July 18 / 20.25 Worcester

20.25

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Ian Williams Racing Maiden Hurdle (ARC Summer Novices’ Brush Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4193.42
  • 2m 7f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 12 runners
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Ian Williams Racing Maiden Hurdle (ARC Summer Novices’ Brush Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

13/2

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 7

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Kept on for second on debut in Irish maiden point (3m, yielding) in February and sold for £18,000 later that month; well beaten on last month's bumper debut here (2m, good; 5-1) but takes sizeable step up in trip for this first hurdle start and it could be right up his street.
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4th

4

5th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 4

19:17 Hereford

Pike Road

11st 8lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Martin Keighley

Thorough stayer, a dual winner over 2m7f last season, latterly on soft ground at Uttoxeter in November; dropped in class at Southwell on latest start but proved unsuited by the drop to 2m4f, and this trip is likely to find him out again.

7/1

6th

3

2nd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

15:52 Southwell

Pike Road

11st 10lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Martin Keighley

Thorough stayer who has won twice over 2m7f this season, the latest on soft ground at Uttoxeter in November; quite highly tried on last two starts; interesting down in grade.

2/1

50/1

  • Place: £12.80

Form: PP-478

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Has shown little across his six starts and others are preferred.
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3rd

4

18th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

20:25 Worcester

Happy County

11st 4lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: Simon West

Has shown little across his six starts and others are preferred.

50/1

8th

11

1st Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Worcester

Happy County

10st 8lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: Simon West

Makes handicap debut from a basement mark but has not shown any significant promise in four novice/maiden hurdles this year (2m1f-2m4f) and needs to improve.

20/1

7th

5

11th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:20 Southwell

Happy County

11st 4lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: Simon West

towards rear, some headway 8th, outpaced 3 out, soon lost touch

50/1

Form: PP-843

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Suited by the step up in trip the last twice, finishing fourth at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good) then third on handicap debut over this C&D (good); those performances makes him a key player this evening.
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2

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:20 Worcester

Champetre

11st 13lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Oliver Signy

Has run some fair races in defeat but remains a maiden (exposed) and isn't that well handicapped; probably vulnerable.

5/1

6th

2

3rd Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:00 Southwell

Champetre

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Oliver Signy

0-9 over hurdles but was very consistent at around 3m on good/good to soft ground in early part of last season and ran well for a long way when back in action last month; big player if that recent outing brought him on.

4/1

6th

2

3rd Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:00 Southwell

Champetre

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Oliver Signy

0-9 over hurdles but was very consistent at around 3m on good/good to soft ground in early part of last season and ran well for a long way when back in action last month; big player if that recent outing brought him on.

4/1

Form: 447P-3

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Back to form when upped in trip in first-time tongue-tie at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good) last month, finishing third; leading candidate today.
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2

9th Oct 2024

Good

3m 2f 59y

Class 5

14:28 Sedgefield

Youlneverwalkalone

12st 0lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

held up in rear, not fluent 1st, brief headway 4th

9/2

7th

3

6th Sep 2024

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

14:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Youlneverwalkalone

11st 11lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Kept on for third in Uttoxeter novice (2m7f, good; first-time tongue-tie) for Fergal O'Brien in June but left that yard after lesser effort in July; drops back in trip for stable/handicap debut; may still have potential but others here appeal more.

12/1

5th

8

18th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

20:25 Worcester

Youlneverwalkalone

11st 4lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Back to form when upped in trip in first-time tongue-tie at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good) last month, finishing third; leading candidate today.

3/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten a long way on last two Flat starts, in July 2023 and this February (stable debut); therefore has something to prove but he showed useful form as recent as last May and will be a strong contender if tapping into that ability on today's hurdle debut; the betting may be informative.
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8th

13

5th Aug 2024

Good

2m 2f 100y

15:05 Cork

Thermoscope

11st 12lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Two-time Flat winner at 2m for Keith Dalgleish (best RPR 88); took too long to settle on hurdling bow at Worcester last month; tailed off back on the Flat at Galway last week; best watched for now.

28/1

17th

4

(8)

31st Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 110y

20:15 Galway

Thermoscope

10st 2lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

disputed lead, led clearly after 3f, faced challenge halfway, soon headed

50/1

6th

7

18th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

20:25 Worcester

Thermoscope

11st 4lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Beaten a long way on last two Flat starts, in July 2023 and this February (stable debut); therefore has something to prove but he showed useful form as recent as last May and will be a strong contender if tapping into that ability on today's hurdle debut; the betting may be informative.

9/2

OUR TIP

Form: 44

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Won two British points this spring (2m4f/3m, good); fair efforts this summer when fourth on first two hurdle starts (2m5f, good) and today's longer trip could prompt the necessary improvement; a possible.
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4

1st Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 150y

Class 5

15:50 Wincanton

All Night Parking

11st 9lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Carroll Gray

Won two points in spring 2024 but he's failed to complete in last four runs including in hurdle handicaps (125-1) in his last two starts; still lightly raced in this sphere but he has a lot to prove back up in trip; cheekpieces added.

100/1

3

26th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

14:16 Taunton

All Night Parking

11st 12lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Carroll Gray

Won two points in spring 2024; modest form as a novice over hurdles that summer but failed to complete in two points last spring and it was the same story on handicap debut over C&D (125-1) two weeks ago.

