June 19 / 14.40 Worcester

14.40

Good

Rory Daly Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4700.09
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 13 runners
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Rory Daly Handicap Chase

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

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3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 2536-1

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Not fault-free but got on top close home at Ffos Las on last month's chase/handicap debut (2m, good), for which a 5lb rise is fair; more needed in a deeper 0-120, but the return to further won't inconvenience.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 214y

Class 4

14:20 Plumpton

Bob Bob Ricard

12st 1lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Record of 3-6 over fences; only beat two rivals for the last of those wins (2m) but he ran well in a useful chase at Newbury a month ago (2m4f, good) and this is easier than that; respected.

100/30

3rd

1

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 214y

Class 4

14:20 Plumpton

Bob Bob Ricard

12st 1lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Record of 3-6 over fences; only beat two rivals for the last of those wins (2m) but he ran well in a useful chase at Newbury a month ago (2m4f, good) and this is easier than that; respected.

100/30

4th

11

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 187y

Class 2

14:40 Newbury

Bob Bob Ricard

10st 5lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Won last May/June (2m/2m4f, good) in the first two of his five runs over fences, but it took a three-runner race for him to score again three weeks ago (Doncaster 2m, good) and he still threw in a blunder even then; in this company, others are a bit more persuasive.

4/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: 3221-6 D BF

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Form of Southwell success in April (2m4.5f, good) was subsequently franked by the second, and shuddering error four out was more the issue than the higher mark last time; form figures around tracks this galloping read PP99, albeit none more recent than exactly two years ago.
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1st

3

2nd Jun 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

14:30 Southwell

Duke Of Luckley

11st 6lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Martin Keighley

Four of his six wins have been at this track, three of which over 2m; has lost his way, however, since the last of those in May last year off 7lb higher; well handicapped if he can return to form after absence of 223 days.

16/1

3

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 4

13:30 Worcester

Duke Of Luckley

11st 12lb

J: James Best

T: Martin Keighley

Completed a hat-trick in May but now has to bounce back from four heavy defeats and there are improvers lurking here.

20/1

3

16th Sep 2025

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 4

15:10 Uttoxeter

Duke Of Luckley

12st 1lb

J: James Best

T: Martin Keighley

Completed hat-trick when making all to beat Harel Du Marais at Southwell (2m, good) in May, after a break, but has suffered three heavy defeats since; swaps visor for refitted cheekpieces; rain a likely negative.

20/1

6/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: /1P3-3 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Hamstrung by mistakes at Fontwell latest, but had previously reaffirmed his effectiveness on 2m3f and good ground there; little in hand of even this 2lb lower mark, but hope in pedigree for this switch to fences.
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4th

2

30th Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 4

18:10 Fontwell

Cape Vidal

11st 8lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

jumped right on occasions, prominent, went third after 4 out, no extra when lost third towards finish

5/1

3rd

8

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:50 Worcester

Cape Vidal

11st 3lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

in touch with leaders

9/1

3rd

9

19th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Worcester

Cape Vidal

11st 6lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

midfield, headway after 9th, not fluent 4 out, outpaced 2 out, switched left approaching last, kept on run-in, not pace to challenge

6/1

Form: 2163-3 C

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Outpaced over a stretch 2m at Huntingdon latest and may need 2m3f-2m4f all the time now; 3lb above his highest winning mark, but a course record of 2213 here (all over 2m in summer 2022) is encouraging.
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1st

6

2nd Jul 2024

Good To Firm

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

20:10 Stratford

Chess Player

11st 2lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

2lb above his highest winning mark, but goes well here and his recent fourth over 2m4f here was respectable; probably needs more for the win off his current mark but should figure prominently.

13/2

4th

11

19th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Worcester

Chess Player

11st 4lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

held up in rear, steady headway after 9th, raced wide home turn, outpaced 2 out, kept on run-in

15/2

Form: 243-14 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Just cashed in a career-low mark in a Southwell handicap hurdle last month (nearly 2m5f, good); below that level back there since; pulled up on both previous chase starts, albeit both were bigger asks than this.
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8

8th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:30 Warwick

Pozo Emery

11st 1lb

J: Mr Sam Lee

T: L J Morgan

10yo who is very lightly raced for his age; won at Southwell (2m4f, good) last May and has also scored on heavy ground; however, he failed to threaten over hurdles then fences last June and this is his first outing since.

