July 20 / 17.05 Worcester

17.05

Good

eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4858.52
  • 2m 0f 110y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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13/2 (Won)

  • Win: £8.50
  • Place: £2.90

Form: -34144 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Alighted upon a moderate class 3 at Stratford in June (2m1f, good) and only 1lb higher tonight; record of 1132222124 around here, but poor jumping display over C&D latest needs a little bit of forgiving.
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3rd

2

24th Sep 2023

Good

2m 0f 214y

Class 4

16:20 Plumpton

Elios DOr

12st 0lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Robert Walford

Good-ground wins at Stratford and Worcester have been the clear form highlights this season; arrives on the back of a low note, having suffered a heavy defeat last time.

7/1

5th

1

30th Aug 2023

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 4

17:50 Uttoxeter

Elios DOr

12st 0lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Robert Walford

raced in second, prominent when mistake 7th, outpaced after 4 out, weakened 2 out

3/1

1st

3

20th Jul 2023

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 4

17:05 Worcester

Elios DOr

11st 13lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Robert Walford

Alighted upon a moderate class 3 at Stratford in June (2m1f, good) and only 1lb higher tonight; record of 1132222124 around here, but poor jumping display over C&D latest needs a little bit of forgiving.

13/2

11/2

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 5335-4

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Outpaced when placing in a pair of 2m Huntingdon novice handicaps in the winter, and again when returned to hurdles over further latest; mark never lower but may need to hope there's more pace to come off from this time.
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3

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 7f 171y

Class 4

14:07 Ludlow

Trapista

11st 8lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Easily the most experienced over fences, and a 2m4f win here (good) off 17lb higher rounded off a spring 2024 hat-trick; no successes since, however, and it's a push to say this step up to 3m has long been needed.

4/1

3

7th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 4

16:12 Fontwell

Trapista

11st 4lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Won three chases in a row (2m-2m4f, good-soft) in spring 2024 but generally disappointing since; beaten out of sight when 20-1 at Newton Abbot 17 days ago; revival needed.

10/1

7th

6

21st Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 4

17:35 Newton Abbot

Trapista

11st 2lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Completed chase hat-trick in spring 2024 but generally disappointing since; May's second of three at Ludlow (2m4f, good) was encouraging but she's been soundly beaten since and was weak in the market when an early casualty over C&D last month; easy to look elsewhere.

20/1

Form: 1/357- D

Last run: 270 days

W: 11st 10lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Mixed record fresh, but did defy a five-month absence at Newton Abbot in March 2022 (good to soft) and races off 2lb lower today; long way below a winning level on his last two sightings, however.
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4th

3

29th Sep 2023

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 4

14:50 Worcester

Vinnie The Hoddie

11st 9lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Gail Haywood

Made pleasing return from nine-month absence when third over C&D (good) in July but two poor performances have followed and it's hard to predict what sort of mood he'll be in today.

16/1

0

1

12th Sep 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:25 Worcester

Vinnie The Hoddie

12st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Gail Haywood

Very hard to predict as has been again evident this season, having run well here but then poorly at Bangor; had wind operation.

16/1

8th

6

4th Aug 2023

Good

2m 1f 77y

Class 4

17:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Vinnie The Hoddie

11st 9lb

J: David Noonan

T: Gail Haywood

Fine effort when third at Worcester (not far behind Trapista) 15 days ago, on his return from nine months off; has to back that up but enters the argument if he can repeat that run.

12/1

Form: 413-11 C

Last run: 26 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Career-best efforts in victory in the hood and tongue-tie combination at Southwell and Perth (off only 2lb lower) the last twice (2m, good), with the next-time wins of the third and fourth in the latest race giving substance to the form; won a C&D hurdle on sole previous course visit.
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6th

5

8th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

15:40 Perth

Captain Ivan

11st 4lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Good strike-rate over fences but beaten between 16l and 25l in his last three races and he's into the veteran stage now.

