September 11 / 18.40 Worcester

18.40

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  • 2m 7f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 13 runners
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Runners: 13 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

12/1 (Won)

  • Win: £28.50
  • Place: £5.80

Form: 5-1P36

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Off the mark in a Fontwell handicap (3m2f, good) in May, off this mark; pulled up or well beaten in three further starts; bit to prove now but is not written off.
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9

20th Aug 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:25 Worcester

The Bold Thady

11st 3lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Has been running well for a while over hurdles at up to 3m and made a respectable chase debut when fourth over C&D in June; possible.

10/1

10

12th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 3

18:10 Worcester

The Bold Thady

10st 8lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Newcomer to fences and there are chasers in the family; has been running well for a while over hurdles at up to 3m and bumped into an in-form rival last time; could feature if finding some fluency over his fences.

10/1

2

25th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

14:58 Fontwell

The Bold Thady

12st 0lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Neil Mulholland

Good-ground winner for claiming riders over 3m2f here last May and 2m7f last September; competitive on last three outings (good to soft latest) and needs respect despite this being his shortest trip for over two years.

4/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.60

Form: P-P217 BF

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Two good-ground hurdle wins at up to 3m2f, making all at Stratford in July; 7lb rise appeared to anchor him over C&D latest; more needed.
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2nd

10

8th Oct 2024

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 4

16:00 Huntingdon

Catuaba

10st 12lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Charlie Longsdon

prominent, pressed winner after 9th, 2 lengths down 2 out, kept on

6/1

5/2

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 282-P1 C

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Placed several times when with Tom Symonds and probably would have been so again here on debut for this trainer but for the leader falling at the last; that was over 2m4f and she's yet to totally convince over further, so has a bit to prove, plus a 7lb penalty to shoulder.
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13

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

16:22 Perth

Santa Clarita

10st 2lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: William Young Jnr

Two good efforts at about 2m5f in midwinter but she's been pulled up on her latest two starts and can only watch from 6lb wrong.

33/1

13

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

16:22 Perth

Santa Clarita

10st 2lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: William Young Jnr

Two good efforts at about 2m5f in midwinter but she's been pulled up on her latest two starts and can only watch from 6lb wrong.

33/1

Form: -P512U CD

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Sole win came over C&D (good) in July, when 9lb lower and coming from off the pace; matched that effort when a close second back over C&D next time; unseated early latest; needs to pull out a bit more to win again but that's not out of the question.
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3rd

5

7th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

15:15 Huntingdon

Indian Sunbird

11st 8lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Sara Ender

Dual hurdle winner last year, latterly over C&D (good) in October; absent since lesser effort here in November, though, and will need to resume in prime form to have a chance off his current mark.

5/1

5th

10

2nd Nov 2025

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

16:05 Huntingdon

Indian Sunbird

11st 9lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Sara Ender

Well backed when returning to winning form over C&D (good) last month with three of these behind; a 6lb rise and a lack of consistency the main obstacles to a follow-up.

8/1

5th

10

2nd Nov 2025

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

16:05 Huntingdon

Indian Sunbird

11st 9lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Sara Ender

Well backed when returning to winning form over C&D (good) last month with three of these behind; a 6lb rise and a lack of consistency the main obstacles to a follow-up.

8/1

Form: 25-4P3 C

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
2m4f course winner (good) last year, when 10lb lower; showed again latest that he is competitive from this mark, when under 9l third here (2m4f, good); gets this trip; each-way player.
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4th

2

9th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:37 Warwick

Best Mate Dave

12st 0lb

J: Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow

T: Oliver Edward Hayes

Sole success came over hurdles in June 2023; last of three finishers at Leicester (2m6f, heavy) in February and beaten three times in points since, including in a match; has his work cut out here.

20/1

3rd

2

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

16:25 Leicester

Best Mate Dave

12st 0lb

J: Mr Charlie Case

T: Oliver Edward Hayes

Sole win came over hurdles in June 2023 off a basement mark; he's up against it on his second start back from an absence.

