June 18 / 16.30 Worcester

16.30

Good

Savills Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5650.67
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Savills Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 5381-0

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 9lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 132

Form & Verdict
Smart in his prime but needed considerable help from the handicapper before driven-out win at Chepstow (2m, good) in April; subsequent defeat in valuable Haydock race is not viewed harshly but he's not yet proven over this far and others in the field have more appealing profiles; cheekpices removed after one use.
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3

18th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

16:30 Worcester

Glory And Fortune

11st 9lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Smart in his prime but needed considerable help from the handicapper before driven-out win at Chepstow (2m, good) in April; subsequent defeat in valuable Haydock race is not viewed harshly but he's not yet proven over this far and others in the field have more appealing profiles; cheekpices removed after one use.

11/2

11th

5

10th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 144y

Class 1

13:35 Haydock

Glory And Fortune

11st 9lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Tom Lacey

Winning for the first time since the 2022 Betfair Hurdle when digging deep to edge out Helnwein at Chepstow two weeks ago (2m, good); will do well to defy a 4lb rise in this deeper race but he'll give it his best shot; cheekpieces added.

14/1

11th

5

10th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 144y

Class 1

13:35 Haydock

Glory And Fortune

11st 9lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Tom Lacey

Winning for the first time since the 2022 Betfair Hurdle when digging deep to edge out Helnwein at Chepstow two weeks ago (2m, good); will do well to defy a 4lb rise in this deeper race but he'll give it his best shot; cheekpieces added.

14/1

Form: /433-3

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 11lb

9 yo Colt

OR: 120

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Form: P941-3

Last run: 39 days

W: 10st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Back in good form this spring, most notably when keeping on well for narrow win at Warwick (2m3f, good) two starts ago; not yet fully exposed over this sort of trip and probably still on a workable mark; likely contender.
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5

18th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

16:30 Worcester

Tarahumara

10st 8lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

Back in good form this spring, most notably when keeping on well for narrow win at Warwick (2m3f, good) two starts ago; not yet fully exposed over this sort of trip and probably still on a workable mark; likely contender.

100/30

3rd

3

10th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 0y

Class 3

19:45 Warwick

Tarahumara

11st 4lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Emma Lavelle

His second run back from a lengthy break when emerging from off the pace to win narrowly over 2m3f here (good; 5lb lower) and there could be more to come over this far, as he's very lightly raced for a 9yo.

4/1

3rd

3

10th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 0y

Class 3

19:45 Warwick

Tarahumara

11st 4lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Emma Lavelle

His second run back from a lengthy break when emerging from off the pace to win narrowly over 2m3f here (good; 5lb lower) and there could be more to come over this far, as he's very lightly raced for a 9yo.

4/1

Form: 2151-3 C

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Low-mileage 6yo with 2-4 strike-rate in maiden/novice hurdles last season; tailed off in three-runner race when switched to fences for last month's handicap debut but now quickly reverts to hurdling; should still have potential.
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2

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 2

15:45 Worcester

Handlethekettle

11st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Didn't take to fences when tailed off on his penultimate run but he then made all for a 5l defeat of Ukantango over C&D to make it 3-5 over hurdles; a 5lb rise is fair enough with the promise of more to come.

5/2

6

18th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

16:30 Worcester

Handlethekettle

10st 7lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Low-mileage 6yo with 2-4 strike-rate in maiden/novice hurdles last season; tailed off in three-runner race when switched to fences for last month's handicap debut but now quickly reverts to hurdling; should still have potential.

4/1

2

22nd May 2025

Good

2m 3f 83y

Class 4

14:05 Ffos Las

Handlethekettle

11st 6lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Won two minor hurdles on either side of his remote fifth in the Grade 2 Persian War at Chepstow in October, last time making all at Taunton (2m3f, good to firm) after wind surgery; likely that he's held in some regard and brings plenty of potential to chasing.

5/6

Form: 2/43-5 BF

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Returned from layoff with encouraging third behind Glory And Fortune at Chepstow (2m, good; stays further) in April; unable to justify warm favouritism when only fifth at Warwick last month but was given a wind op soon afterwards and now has tongue-tie refitted; too well handicapped to ignore.
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9th

3

22nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:32 Worcester

Ukantango

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Triple hurdle winner and chase winner (2m4f), on good or slower; that chase win came readily on his penultimate start, at Southwell; unable to back that up after a 7lb rise and step up in grade at Uttoxeter (2m5f, good) latest; still well treated on his winning effort, if he can repeat it.

11/2

4th

3

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:50 Uttoxeter

Ukantango

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Bumper winner and has three wins over hurdles; got off the mark on the return to fences when a convincing winner at Southwell (2m4f, good) last month; up 7lb but looks sure to give another bold account.

7/2

Non-runners

Impero, Might I

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £15.50
Straight Forecast £17.41
Trifecta £48.70

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Impero

LAMBOURN:

Handlethekettle

The Times:

Tarahumara

SPOTLIGHT:

Ukantango

TOPSPEED:

Might I

The Guardian:

Whizz Kid

Telegraph:

Handlethekettle

The Star:

Tarahumara

POSTDATA:

Ukantango

D Express:

Impero

Daily Mirror:

Impero

The Sun:

Impero

Daily Record:

Impero

Daily Mail:

Might I