July 10 / 15.10 Worcester

15.10

Good

Wacky Weekender Festival Pitchcroft 21st-23rd July Open NH Flat Race (Cat 1 Elimination) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £2614.08
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Wacky Weekender Festival Pitchcroft 21st-23rd July Open NH Flat Race (Cat 1 Elimination) (GBB)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

15/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.79
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 2

Last run: 37 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a very useful bumper/hurdle winner and lost out only by a neck to one of Nicky Henderson's over C&D (good; front pair well clear) on last month's debut; probably sets a fair standard of rules form.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2

25th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

15:33 Fontwell

Thirtyfour Thirty

11st 12lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Joe Tickle

Kept on for respectable third at Worcester (2m7f, good; no threat to easy winner) 12 days ago and will be suited by today's longer trip but often looks unenthusiastic, and it's hard to predict the extent to which he'll warm to the task today; cheekpieces refitted.

6/1

2

25th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

15:33 Fontwell

Thirtyfour Thirty

11st 12lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Joe Tickle

Kept on for respectable third at Worcester (2m7f, good; no threat to easy winner) 12 days ago and will be suited by today's longer trip but often looks unenthusiastic, and it's hard to predict the extent to which he'll warm to the task today; cheekpieces refitted.

6/1

3rd

8

13th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Worcester

Thirtyfour Thirty

11st 2lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Joe Tickle

This time last year he posted back-to-back seconds over 3m2f on good ground at Fontwell and Warwick; well handicapped on that form but he hasn't been running well of late.

12/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.20

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a half-sister to useful bumper/jumps winner Dare Me; kept on well to win ten-runner Irish point on debut in May (good ground) and was bought for £48,000 soon afterwards; with good stable for rules career (18% strike-rate in bumpers); shortlisted.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5

3rd Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

14:45 Southwell

Tribal Glory

11st 9lb

J: Mr Ben Sutton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Won Irish point/Worcester bumper; beaten co-favourite/favourite in maiden hurdles before twisting a shoe and finishing a remote fifth on handicap debut at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) last month; stamina query upped to 3m.

9/1

5

3rd Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

14:45 Southwell

Tribal Glory

11st 9lb

J: Mr Ben Sutton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Won Irish point/Worcester bumper; beaten co-favourite/favourite in maiden hurdles before twisting a shoe and finishing a remote fifth on handicap debut at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) last month; stamina query upped to 3m.

9/1

5th

1

14th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

14:40 Market Rasen

Tribal Glory

11st 12lb

J: Mr Ben Sutton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Point/bumper winner who has returned from a year off to finish second at Newton Abbot this term on first two hurdle starts (2m2f/2m5f, good); open to improvement for last year's winning yard; respected on handicap debut.

3/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
35,000euros 3yo; first foal; dam 2m3f chase winner, sister to an Australian Group 3 Flat winner; top stable has excellent strike-rate in bumpers; must be considered.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

14

24th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 32y

Class 5

18:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Professor Higgins

10st 2lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Gary Hanmer

pressed leader, wandered on approach 1st, prominent when mistake 6th, not fluent 8th, soon weakened

25/1

14

24th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 32y

Class 5

18:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Professor Higgins

10st 2lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Gary Hanmer

pressed leader, wandered on approach 1st, prominent when mistake 6th, not fluent 8th, soon weakened

25/1

6th

10

4th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

18:53 Uttoxeter

Professor Higgins

10st 10lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Gary Hanmer

Poor hurdle form since showing promise in bumpers and headgear is added for today's handicap debut over a new trip; hard to be confident.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a half-sister to a 1m1f Group 3 Flat winner; made fairly encouraging Irish point debut in February but was pulled up on next outing; changed hands for £4,000 in May; probably best watched on rules debut.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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5th

8

14th Nov 2024

Good To Firm

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

13:05 Taunton

Go On Ya Goodthing

10st 2lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

prominent early, led narrowly or disputed lead after 1st

9/2

5th

8

14th Nov 2024

Good To Firm

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

13:05 Taunton

Go On Ya Goodthing

10st 2lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

prominent early, led narrowly or disputed lead after 1st

9/2

6th

11

24th Sep 2024

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

16:50 Fontwell

Go On Ya Goodthing

10st 2lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Fergal O’Brien

Only shown a modest level of form over hurdles and hasn't really improved in two starts for new stable since switched to fences, albeit last month's Worcester run was more encouraging; others appeal more.

13/2

Form: P-

Last run: 102 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£4,000 3yo; fifth foal from twice-raced Flat maiden; ran as though something was amiss on debut at Warwick in March (pulled up) but it's worth noting he was quite prominent in the betting there; tongue-tie added.
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5th

5

10th Jul 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:10 Worcester

Sinnaraja

10st 12lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Robbie Llewellyn

took keen hold, led, niggled along and headed 6f out, ridden and weakened from 3f out

20/1

8

30th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:45 Warwick

Sinnaraja

10st 10lb

J: Mitchell Bastyan

T: Robbie Llewellyn

took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along 8f out, ridden and no impression from over 7f out, tailed off

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Clues And Arrows; easily won six-runner Irish point by 22l on debut in May (good ground); it's hard to gauge what that form is worth and his new stable is not prolific in bumpers but, nevertheless, he's an interesting recruit.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

11

11th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

17:47 Southwell

Ballela Blaze

10st 5lb

J: David Noonan

T: Thomas Gallagher

Runner-up in his last two races but those were at about 3m and over a year ago now; fully entitled to need this.

10/1

10

15th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

16:25 Southwell

Ballela Blaze

10st 7lb

J: David Noonan

T: Thomas Gallagher

0-6 over hurdles; evidently well suited by step up in trip when keeping on well for close second at Plumpton (3m1f, good) 12 days ago but that modest race was won in a slow time and others in this line-up have much more compelling form.

8/1

2nd

10

15th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

16:25 Southwell

Ballela Blaze

10st 7lb

J: David Noonan

T: Thomas Gallagher

0-6 over hurdles; evidently well suited by step up in trip when keeping on well for close second at Plumpton (3m1f, good) 12 days ago but that modest race was won in a slow time and others in this line-up have much more compelling form.

8/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £4.30
Straight Forecast £4.58
Trifecta £5.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Thirtyfour Thirty

Telegraph:

Professor Higgins

Daily Mail:

Ballela Blaze

Daily Mirror:

Professor Higgins

RP RATINGS:

Thirtyfour Thirty

POSTDATA:

Thirtyfour Thirty

WEST COUNTRY:

Thirtyfour Thirty

The Times:

Thirtyfour Thirty

The Guardian:

Thirtyfour Thirty

D Express:

Thirtyfour Thirty

The Star:

Thirtyfour Thirty

Daily Record:

Thirtyfour Thirty