33/1

6

12th Nov 2024

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

13:50 Hereford

Best Mate Dave

11st 1lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: D J Jeffreys

Remains 6lb above his sole hurdle win (2m4f, good) but he didn't run badly when tried in cheekpieces on second chase start when just over a 4l fifth here (2m5f) last month; each-way claims if responding well to the first-time blinkers back up in trip.

10/1

Form: 4-2254

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
0-13; placed in both hurdles and chases at up to 3m on good or slower; on a competitive mark; big player if at her best but she has a couple of lesser efforts to shrug off.
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5th

6

15th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

12:23 Southwell

Hamartia

11st 0lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Neil Mulholland

Back on track with last month's Huntingdon fourth (3m, good), but once again couldn't tease out her resources for long enough and the change of headgear looks worth a go; player if that works with mark never lower.

9/2

5th

6

15th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

12:23 Southwell

Hamartia

11st 0lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Neil Mulholland

Back on track with last month's Huntingdon fourth (3m, good), but once again couldn't tease out her resources for long enough and the change of headgear looks worth a go; player if that works with mark never lower.

9/2

4th

2

8th Oct 2024

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:35 Huntingdon

Hamartia

11st 11lb

J: James Bowen

T: Neil Mulholland

Twice runner-up over fences in May, including over C&D, but she turned in a below-par seventh back hurdling at Worcester (2m7f) last month; she needs to bounce back.

8/1

Form: 46-606 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Without success since back-to-back wins almost two years ago and hard to enthuse about his three starts this season.
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7

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:17 Worcester

Presenting Yeats

11st 3lb

J: Miss Heidi Palin

T: Richard Hawker

Quirky customer who is often reluctant to jump off; won at Stratford (3m2f, good) in April, after a break, and is now back on the same mark, but recent efforts were below that level and he's never easy to predict.

16/1

7th

8

24th Jun 2025

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

20:27 Newton Abbot

Presenting Yeats

10st 9lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Richard Hawker

Has struggled to recapture the form that saw him successful at Stratford (3m2f, good) off 2lb lower in April; not one to dismiss lightly but recent efforts temper enthusiasm.

20/1

Form: 7F/050

Last run: 55 days

W: 11st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
1m7f hurdle winner; not yet recaptured form in three starts following a year off but is now on a handy mark if he can be revived.
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4th

8

28th Oct 2024

Good

2m 3f 110y

Class 5

14:55 Ayr

Bridge Road

11st 5lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Has modest 1-23 strike-rate over hurdles and is steadily on the downgrade but ran well when second of 14 behind progressive rival at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) ten days ago and will be fine over today's trip.

5/1

4th

8

28th Oct 2024

Good

2m 3f 110y

Class 5

14:55 Ayr

Bridge Road

11st 5lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Has modest 1-23 strike-rate over hurdles and is steadily on the downgrade but ran well when second of 14 behind progressive rival at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) ten days ago and will be fine over today's trip.

5/1

2nd

10

18th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

17:05 Uttoxeter

Bridge Road

10st 10lb

J: William Shanahan

T: Jennie Candlish

prominent early, in touch with leaders after 1st

12/1

Form: 441395 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 7lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Goes well here with three course wins, all on good ground, including over this trip; 5lb higher than his last win and has been beaten in three further C&D starts; more needed.
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9th

1

3rd Nov 2024

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

15:43 Huntingdon

No Way Pedro

12st 0lb

J: Mr Robbie David

T: Daisy Hitchins

Two wins this season, the latter at Fontwell (3m2f, good to soft) in September; not in same form on latest outing, though, and may find younger rivals better handicapped here.

16/1

9th

1

3rd Nov 2024

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

15:43 Huntingdon

No Way Pedro

12st 0lb

J: Mr Robbie David

T: Daisy Hitchins

Two wins this season, the latter at Fontwell (3m2f, good to soft) in September; not in same form on latest outing, though, and may find younger rivals better handicapped here.