16/1

8

8th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:30 Warwick

Pozo Emery

11st 1lb

J: Mr Sam Lee

T: L J Morgan

10yo who is very lightly raced for his age; won at Southwell (2m4f, good) last May and has also scored on heavy ground; however, he failed to threaten over hurdles then fences last June and this is his first outing since.

16/1

5th

10

19th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Worcester

Pozo Emery

11st 5lb

J: John Kington

T: L J Morgan

midfield, headway 9th, briefly went second 3 out, weakened last

14/1

Form: /2166- C

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Record of 123 in staying hurdle/chase events here; back below a winning mark after two flops this year, but not sure this first drop back to around 2m4f since August 2021 necessarily rates a plus.
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6

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:42 Worcester

No No Maestro

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Four-time chase winner (2m4f-3m2f) on a good mark and returned to form when a clear second at Fontwell (3m2f); has to be considered.

13/2

5

10th Jun 2025

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 4

19:50 Fontwell

No No Maestro

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Four-time chase winner (2m4f-3m2f, good-soft); out of form during three-race spell last spring and made a low-key reappearance last month; well handicapped now but needs that recent outing to have brought him on.

9/1

5th

1

6th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:18 Worcester

No No Maestro

12st 1lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Four-time chase winner, most recently in 2023; well below par in three runs last year, however, and needs a revival on reappearance; market may offer further guidance.

8/1

Form: P1P-4P

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
One second place finish here two years ago but generally more compelling around sharper tracks, and the return to form that inspired November's Fakenham win off this mark proved short-lived in the extreme; risky.
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2

18th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

3m 3f 119y

Class 5

17:00 Stratford

Jony Max

11st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Christian Williams

On the downgrade now and returned from a break with 37l defeat behind My Girl Katie at Newton Abbot last month; might well have needed that outing and has conditions to suit here but others appeal more all the same; wears blinkers and cheekpieces simultaneously for the first time.

11/2

2

4th Jul 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

16:53 Newton Abbot

Jony Max

11st 13lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Christian Williams

Five-time chase winner (once over C&D); returned to form with a string of good efforts in the autumn but absent since pulled up in Fakenham marathon just before Christmas and entitled to benefit from this outing.

7/1

5

22nd Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 5f 24y

Class 4

14:13 Fakenham

Jony Max

11st 0lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Christian Williams

Close second in C&D (good) Norfolk National in early part of last season and was a 3m course winner (good to soft) last November; needed considerable help from the handicapper before last month's Warwick success (3m1f, good) but has been placed twice since and the return to this track is an obvious plus; cheekpieces removed after one use; big player.

5/2

Form: 645-P7 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 11lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
3-8 at this venue; now back within 3lb of the mark for last July's latest success (C&D, soft), but has resumed in little form this term.
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1st

1

8th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Worcester

Judge Earle

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

made all, pushed along after 4 out, 2 lengths ahead when not fluent 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on well run-in

12/1

8th

5

19th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Worcester

Judge Earle

11st 11lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

in touch with leaders

33/1

7th

8

1st Jun 2024

Good To Soft

3m 3f 119y

Class 3

19:30 Stratford

Judge Earle

11st 6lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

As good as ever last summer, winning twice over 2m4f (good to soft/soft); has won over 3m2f in the past (hurdling) but has performed poorly on either side of a break and he's knocking on now.

16/1

Form: /4P6-3 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Step back in the right direction when third of four at Bangor latest (2m4.5f, good to soft), running to a mark eased 2lb since; shapes as if there are more races to be had with him, and drier ground is fine.
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9th

13

13th Nov 2024

Soft

2m 4f 72y

Class 3

12:25 Bangor-on-Dee

Le Cameleon

11st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Kim Bailey

Exposed chaser with a record of 5-24; below par in his three runs for Kim Bailey but has time on his side to turn things around and he should be well handicapped.

33/1

9th

13

13th Nov 2024

Soft

2m 4f 72y

Class 3

12:25 Bangor-on-Dee

Le Cameleon

11st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Kim Bailey

Exposed chaser with a record of 5-24; below par in his three runs for Kim Bailey but has time on his side to turn things around and he should be well handicapped.

