July 25 / 14.50 Worcester

14.50

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  • 2m 7f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 14 runners
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Runners: 14 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £2.20

Form: 26-733 C

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Won two bumpers and a maiden hurdle (all on good) last season and has made a solid start to his chasing career this summer, most recently when a staying-on third of seven over 2m5f at Cartmel last month; remains with potential in this sphere and he's worth considering back up in distance with cheekpieces now added.
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9

23rd Nov 2024

Good

3m 5f 94y

Class 2

14:05 Ascot

Olivers Travels

10st 9lb

J: James Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

His productive summer has come at a cost mark-wise and he was a remote fourth of the five runners at Newbury recently (2m7f, good); will be into unknown territory a long way from home over this far.

16/1

9

23rd Nov 2024

Good

3m 5f 94y

Class 2

14:05 Ascot

Olivers Travels

10st 9lb

J: James Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

His productive summer has come at a cost mark-wise and he was a remote fourth of the five runners at Newbury recently (2m7f, good); will be into unknown territory a long way from home over this far.

16/1

4th

5

7th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 86y

Class 3

13:40 Newbury

Olivers Travels

11st 1lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

Has taken well to cheekpieces, winning twice at Worcester then running well at Perth in hat-trick attempt, but form dipped at Ludlow since; that latest effort doesn't augur well and he remains on highest mark.

10/1

8/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 1-2273 C

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Has done well since joining James Owen last summer, winning three chases and two hurdle races, with his C&D third on latest start also looking solid; unexposed as a stayer and likely to give another good account.
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3rd

2

16th Nov 2024

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 4

13:20 Uttoxeter

My Gift To You

11st 8lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: James Owen

led, headed 5th, bad mistake 11th, not fluent 12th, awkward jump 3 out, outpaced 2 out, lost second last, no impression run-in

15/8

3rd

2

16th Nov 2024

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 4

13:20 Uttoxeter

My Gift To You

11st 8lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: James Owen

led, headed 5th, bad mistake 11th, not fluent 12th, awkward jump 3 out, outpaced 2 out, lost second last, no impression run-in

15/8

1st

1

20th Oct 2024

Good

3m 2f 59y

Class 4

15:45 Sedgefield

My Gift To You

12st 0lb

J: Mr Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

Won over hurdles/fences early in the year (once under Alex Chadwick) and has often run well in defeat this season at up to 3m2f; effective on good and soft ground and may well be thereabouts.

8/1

9/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 1P3-33 BF

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Fontwell novice hurdle winner (2m3f, good) last October; placed in two of his four handicaps, latterly when favourite and finishing a creditable third on his recent chase debut (2m4f); good chance he'll improve for this longer trip; considered.
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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: 222-12 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Sound efforts on last five starts, winning for the first time since April 2021 when scoring at Bangor (3m, good) last month and posting a fine effort over C&D off 7lb higher three weeks later; nudged up another 2lb but hard to rule out.
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2nd

4

18th Nov 2024

Good To Firm

2m 6f 151y

Class 4

14:10 Leicester

Almazhar Garde

11st 8lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Charlie Longsdon

Multiple chase winner at up to 3m; acts on a sound surface; has been kept busy throughout the year and put up his best effort in 2024 when second at Kempton (3m, good) latest; should be competitive.

9/2

2nd

4

18th Nov 2024

Good To Firm

2m 6f 151y

Class 4

14:10 Leicester

Almazhar Garde

11st 8lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Charlie Longsdon

raced in second, led 9th, headed before last, no extra run-in

9/2

2nd

4

20th Oct 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:35 Kempton

Almazhar Garde

11st 11lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Charlie Longsdon

No longer the force of old but has made the frame three consecutive times at Worcester (2m7f, good) since his pushed-out win at Bangor (3m, good) in June and won't mind if the ground is slower here.

7/1

Form: 53-554

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 9lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Very useful in his prime but has regressed and become inconsistent; ran well to a point in this headgear at Cartmel (3m1f, good) last month but he doesn't look like capitalising off a sliding mark any time soon.
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4th

6

17th Nov 2024

Good

3m 3f 149y

Class 3

14:05 Fontwell

Musical Slave

11st 3lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Not as good as he was and become hard to predict, but he was on a going day here in early October when staying on best in a small field over 3m2f (good to soft); up just 3lb so solid chance if he can produce something similar; last four runs in blinkers.

9/2

4th

6

17th Nov 2024

Good

3m 3f 149y

Class 3

14:05 Fontwell

Musical Slave

11st 3lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Not as good as he was and become hard to predict, but he was on a going day here in early October when staying on best in a small field over 3m2f (good to soft); up just 3lb so solid chance if he can produce something similar; last four runs in blinkers.

