July 01 / 15.25 Worcester

15.25

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Jane Newman Financial Planning Ltd Maiden Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices’ Brush Qual’) (GBB) (Div II)

  • Prize money: £5446
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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Jane Newman Financial Planning Ltd Maiden Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices’ Brush Qual’) (GBB) (Div II)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.80
  • Place: £1.60

Form: /223-4

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Nearly won a bumper here last summer and later close up in two runs over hurdles; no improvement when beaten 10l here 20 days ago but he did race freely after a break; entitled to be in the thick of it.
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2nd

6

26th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

15:12 Uttoxeter

Drombeg Lad

11st 4lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Alex Hales

Lightly raced and off the mark in ready fashion in a 2m maiden at Worcester earlier this month; this mark might be okay.

5/2

1st

1

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:25 Worcester

Drombeg Lad

11st 4lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Alex Hales

Nearly won a bumper here last summer and later close up in two runs over hurdles; no improvement when beaten 10l here 20 days ago but he did race freely after a break; entitled to be in the thick of it.

11/2

4th

1

11th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:40 Worcester

Drombeg Lad

11st 4lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Went close in good-ground course bumper a year ago and was placed on both hurdling starts last summer, the latter over C&D; has fitness to prove after 284-day absence and ground slower than good would be new to him but he still enters each-way calculations.

9/1

13/2

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 2

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
1-14 on the Flat, the win coming over about 1m3f at Yarmouth (good; fair form) in April; beaten 14l into second in a six-runner maiden hurdle at Huntingdon a month ago; likely to need more here.
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2nd

10

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:25 Worcester

Sword Of Wessex

11st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

1-14 on the Flat, the win coming over about 1m3f at Yarmouth (good; fair form) in April; beaten 14l into second in a six-runner maiden hurdle at Huntingdon a month ago; likely to need more here.

13/2

2nd

3

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

13:30 Huntingdon

Sword Of Wessex

10st 12lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

Odds-on winner over nearly 1m4f at Yarmouth (good) last month and ran okay on faster ground at Leicester (both runs in a visor); he's been found a very winnable race for his hurdle debut.

6/5

6/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 3-43

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
0-6 on Flat for the Gosdens; not beaten all that far in two of his three races over hurdles, latterly at Bangor in this new headgear combination; should have some role to play.
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3rd

7

22nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:30 Worcester

Earnest Belief

11st 0lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Record of 0-6 on Flat and 0-4 over hurdles but has largely consistent form, creditable third over C&D most recently; this race is of a similar standard; again has place claims.

5/1

3rd

8

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:25 Worcester

Earnest Belief

11st 0lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

0-6 on Flat for the Gosdens; not beaten all that far in two of his three races over hurdles, latterly at Bangor in this new headgear combination; should have some role to play.

6/1

3rd

6

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

13:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Earnest Belief

10st 12lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

0-6 on Flat for the Gosdens; encouraging third on hurdling/stable debut at Carlisle (2m1f, good to soft) in March but he failed to build on that when a remote fourth at Hexham (2m, good); has something to prove after that and this looks tough on the figures; equipment returns including a first-time tongue-tie.

9/1

100/30

Form: 530P-2

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Winning pointer; runner-up for a second time over hurdles (0-6) when rallying over C&D 20 days ago; none too consistent and may ideally prefer further, but he boasts some of the best form among these.
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5th

2

26th Jul 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 5

17:12 Uttoxeter

Purple Owl

12st 0lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Irish point winner who's 0-8 under rules and there have been a few blips in his form; rallied when a good second over 2m at Worcester (good) on penultimate start but not proven beyond that, despite several attempts; tongue tied on last five starts and now also sports cheekpieces.

100/30

4th

4

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:25 Worcester

Purple Owl

11st 4lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Winning pointer; runner-up for a second time over hurdles (0-6) when rallying over C&D 20 days ago; none too consistent and may ideally prefer further, but he boasts some of the best form among these.

100/30

2nd

5

11th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:10 Worcester

Purple Owl

11st 4lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Fair form when placed twice in novice company towards end of 2025 (2m, good/soft) but well beaten in two 2m4f handicaps this year; drops back in trip here; needs to get career back on track.

8/1

Form: 61-F2 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

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No Results Found

Form: 85-

Last run: 76 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form: 4

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form: 5-7

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form: 5 BF

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

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No Results Found

Form: 4364/

Last run: 469 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Minor form under rules for Tom Lacey; has since gone 2-7 in points; others are much preferred.
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5th

7

16th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:02 Worcester

Walkingtheline

10st 11lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Steph Cameron

Dual point winner but has looked very limited under rules; 300-1 when pulled up here 15 days ago; the tongue-tie is new.

100/1

12

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:25 Worcester

Walkingtheline

10st 11lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Steph Cameron

Minor form under rules for Tom Lacey; has since gone 2-7 in points; others are much preferred.

28/1

4th

5

19th Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

16:07 Huntingdon

Walkingtheline

10st 12lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Tom Lacey

prominent, outpaced before 3 out, soon dropped to last and weakened

8/1

Non-runners

Sheriffs Court

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £25.50
Straight Forecast £21.18
Trifecta £164.80

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Purple Owl

SPOTLIGHT:

Dunstall Star

RP RATINGS:

Sword Of Wessex

Daily Mail:

Giant's Way

The Sun:

Earnest Belief

The Guardian:

Dunstall Star

The Star:

Dunstall Star

The Times:

Sword Of Wessex

Telegraph:

Sword Of Wessex

POSTDATA:

Purple Owl

WEST COUNTRY:

Purple Owl

D Express:

Purple Owl

Daily Mirror:

Purple Owl

Daily Record:

Purple Owl