33/1

9th

1

19th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Worcester

Le Cameleon

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Kim Bailey

held up in rear, hampered 1st, not fluent 9th, lost touch 4 out

9/1

Form: 3P5-P4

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Made all off 6lb higher at Ffos Las in May 2023; that and all other wins have come at 2m-2m1.5f with cut, and although faring better prior to a late error over further last time he does need to back that up.
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1st

2

7th Mar 2025

Soft

1m 7f 201y

Class 5

16:28 Leicester

You Say Nothing

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Christian Williams

Had been struggling but bounced back for a fourth chase success at Lingfield two weeks ago (2m, soft; made most); wouldn't be certain to repeat that form but clear claims if he can off 5lb higher.

10/11

Form: /P364- D

Last run: 245 days

W: 11st 8lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Always used to find his one race a year over a galloping 2m3f-2m4f on good ground, but has drawn a blank since November 2021 and has never defied an absence of today's magnitude; lowest ever chase mark, however.
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7

29th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 31y

Class 3

14:05 Doncaster

Barton Knoll

10st 2lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: John Mackie

in touch with leaders, lost ground before 9th

14/1

7

29th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 31y

Class 3

14:05 Doncaster

Barton Knoll

10st 2lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: John Mackie

in touch with leaders, lost ground before 9th

14/1

6

28th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

18:13 Bangor-on-Dee

Barton Knoll

11st 7lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: John Mackie

Winless since 2021 and he came in a well-held 11th after eight months off in 2m4f Worcester handicap chase nine days ago; others are more persuasive.

16/1

Form: 0/574-

Last run: 256 days

W: 11st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Triple 2m-2m1f scorer away from the more stamina-sapping tracks for Henry De Bromhead, but never too convincing over further; beaten miles on last autumn's stable debut (2m2f) and others persuade more; no ground concerns.
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2

19th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Worcester

Defan

11st 13lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Alexandra Dunn

held up in rear, slow jump and detached 6th, pulled up before 7th

16/1

4th

1

7th Oct 2023

Good

2m 1f 165y

Class 3

14:50 Fontwell

Defan

11st 12lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Alexandra Dunn

Romped home in a Ballinrobe handicap in May 2022 (for Henry De Bromhead) but unplaced in five subsequent starts, the latest when tried in cheekpieces in August; bought last month for £10,000 and possibly best watched.

12/1

Form: 3223-3 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
In the first three on all 11 completions over fences, winning only one (2m4f, good) but within a neck of defying this mark in December; visor newly deployed for that near-miss returns here after a few issues last time (whipped round start, made mistakes); among likeliest.
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4

9th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 3

16:23 Market Rasen

Hardy Boy

11st 10lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

C&D winner last August and his close fourth at Cheltenham three runs back was his best form yet; soft ground was no good to him on final appearance; nothing wrong with his mark.

12/1

4th

4

9th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 3

16:23 Market Rasen

Hardy Boy

11st 10lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

C&D winner last August and his close fourth at Cheltenham three runs back was his best form yet; soft ground was no good to him on final appearance; nothing wrong with his mark.

12/1

9th

9

29th Nov 2024

Soft

3m 0f 52y

Class 3

15:40 Newbury

Hardy Boy

10st 12lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Ready winner over 2m7f at Market Rasen in August and he ran at least as well in defeat at Cheltenham in October but he has his share of weight now and soft ground has not been helpful so far.

14/1

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Payout
Exacta £39.40
Straight Forecast £39.31
Tricast £166.48
Trifecta £222.50

Selections

The Times:

Bob Bob Ricard

SPOTLIGHT:

Hardy Boy

WEST COUNTRY:

Cape Vidal

D Express:

Barton Knoll

Telegraph:

Cape Vidal

The Guardian:

Bob Bob Ricard

Daily Mail:

Bob Bob Ricard

Daily Mirror:

Bob Bob Ricard

The Sun:

Bob Bob Ricard

The Star:

Bob Bob Ricard

Daily Record:

Bob Bob Ricard

RP RATINGS:

Hardy Boy

TOPSPEED:

Hardy Boy

POSTDATA:

Hardy Boy