9/2

1st

3

4th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 4

14:00 Fontwell

Musical Slave

11st 8lb

J: James Turner

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

held up in last, not fluent 6th, steady headway from 11th, disputing second from 15th, pressed leader 3 out, led after last, stayed on

4/1

12/1

Form: 3484P- CD

Last run: 143 days

W: 12st 2lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Five-time chase winner, most recently off 117 last July; largely respectable efforts since but was last seen pulling up in a Southwell hunter chase (3m, soft) in March; remains on a fairly stiff mark back from a 143-day break but this is easier than some of the handicaps he's been contesting.
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9th

14

25th Oct 2024

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 3

15:35 Cheltenham

Wick Green

11st 4lb

J: Mr Elliott England

T: Ben Pauling

Close third in this 12 months ago and similar form again over C&D the following month; on a steady decline subsequently and latest third in a small field at Fontwell was unconvincing; cheekpieces replaced by a visor.

25/1

3rd

1

4th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 4

14:00 Fontwell

Wick Green

12st 0lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Ben Pauling

Five-time chase winner; in very good form when placed in two amateur riders' races at Cheltenham (3m1f, good/soft) last autumn but has lost his way this year and arrives here with quite a bit to prove.

8/1

7th

2

21st Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:25 Worcester

Wick Green

12st 0lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

Five-time chase winner but now with questions to answer from a wellbeing perspective; never travelled when well behind Olivers Travels here last month.

12/1

Form: 71-323 D BF

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Ran well off his lower hurdle mark when third here this month but is 1-3 over fences and remains with the greater potential in this discipline; weighted to reverse the placings with Almazar Garde from Bangor last month (3m, good); player.
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2nd

2

23rd Sep 2024

Good

3m 2f 59y

Class 5

16:50 Sedgefield

Getaway Glory

11st 12lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Back from a break to deliver form figures of 132 in 2m7f/3m handicap chases and then placed over hurdles; not at his best returned to fences two months ago but has a big run in him if back in the zone here.

3/1

7th

12

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:50 Worcester

Getaway Glory

10st 10lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

in touch with leaders

13/2

3rd

2

1st Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:30 Worcester

Getaway Glory

11st 12lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

0-4 over hurdles but has improved since going chasing, winning at Huntingdon (2m7f, good) in April when wearing first-time cheekpieces, which were kept when placed over fences on both starts since; reverts to hurdles and his chase mark is 4lb higher; should run well.

5/1

Form: 332-26 D BF

Last run: 50 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Sole win came in a 3m hurdle at Ffos Las last March and, although frequently placed, including in six of his eight starts over fences, he finds winning hard; has to leave behind a rare poor effort last time with a visor now replacing his recent cheekpieces.
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4th

12

27th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

14:00 Hereford

Puddlesinthepark

10st 4lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

in rear

20/1

4th

12

27th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

14:00 Hereford

Puddlesinthepark

10st 4lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

Seemingly aided by cheekpieces when second twice in the spring (2m7f/3m2f); very well handicapped on those efforts but has been out of form since (no headgear for last three runs) and needs to turn a corner.

20/1

11th

13

10th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 4

13:15 Ffos Las

Puddlesinthepark

10st 9lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

always behind

16/1

Form: P74-43

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Out of sorts when last seen over fences in December/January but has been running respectably off a sliding mark over hurdles in April-June around 3m; interesting contender reverting to fences on a dangerous mark.
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9th

6

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:50 Worcester

Ubetya

11st 5lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

midfield

14/1

3rd

1

15th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

20:15 Uttoxeter

Ubetya

12st 2lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Very well handicapped on old chasing form and seemed to have turned a corner when fourth over hurdles at Ludlow (3m, good) in April but last month's Huntingdon fouth was a rather laboured effort and others in this field have more persuasive profiles; won't mind what the weather does.

14/1

4th

7

21st May 2024

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 3

19:40 Huntingdon

Ubetya

11st 4lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Lost his way over fences last season and was safely held when back over hurdles in February but last month's staying-on fourth at Ludlow (3m, good; about 6l behind Planet Legend) was much more encouraging, and he remains very well handicapped on older form.

10/1

Form: 1P-122

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
4-10 over fences, his most recent win at Southwell (3m, good to soft) in June; career-best form in his two starts since when runner-up at Stratford (2m6f, good) and Cartmel (3m1f, good); up 3lb but has to enter calculations.
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2nd

12

16th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 4

17:03 Wetherby

Do No Wrong

11st 1lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Justin Landy

Has been in fair form over fences during the summer, winning a Southwell handicap chase off this mark in June (3m, good to soft); placed on several occasions since; returns to hurdling for first time since May 2022 after a heavy fall in a Kelso chase last time.