66/1

5

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

14:15 Taunton

All Night Parking

11st 9lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Carroll Gray

Won a couple of points in spring 2024; didn't run too badly in three qualifying runs over hurdles for Carroll Gray in the summer of that year but off since failing to complete in two points last spring.

33/1

Form: 533-4F

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Ten-race maiden who was well beaten when final-flight faller at Cartmel (2m6f, good) latest; however, prior to that she'd made the frame in two handicaps (2m5f/3m, good) and a case can be made if she's back on song.
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8

8th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 5f 55y

Class 4

16:08 Ludlow

Of Course You Can

10st 8lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Won this race readily by over 9l a year ago (good ground) and was placed over C&D on next two outings; returned from break with two down-the-field runs this summer (cheekpieces added last time) but is back on a good mark now and the return to this track is sure to suit.

11/2

12

16th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

14:10 Uttoxeter

Of Course You Can

10st 12lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Neil Mulholland

Always behind at Market Rasen last month, after a break; she's better than that but all her best form is on sharp right-handed tracks, and she probably doesn't want significant rain; sports new cheekpieces.

12/1

11th

10

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

19:28 Market Rasen

Of Course You Can

10st 11lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Her only win was in a Ludlow mares' handicap in October last year (2m5f, good); fair run at Huntingdon last time (May) but likely to improve for this outing after 100-day break.

8/1

Form: 48P4-P

Last run: 71 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Nine-race maiden who has struggled to get competitive and others have far more substance to their claims.
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9th

12

18th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

20:25 Worcester

Stargazer Belle

10st 11lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Ben Case

Nine-race maiden who has struggled to get competitive and others have far more substance to their claims.

66/1

9

8th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

17:10 Fontwell

Stargazer Belle

10st 10lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Ben Case

led, awkward jump 1st, soon headed and prominent, mistake 6th, lost ground after 4 out

16/1

Form: 0/FP8/

Last run: 624 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Third over hurdles in France in 2021 and also showed some ability in point-to-points this spring; however, she's yet to win and may be best watched now back under rules.
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10th

10

18th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

20:25 Worcester

Echo Of Promise

10st 11lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Polly Gundry

Third over hurdles in France in 2021 and also showed some ability in point-to-points this spring; however, she's yet to win and may be best watched now back under rules.

33/1

8th

6

2nd Nov 2022

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

16:22 Chepstow

Echo Of Promise

11st 5lb

J: Miss Chloe Emsley

T: Polly Gundry

Maiden; placed in France but little to show for four British outings; first attempt at this trip.

66/1

Form: 2P-045

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
13-race maiden who was a fair fourth over fences at Uttoxeter (3m, good) last month but improvement is needed to get off the mark in this.
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10

22nd Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

14:45 Newton Abbot

Dirk Gently

10st 8lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

prominent, not fluent 13th, soon lost position, pulled up before 15th

20/1

11th

3

18th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

20:25 Worcester

Dirk Gently

11st 4lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

13-race maiden who was a fair fourth over fences at Uttoxeter (3m, good) last month but improvement is needed to get off the mark in this.

20/1

5th

10

26th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

14:53 Worcester

Dirk Gently

11st 1lb

J: Nick Slatter

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

A maiden after 12 starts but came second in 2m4f chase here last summer (good) and also ran well when upped to 3m at Uttoxeter (good) three weeks ago; makes more appeal than some of these.

11/2

Form: 4-33

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
3m point winner who was a promising third for Emmet Mullins in a bumper at Tipperary (2m, good to yielding) in May; respectable third on his stable and hurdle debut here (2m, good) three weeks ago and he may be able to build on that now up in trip; possible contender.
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4th

11

5th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 0f 52y

17:40 Thurles

Red Hugh

12st 0lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: Emmet Mullins

soon midfield, pushed along briefly before halfway

15/8

Form: 7PP-66

Last run: 35 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Remains a maiden after 21 starts (eight over hurdles) and it would be a surprise if she posts a first win today.
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14th

18

10th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

16:08 Exeter

Boudica Warrior

10st 2lb

J: David Noonan

T: Joe Tickle

Has not shown a great deal over hurdles or on the Flat since joining current stable last autumn and is now 0-25 overall; 4lb wrong here.

50/1

7th

11

20th Sep 2024

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

16:25 Newton Abbot

Boudica Warrior

10st 2lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Joe Tickle

prominent, pressed leader 4th, led narrowly 3 out

100/1

8th

9

(2)

14th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 1f 201y

Class 6

17:00 Salisbury

Boudica Warrior

9st 0lb

J: Elisha Whittington

T: Joe Tickle

23-race maiden; pulled up over hurdles before finishing third of the five runners in a weak 1m novice for fillies at Bath; that looks dubious form.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta £135.30
Straight Forecast £120.33
Trifecta £3502.30

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Youlneverwalkalone

The Times:

Champetre

SPOTLIGHT:

Pike Road

The Guardian:

Of Course You Can

The Star:

Thermoscope

POSTDATA:

Youlneverwalkalone

WEST COUNTRY:

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Daily Mail:

Youlneverwalkalone

D Express:

Youlneverwalkalone

Daily Mirror:

Youlneverwalkalone

Daily Record:

Youlneverwalkalone

Telegraph:

Champetre