16/1

6th

7

17th Oct 2024

Good

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

16:03 Wincanton

No Way Pedro

11st 4lb

J: Mr Robbie David

T: Daisy Hitchins

midfield

7/1

Form: 045-

Last run: 217 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Hasn't shown much in three runs; strictly on that evidence he looks harshly treated but has better to come now entering handicaps.
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11th

3

11th Sep 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

18:40 Worcester

Schematic

11st 11lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Hasn't shown much in three runs; strictly on that evidence he looks harshly treated but has better to come now entering handicaps.

14/1

5th

7

7th Feb 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:20 Ludlow

Schematic

11st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Jamie Snowden

16-1 for a Chepstow maiden hurdle in October, where he finished remote but was found to be lame; 12-1 at Taunton (2m, soft) one month ago on second start, making some late headway from well off the pace into 11l fourth of 13; essentially looks a longer-term prospect, with lots to learn, but this looks such a weak race that he could have claims.

7/2

4th

7

8th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

13:55 Taunton

Schematic

11st 8lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Jamie Snowden

Two of dam's siblings were useful jumpers; 16-1 for racecourse debut in a Chepstow maiden hurdle in October, where he finished remote but was found to be lame; early days yet.

25/1

Form: 37PP-9

Last run: 127 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Placed in an Irish point and a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle (2m7f, soft to heavy); has shown nothing in three starts for this trainer.
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2nd

7

10th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

16:10 Taunton

Ca Plane Pour Moi

11st 2lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

0-12 over hurdles but caught the eye at Doncater (3m, good) last month, keeping on well from the rear to finish third (just behind Skin Full); big player if able to build on that recent effort.

4/1

8

19th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 5

15:20 Doncaster

Ca Plane Pour Moi

11st 4lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Well backed into 3-1 favouritism at Uttoxeter but was soundly beaten; has never managed to threaten in a handicap and is now 0-11; needs to raise his game.

8/1

5th

10

31st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

13:30 Uttoxeter

Ca Plane Pour Moi

11st 4lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Neil Mulholland

Never looked dangerous when sixth at Taunton (3m, good to soft) in first-time tongue-tie/cheekpieces last month and is now 0-10 over hurdles; not written off just yet but needs to up his game.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: -241P3 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Triple hurdles winner at up to 2m5f (stays 3m); 5lb higher than when scoring here (2m4f, good) in June and showed over C&D latest that he has each-way claims.
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No Results Found

Form: 8-6U36

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
12-race maiden; not ruled out each-way, based on his third in a Stratford novices' handicap (2m6f, good) on his penultimate start, but he'd need to be much better than his other three efforts this season.
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9

24th Jun 2025

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

20:27 Newton Abbot

Borderline

10st 6lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Jeremy Scott

0-11 over hurdles but returned from layoff/wind surgery with promising third of seven here (2m5f, good) last month and could have untapped potential over this longer trip; one to consider.

10/1

7

28th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

16:18 Newton Abbot

Borderline

10st 2lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Jeremy Scott

No wins in 13; has each-way claims on his best form and has undergone wind surgery since last seen; could have a part to play if resuming in good order; 1lb out of the weights.

20/1

Non-runners

Kingston Kid

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £247.80
Straight Forecast £204.97
Tricast £560.06
Trifecta £1119.70

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Santa Clarita

Telegraph:

Schematic

SPOTLIGHT:

Indian Sunbird

POSTDATA:

Catuaba

Daily Mirror:

Mactavish

TOPSPEED:

Bridge Road

WEST COUNTRY:

No Way Pedro

Daily Mail:

Schematic

D Express:

Schematic

The Guardian:

Santa Clarita

The Sun:

Santa Clarita

The Star:

Santa Clarita

Daily Record:

Santa Clarita

The Times:

Indian Sunbird