12/1

4

6th Oct 2024

Good

3m 2f 39y

Class 4

15:15 Kelso

Do No Wrong

11st 8lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Justin Landy

raced in last, headway into midfield after 9th

3/1

3rd

4

18th Sep 2024

Good

2m 5f 133y

Class 4

17:35 Kelso

Do No Wrong

11st 12lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Justin Landy

Ran as though something was amiss on latest outing in July but was in good form beforehand and has good strike-rate over fences (4-11); will be suited by today's trip/ground; contender if back on song.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 44-283 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
1-18 over fences; posted one of his better efforts when runner-up at Southwell (3m, good) in May but has been beaten 38l and 26l since; capable of getting involved off a good mark but he's not the easiest to predict.
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3

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:50 Worcester

Morning Spirit

11st 11lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

in rear, bad mistake and almost fell 1st, detached when pulled up after 2nd

18/1

3rd

1

7th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

17:10 Market Rasen

Morning Spirit

12st 0lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Best recent effort when second off top weight in similar event at Southwell (3m, good) on penultimate start; only 1-17 over fences but has the ability to take a serious hand.

13/2

8th

8

13th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 3

18:50 Worcester

Morning Spirit

11st 4lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Took big step back in right direction and stuck to his task very well when second at Southwell (3m, good) last month but is evidently not the force of old, and it's hard to predict whether he'll build on that effort.

11/2

Form: 147-33 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Chase/hurdle winner for Gordon Elliott last summer; made a good start for his new stable with a couple of promising thirds over fences, both at 3m (soft/good) without headgear, which now returns; in the mix again.
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9

29th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 30y

Class 4

14:22 Bangor-on-Dee

Walking The Walk

11st 11lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Kerry Lee

Chase/hurdle winner for Gordon Elliott last summer; beaten single-figure lengths in 3m handicap chases on first two runs for Kerry Lee so remains capable; had wind surgery since pulling up three months ago; has a chance.

20/1

9

29th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 30y

Class 4

14:22 Bangor-on-Dee

Walking The Walk

11st 11lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Kerry Lee

Chase/hurdle winner for Gordon Elliott last summer; beaten single-figure lengths in 3m handicap chases on first two runs for Kerry Lee so remains capable; had wind surgery since pulling up three months ago; has a chance.

20/1

9

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:50 Worcester

Walking The Walk

11st 3lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Kerry Lee

disputed lead

8/1

Form: P33-32 D

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Completed a hat-trick over fences (2m5f-2m6.5f, good or firmer) last year and has been running respectably this spring/summer since having a second wind operation; respected back on his most recent winning mark.
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5

20th Sep 2024

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 4

17:30 Newton Abbot

Jigginstown King

12st 0lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Oliver Signy

disputed lead, badly hampered and unseated before 1st

7/1

1st

4

30th Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 4

18:10 Fontwell

Jigginstown King

11st 6lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Oliver Signy

made all, jumped well, stayed on run-in, ridden out

8/1

10

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:50 Worcester

Jigginstown King

11st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Oliver Signy

disputed lead

6/1

Form: 2/4/PP

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
1-6 over hurdles for Olly Murphy; pulled up on both starts for new stable since returning from a long absence and switched to fences; goes back up in trip with enough to prove.
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4th

5

31st Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 98y

Class 3

14:05 Stratford

Storm Of Light

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Rob Summers

Won a maiden hurdle for Olly Murphy but completed for the first time as a chaser when beaten under 9l in a 2m4f handicap at Warwick four weeks ago, which was commendable for a 200-1 chance; again a long way out of the weights here.

100/1

4th

5

31st Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 98y

Class 3

14:05 Stratford

Storm Of Light

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Rob Summers

Won a maiden hurdle for Olly Murphy but completed for the first time as a chaser when beaten under 9l in a 2m4f handicap at Warwick four weeks ago, which was commendable for a 200-1 chance; again a long way out of the weights here.

100/1

5th

7

3rd Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

14:55 Warwick

Storm Of Light

10st 5lb

J: James Best

T: Rob Summers

1-6 over hurdles for Olly Murphy; pulled up on all three starts for new stable since returning from a long absence, including when back over fences latest; enough to prove from way out of the weights.

100/1

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Payout
Exacta £22.70
Straight Forecast £21.10
Tricast £84.63
Trifecta £122.70

Selections

RP RATINGS:

My Gift To You

SPOTLIGHT:

Getaway Glory

Daily Mail:

Olivers Travels

WEST COUNTRY:

Cape Vidal

Daily Record:

Jigginstown King

D Express:

Do No Wrong

The Sun:

Almazhar Garde

TOPSPEED:

Walking The Walk

Telegraph:

Wick Green

POSTDATA:

My Gift To You

The Times:

My Gift To You

The Guardian:

My Gift To You

Daily Mirror:

My Gift To You

The Star:

My Gift To You