively 4lb lower from correct mark here and promising conditional Lewis Sanuders claims a useful 7lb; could have a say.

12/1

6

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 2

18:07 Perth

Rock On Pedro

10st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Ordinary Flat winner in Ireland and was 0-21 there over jumps (including 12 defeats over fences); came good on yard debut in a maiden at Worcester (in none of the aids he sported for former connections) and could build on that; 3lb wrong at the weights.

3/1

1st

3

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Worcester

Rock On Pedro

11st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

1-35 under all codes when based in Ireland, the win gained on the Flat in 2022; placed in a low-grade handicap chase this spring and the pick of his 2023 hurdling form gives him a good chance on these terms; interesting to see what Olly Murphy can do with him.

6/1

5/2

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 24-22

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner who went close on hurdling debut at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) in May and also ran a big race when second at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft) last month; drops back in trip here; major player.
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2nd

9

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Worcester

Jack N Jones

10st 11lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Irish point winner who went close on hurdling debut at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) in May and also ran a big race when second at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft) last month; drops back in trip here; major player.

5/2

2nd

10

6th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

14:35 Market Rasen

Jack N Jones

10st 11lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Irish point winner who made the frame in both bumpers this spring and went close on subsequent hurdle debut at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good; front pair clear); very likely to be suited by this step up in trip; good chance.

11/10

2

28th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

14:18 Newton Abbot

Jack N Jones

11st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

All runs on good ground; winning pointer; runner-up in a Plumpton bumper on her return from a long absence but then failed favourite backers at Fakenham when behind Last Note; had no excuses from the front that day but perhaps she was off colour.

13/8

15/8

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 18-2 D

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a small-field bumper for Henry Daly last autumn and made pleasing start to hurdling career six weeks ago, losing out only by a head over C&D (good to soft); must be considered.
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4th

5

4th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

18:00 Huntingdon

Tilehurst

11st 6lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Neil Mulholland

A bumper winner for Henry Daly in October 2024, he ran his best race over hurdles when beaten half a length at Taunton (2m, good) last month following a six-month break; looks sure to pay his way in the coming months and holds claims.

9/2

2nd

5

9th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

15:10 Taunton

Tilehurst

11st 9lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Neil Mulholland

Debut bumper scorer who was shaping up well over hurdles until coming in a below-par third of 12 in 2m Stratford novice in September; off since but no surprise if he took a step forward now going handicapping for shrewd yard.

11/2

Form: 64-P

Last run: 83 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Displayed promise in two Irish bumpers during the winter (good to yielding/heavy) and subsequent defeat at Punchestown festival is not viewed too harshly; probably best watched on this stable/hurdle debut, though; tongue-tie fitted.
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4th

5

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Worcester

Trendy Workforce

11st 4lb

J: James Bowen

T: Billy Aprahamian

Displayed promise in two Irish bumpers during the winter (good to yielding/heavy) and subsequent defeat at Punchestown festival is not viewed too harshly; probably best watched on this stable/hurdle debut, though; tongue-tie fitted.

20/1

22

2nd May 2025

Yielding

2m 2f 181y

19:40 Punchestown

Trendy Workforce

12st 0lb

J: Mr J L Scallan

T: Sean Thomas Doyle

led, soon clear, headed halfway, soon weakened

200/1

22

2nd May 2025

Yielding

2m 2f 181y

19:40 Punchestown

Trendy Workforce

12st 0lb

J: Mr J L Scallan

T: Sean Thomas Doyle

led, soon clear, headed halfway, soon weakened

200/1

Form: 4

Last run: 60 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in a low-grade Flat handicap last year (1m2f, good; RPR 59) but made just a mildly encouraging hurdle debut at Fontwell (2m3f, good) in May and needs improvement here; visored for first time.
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8th

10

18th Nov 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:50 Lingfield

Yarborough

10st 4lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Limited Flat maiden who also ran to a modest level in three races over hurdles; didn't get far on chase debut last month; best watched.

10/1

7

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 165y

Class 5

14:45 Fontwell

Yarborough

10st 3lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Modest Flat maiden; has shown some aptitude for hurdling this year but last month's fourth of five at Plumpton (2m4f, good) came in a very thin maiden; now bids to exploit 9lb weight-for-age allowance on chasing debut.

14/1

4th

4

21st Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

15:20 Plumpton

Yarborough

11st 1lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Modest form in his previous two maiden hurdles and made it 0-12 on the Flat when tailed off in a 1m3f seller at Goodwood four weeks ago (good to firm; 100-1); readily opposed.

14/1

Form: 8-6

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Not disgraced when midfield in Perth bumper (good to soft) on rules debut in April and shaped with a fair bit more promise than eventual 18l defeat might suggest when sixth on last month's hurdling debut at Southwell (2m4f, good); drops back in trip here; considered each-way.
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1

22nd Jan 2026

Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

12:28 Huntingdon

Tree Top Tyson

12st 1lb

J: James Bowen

T: Patrick Neville

1-6 over hurdles, the win gained in a three-runner Sedgefield maiden (2m1f, good) in October; ran well before fading into fifth on last month's handicap debut at Catterick (2m3f, good) and has some slow-ground pointing experience to call upon on this chasing debut.

