August 22 / 19.30 Worcester

19.30

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Phil & Janet Robinson 41st Wedding-Anniversary Maiden Hurdle (Arc Summer Nov’ Brush Hdl Qual’) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £4356.8
  • 2m 7f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 10 runners
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Phil & Janet Robinson 41st Wedding-Anniversary Maiden Hurdle (Arc Summer Nov’ Brush Hdl Qual’) (GBB)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 333

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Dual point winner in May 2022; has shown ability with cheekpieces in his three hurdles races this May-July over 2m3f, 2m4f and over C&D, but more will be needed to win this.
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3rd

1

8th Jul 2025

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 4

19:00 Uttoxeter

Craven Bay

12st 1lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Form figures of 11213 in staying handicap hurdles for this yard before struggling quite badly on his first attempt at chasing; best watched on the back of that.

9/1

4

12th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 3

18:10 Worcester

Craven Bay

11st 6lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Lightly raced 9yo; all good over hurdles since joining this yard, producing form figures of 11213 in staying handicaps; his mark has taken a hit but this dual point winner could easily make a chaser.

11/2

2/1

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 6543

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Has run in a bumper and three novice hurdles, best last time when front-running third of 11 at Market Rasen (2m4f, soft) and he rallied well, so this longer trip may well suit; major player.
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2

30th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

3m 2f 57y

Class 5

15:20 Taunton

Sforza Castle

12st 0lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Ben Pauling

Placed a few times over hurdles but from off the pace he made no impact whatsoever on his switch to fences in a 2m7f handicap at Lingfield; should be capable of better.

11/1

7th

4

11th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 110y

Class 5

15:35 Lingfield

Sforza Castle

11st 13lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Ben Pauling

Lightly raced 5yo who reached the frame several times over hurdles including when second at Worcester (2m7f, good) on his penultimate run in August; should have a future over fences and he needs a close look on his handicap/chase debut.

5/1

3rd

5

3rd Sep 2023

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:55 Worcester

Sforza Castle

11st 4lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

disputed lead, led 4th, joined 8th, headed after 4 out, weakened from 3 out

5/2

7/2

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 3-2293

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Twice narrowly beaten in maiden events over about 2m6f on good ground in May; went out like a light when favourite at Southwell next time but good third of six in 2m4f handicap here (soft) on latest start puts him back into serious calculations; recent cheekpieces/blinkers are replaced by a visor; 17 races without a win is the main worry.
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4

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

19:50 Worcester

Shandancer

11st 11lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Often lacks fluency over his hurdles but started off for current stable with two good efforts last spring (2m4f/2m3f); will be fine over today's longer trip and Harry Cobden is a good booking for this reappearance run.

7/1

2nd

1

18th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

18:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Shandancer

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

0-12 over hurdles and much more exposed than some of these but kept on for very respectable third on last month's stable debut at Plumpton (2m4f, good; clear winner has won twice again since) and will probably be competitive again here.

3/1

2nd

1

18th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

18:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Shandancer

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

0-12 over hurdles and much more exposed than some of these but kept on for very respectable third on last month's stable debut at Plumpton (2m4f, good; clear winner has won twice again since) and will probably be competitive again here.

3/1

Form: 2/37-2 BF

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Fairly useful Flat performer up to 2020; expensive to follow over hurdles since but with five seconds from his nine attempts, including over C&D last month after 252 days off, and he should figure prominently.
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2

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Firm

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

13:37 Ludlow

Seinesational

11st 2lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Winless for five years having stood little racing in the last four, and untried over this short a trip since July 2021; sold for £1,800 since last run; safest watched on stable debut returning from 793 days out.

40/1

4th

6

22nd Aug 2023

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Worcester

Seinesational

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Dr Richard Newland

Fairly useful Flat performer up to 2020; expensive to follow over hurdles since but with five seconds from his nine attempts, including over C&D last month after 252 days off, and he should figure prominently.

3/1

Form: 6/

Last run: 514 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for £45,000 on the back of winning a 3m Irish point on yielding to soft in October 2021; 17-2, never-dangerous sixth of ten in bumper at Stratford (2m, good) in March 2022, which was modest form; off since and has tongue tied; better could be forthcoming and he needs a market check.
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6th

8

13th Sep 2023

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

15:00 Uttoxeter

Red River Valley

11st 4lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Fergal O’Brien

held up in rear

10/1

5th

5

22nd Aug 2023

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Worcester

Red River Valley

11st 4lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Fergal O’Brien

Bought for £45,000 on the back of winning a 3m Irish point on yielding to soft in October 2021; 17-2, never-dangerous sixth of ten in bumper at Stratford (2m, good) in March 2022, which was modest form; off since and has tongue tied; better could be forthcoming and he needs a market check.