14/1

1

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 4

18:23 Market Rasen

Captain Ivan

12st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Ewan Whillans

5-19 over fences, the latest win at Haydock (2m4f, good) in April; not in same form at Cartmel or Stratford since and first-time blinkers replace cheekpieces; has it to do giving weight away to more progressive rivals.

8/1

1

17th Jun 2025

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

16:30 Stratford

Captain Ivan

11st 13lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

5-18 over fences, the latest win at Haydock (2m4f, good) in April; not in same form at Cartmel (2m5f, good to soft) three weeks ago but the ground probably turned against him there and he's still on a workable mark.

9/2

Form: 1212-5 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Four-time 2m-2m1f hurdles winner in the second half of 2022, and no surprise were his recent return here needed; bred more for 7f-1m than fences, but still well enough treated to figure if taking to chasing.
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6th

5

26th Jul 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:55 Uttoxeter

Lucky Lover Boy

11st 7lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Well held at Worcester last time; scored over C&D earlier in June, taking Uttoxeter record to 2-4; still well treated on peak form and has possibilities back here.

7/1

7th

2

19th Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:15 Worcester

Lucky Lover Boy

11st 12lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

in touch with leaders

7/2

Form: 2438-0 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Again found class 2 hurdles company too hot on recent stable debut, but handicapper has probably had him about right in that sphere for a while anyway; not obviously bred for chasing, and best watched today.
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11th

14

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 176y

Class 1

16:40 Aintree

Dr T J Eckleburg

10st 2lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Mrs C Williams

Runs off a mark 10lb lower than when fifth of 14 in this last year, beaten just over 13l; he's run a couple of reasonable races this season but hasn't shown enough to suggest he's the one to be on today.

33/1

3rd

5

21st Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 2

15:40 Chepstow

Dr T J Eckleburg

10st 9lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Led close home to win this race off 5lb higher a year ago (soft ground) and was seemingly perked up by cheekpieces when third on both outings last month; made up considerable ground from the rear at Sandown (1m7f, soft) on latter occasion and has strong claims here if the headgear continues to aid him.

15/8

3rd

9

31st Jan 2026

Soft

1m 7f 99y

Class 2

14:02 Sandown

Dr T J Eckleburg

10st 3lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Acts on any ground; half-length second off 4lb higher in this contest 12 months ago; out of sorts this term until posting a resurgent effort, behind solid rivals, in first-time cheekpieces at Windsor most recently; enters calculations in the retained headgear.

11/2

Form: /22/24

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
0-9, but nearest miss came in a hurdle here two years and three starts ago, and he was going best on May's Cartmel chasing debut (good) until folding sharply up the straight; player if the latest wind surgery works.
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5

1st Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

14:50 Wincanton

Gold Link

11st 11lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

10yo with a record of 3-30; has patchy profile and was tailed off at Warwick last month but he finished a close second at Southwell (2m4f, good to soft) on his penultimate run; looks interesting on that form and first-time cheekpieces could give him a lift.

13/2

9th

10

8th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

15:10 Warwick

Gold Link

11st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

Similar type to Thankyourluckystar, being a 10yo who finished second at Southwell (2m4f) last time but seems unlikely to go one better in this field, against opponents who are mostly less exposed.

14/1

4

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Kempton

Gold Link

11st 10lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

Currently in a consistent vein of form, having posted form figures of 2212 in last four appearances; ran creditably when bidding for Fontwell double (2m5f) last time; solid chance.

2/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £32.50
Straight Forecast £28.13
Tricast £766.67
Trifecta £659.40

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Captain Ivan

SPOTLIGHT:

Gold Link

WEST COUNTRY:

Trapista

POSTDATA:

Elios D'Or

Telegraph:

Lucky Lover Boy

The Times:

Gold Link

D Express:

Trapista

TOPSPEED:

Captain Ivan

The Guardian:

Captain Ivan

Daily Mail:

Captain Ivan

Daily Mirror:

Captain Ivan

The Sun:

Captain Ivan

The Star:

Captain Ivan

Daily Record:

Captain Ivan