8/1

4th

2

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

12:40 Wetherby

Tree Top Tyson

11st 6lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Patrick Neville

Runner-up at Perth (2m, good to soft) in September following wind surgery then easily went one better in three-runner maiden at Sedgefield (2m1f, good); things seems to have clicked and he could continue to progress; key player under penalty.

7/2

4th

2

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

12:40 Wetherby

Tree Top Tyson

11st 6lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Patrick Neville

Runner-up at Perth (2m, good to soft) in September following wind surgery then easily went one better in three-runner maiden at Sedgefield (2m1f, good); things seems to have clicked and he could continue to progress; key player under penalty.

7/2

100/1

Form: 4

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed on Irish point debut in March but disappointed on next two starts in that sphere and was tailed off over hurdles at Newton Abbot (2m5f) last month.
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6

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 7f 174y

Class 5

15:37 Ludlow

Needtoknow

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Joe Ponting

Not as far out of the weights as when an outpaced fifth on this month's handicap debut, and the longer trip may prove a plus; still a lot to find with the best of these, however; cheekpieces already discarded.

50/1

8

3rd Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

16:48 Fontwell

Needtoknow

10st 2lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Joe Ponting

Limited promise thus far and finds herself 11lb out of the weights for handicap debut; cheekpieces added.

33/1

Form: 0/59

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten in two C&D maidens this spring; needs first-time cheekpieces to prompt huge improvement today.
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5th

2

21st Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

15:20 Plumpton

Oi Oi Oi

11st 4lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Harriet Dickin

Impossible to drum up any enthusiasm for what he's shown so far, in a bumper and three hurdle starts; has a basement handicap mark; now blinkered.

50/1

8th

2

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Worcester

Oi Oi Oi

11st 4lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Harriet Dickin

Well beaten in two C&D maidens this spring; needs first-time cheekpieces to prompt huge improvement today.

200/1

OUR TIP

Form: 654-22 BF

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Signed off for Nicky Henderson with pretty good C&D second on handicap debut in May and probably ran to similar level when filling same position in C&D maiden (also on good) for new stable last month; sure to be in the shake-up if in similar form again today.
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3

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 7f 174y

Class 5

15:37 Ludlow

Katana

11st 11lb

J: James Bowen

T: Robert Stephens

Spring and summer's clutch of frame finishes were gained around far more galloping tracks over 2m-2m4f; wheels have really come off since, and hard to be confident the return to a stayers' trip will arrest the decline.

16/1

3

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:40 Ffos Las

Katana

11st 6lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Robert Stephens

Runner-up on handicap debut for Nicky Henderson at Worcester (2m, good) in May and pulled well clear of the third when filling same position in maiden over that C&D for new stable in June but has suffered a worrying slump in form since; needs a good boost from the new cheekpieces here.

14/1

4

22nd Sep 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

16:15 Fontwell

Katana

11st 9lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Robert Stephens

Ex-Nicky Henderson was was runner-up a couple of times in the summer but has been pulled up on his last two starts and is hard to fancy until he shows more.

14/1

Form: 67-9

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Did not show enough in his three bumpers to warrant serious consideration on this hurdling debut.
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9th

3

22nd May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:11 Worcester

Royal Mark

11st 4lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Has just shown modest form in bumpers and over hurdles; first-time hood goes on.

100/1

9

20th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

18:30 Worcester

Royal Mark

10st 10lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Modest bumper form and 200-1 when pulled up on hurdling introduction.

200/1

6

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Worcester

Royal Mark

11st 0lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Did not show enough in his three bumpers to warrant serious consideration on this hurdling debut.

100/1

Form: 70/O/7

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 11lb

8 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran out on hurdling debut in 2023 and, following a long absence, was well beaten at big odds here (2m4f) this month.
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10

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Worcester

Mollys Angel

10st 11lb

J: Charlie Price

T: William de Best-Turner

Ran out on hurdling debut in 2023 and, following a long absence, was well beaten at big odds here (2m4f) this month.

200/1

7th

9

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:15 Worcester

Mollys Angel

10st 9lb

J: Charlie Price

T: William de Best-Turner

Showed nothing in three bumpers and was reportedly unsteerable before running out on her hurdling debut at Exeter when last seen in early 2023.

100/1

7

3rd Mar 2023

Good

2m 4f 118y

Class 4

14:15 Newbury

Mollys Angel

10st 7lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: William de Best-Turner

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Payout
Exacta £22.10
Straight Forecast £21.09
Trifecta £68.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Tilehurst

POSTDATA:

Jack N Jones

Daily Mail:

Rock On Pedro

RP RATINGS:

Tilehurst

The Times:

Tilehurst

Telegraph:

Tilehurst

The Guardian:

Tilehurst

D Express:

Tilehurst

Daily Mirror:

Tilehurst

The Star:

Tilehurst

Daily Record:

Tilehurst

The Sun:

Jack N Jones