5/1

Form: 7/79P-

Last run: 281 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten at least 29l in two bumpers and when wearing cheekpieces in two 2m4f hurdles races; no headgear today.
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5

10th Oct 2023

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:20 Huntingdon

Claude Almighty

11st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Jo Davis

Well beaten in first-time blinkers on handicap hurdle debut four weeks ago (2m4f); moves back up in trip with cheekpieces refitted for this chasing debut; others have much more obvious claims.

33/1

0

7

12th Sep 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:00 Worcester

Claude Almighty

10st 4lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Jo Davis

Low-level form thus far but always a chance that blinkers will trigger something now into handicaps.

33/1

Form: /65/9-

Last run: 273 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran in one bumper for Tom Symonds, two for Fergal O'Brien and one maiden hurdle for current yard; two bits of modest form but she needs to show something of a very different order.
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6th

7

23rd Oct 2023

Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

17:15 Plumpton

Princess Priya

10st 8lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: D J Jeffreys

Bumper form for two different yards doesn't read too badly but it's been a very quiet start over hurdles (2m-2m7f) and she needs a transformation on her handicap debut.

9/1

5th

4

29th Aug 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

19:25 Worcester

Princess Priya

11st 2lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: D J Jeffreys

Bumper form for two different yards doesn't read too badly but it's been a very quiet start over hurdles and was triple-figure odds for both those runs.

66/1

7th

10

22nd Aug 2023

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Worcester

Princess Priya

10st 11lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: D J Jeffreys

Ran in one bumper for Tom Symonds, two for Fergal O'Brien and one maiden hurdle for current yard; two bits of modest form but she needs to show something of a very different order.

66/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2/P-P

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second of 15 in heavy-ground Irish bumper on debut in March 2021 but, following long absences, pulled up in 2m maiden hurdles at Uttoxeter in June 2022 and Market Rasen 16 days ago; cheekpieces were added in the last named; this is a new trip and his dam was a 2m5f/2m6f hurdle winner, but those last two runs were discouraging.
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0

3

22nd Aug 2023

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Worcester

Isle Of Oir

11st 4lb

J: James Best

T: Mark Campion

Second of 15 in heavy-ground Irish bumper on debut in March 2021 but, following long absences, pulled up in 2m maiden hurdles at Uttoxeter in June 2022 and Market Rasen 16 days ago; cheekpieces were added in the last named; this is a new trip and his dam was a 2m5f/2m6f hurdle winner, but those last two runs were discouraging.

40/1

0

3

6th Aug 2023

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

13:35 Market Rasen

Isle Of Oir

11st 4lb

J: James Best

T: Mark Campion

Second of 15 in heavy-ground Irish bumper on debut in March 2021 but, following a long absence, struggled to get competitive in Uttoxeter maiden hurdle (2m, good) on stable debut in June; cheekpieces added here.

10/1

Form: 8

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
All four Flat wins (fair form) came on the AW, the latest over 9.4f in May on final start for John Butler; remote last of eight on hurdling debut at Stratford (2m, good) seven weeks ago, so best watched for now.
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8th

2

(8)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

17:52 Southwell (AW)

Its A Love Thing

9st 7lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: Sam England

7-47 on AW but has struggled for form since finishing third at Newcastle (1m, Class 5; from 12lb higher) last November; failed to beat a rival in each of his last two starts (9.4f/1m4f) so it's difficult to have confidence.

25/1

10th

2

(8)

6th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:55 Wolverhampton (AW)

Its A Love Thing

9st 9lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: Sam England

4lb lower than when winning over C&D last March and 11lb lower than when successful at Pontefract in April; little inspiration from his recent AW efforts, though, beaten 11l, 17.5l, and 23l respectively in three starts in 2026.

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam winning pointer, half-sister to useful sprinter Jimmy Too (6f Group 2 runner-up as 2yo); worth a check on market debut, given the others' form is not that daunting.
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0

2

5th Sep 2023

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

14:25 Bangor-on-Dee

Champagne Kiss

11st 2lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Never remotely dangerous in a 2m7f Worcester maiden when sent off at 150-1.

100/1

0

9

22nd Aug 2023

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Worcester

Champagne Kiss

10st 11lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

First foal; dam winning pointer, half-sister to useful sprinter Jimmy Too (6f Group 2 runner-up as 2yo); worth a check on market debut, given the others' form is not that daunting.

16/1

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Payout
Exacta £15.50
Straight Forecast £14.02
Trifecta £51.70

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Shandancer

Telegraph:

Seinesational

SPOTLIGHT:

Sforza Castle

WEST COUNTRY:

Sforza Castle

The Star:

Sforza Castle

TOPSPEED:

Shandancer

POSTDATA:

Shandancer

The Times:

Shandancer

The Guardian:

Shandancer

Daily Mail:

Shandancer

Daily Mirror:

Shandancer

D Express:

Seinesational

The Sun:

Seinesational

Daily Record:

Seinesational