July 02 / 17.25 Worcester

17.25

Good

M&E Global Defence Sector Solutions Experts Conditional Jockeys’ Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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M&E Global Defence Sector Solutions Experts Conditional Jockeys’ Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.20

Form: /P-232 BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Went very close on his stable debut at Warwick (2m) before disappointing at odds-on when only third at Newton Abbot (2m2f) in May; back on track upped further in trip when beaten under 2l at Uttoxter (2m4f, also good) 18 days ago; contender.
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1

21st Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 116y

Class 5

16:20 Plumpton

Mr Le Philosophe

12st 0lb

J: Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

Typically for new recruits for this yard, he hit the ground running; however, he has struggled the last twice after surging up the weights; others appeal more.

10/1

4

4th Sep 2025

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

19:00 Sedgefield

Mr Le Philosophe

11st 3lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: James Owen

Heavy defeat at Worcester last time was his first blip for this yard and reportedly unsuited by ground that was considered softer than the official good; won his previous two races and still on a competitive mark if back on song.

4/1

11/2

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 095-41 D

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Career started with a succession of heavy defeats but he's been getting the hang of things in handicaps and made the breakthrough at Southwell (about 2m4f, good) 43 days ago; it's likely there's more to come.
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7

26th Sep 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:07 Worcester

Noble Recall

10st 6lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Anthony Day

Improved to win off lowly hurdle mark at Southwell (2m4f, good) in May and has remained in good form since; no surprise if he makes his presence felt on this chasing debut.

9/1

5th

9

31st Aug 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:40 Worcester

Noble Recall

10st 7lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Anthony Day

Got off the mark at Southwell in July and creditable second in two handicaps here since, all on good ground over about 2m5f; well worth a go at this longer trip and has strong each-way claims again.

3/1

2nd

7

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:55 Worcester

Noble Recall

10st 3lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Anthony Day

Got off the mark on his penultimate start, when getting racing early at Southwell (2m4f, good) and seeing it out well; tactics were similar when, after a 5lb rise, he was almost 5l second in a C&D (good) conditionals event recently; should be thereabouts.

7/2

25/1

  • Place: £5.00

Form: 3765-8

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Made an eyecatching bumper debut over a year ago but after a fair start over hurdles it's not really happened, including in handicaps the last twice; drops back in trip with cheekpieces added.
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3rd

1

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:25 Worcester

Zarhanya

11st 12lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Martin Keighley

Made an eyecatching bumper debut over a year ago but after a fair start over hurdles it's not really happened, including in handicaps the last twice; drops back in trip with cheekpieces added.

25/1

8th

3

3rd Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:00 Southwell

Zarhanya

11st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Martin Keighley

Still unexposed after only four hurdling starts and has the services of Sean Bowen today but made rather underwhelming handicap debut over 2m3f six weeks ago and is not bred to benefit from this step up in trip.

7/1

8th

3

3rd Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:00 Southwell

Zarhanya

11st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Martin Keighley

Still unexposed after only four hurdling starts and has the services of Sean Bowen today but made rather underwhelming handicap debut over 2m3f six weeks ago and is not bred to benefit from this step up in trip.

7/1

OUR TIP

Form: 277-31 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Probably unlucky when third at Bangor in May and built on that to run out a wide-margin winner at Fakenham (also 2m4f, good) one month ago; 7lb rise looks perfectly fair; player.
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3

31st May 2026

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 5

17:07 Fakenham

Gone In Sixty

10st 11lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Alex Hales

Safely held when fourth over fences at Fontwell (2m2f, good) this month but that was his first run since November (also his first after a wind op); reverts to hurdling on mark just 2lb higher then when winning this race by 14l on good ground a year ago; must be considered.

15/8

4th

5

14th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

Class 5

19:40 Fontwell

Gone In Sixty

10st 9lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Sole success came when wide-margin winner over hurdles at Fakenham just under one year ago but he's finished runner-up on 12 occasions, including five times in succession over fences between September and November; had wind surgery after heavy defeat over hurdles at Windsor over five months ago; market might guide on this return.

9/1

2nd

4

20th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 166y

Class 5

14:40 Plumpton

Gone In Sixty

10st 11lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: Alex Hales

Won over hurdles at Fakenham (2m4f, good) in June and was runner-up in two chases last month, latterly behind King Of The Story at Warwick (2m4f, good); also ran well back over hurdles at Fakenham on Friday, but the forecast rain is a worry.

11/4

Form: 994-08

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Ran well for a long way when fourth at Hereford (2m3f, good) in April but she's suffered two heavy defeats since; others are more persuasive.
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8

31st Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Worcester

Darcys Glance

10st 2lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Andrew J Martin

Mostly soundly beaten after three bumpers and ten hurdle races over a range of distances; wore cheekpieces last time; flimsy claims.

25/1

5

20th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Worcester

Darcys Glance

11st 4lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Andrew J Martin

Didn't run badly off her lowly handicap mark here (2m4f, good) last month but looks exposed after nine hurdling starts and faces a tough task on these terms; sports first-time cheekpieces.

50/1

Form: 2225-2 BF

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Respectable third over hurdles on his last start for Paul Webber; all five runs for this yard have been over fences, finishing runner-up four times including at Fontwell (about 2m3f, good) in this headgear combination last time; switching disciplines but he's respected again.
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3rd

4

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

16:55 Fontwell

Lunar Ocean

10st 9lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Billy Aprahamian

Made all to open account over C&D (good) in first-time blinkers ten days ago, his 11th start over fences; drew nicely clear of the others with the runner-up that day and was only raised 3lb; could be hard to catch.

9/4

1st

7

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

18:40 Fontwell

Lunar Ocean

10st 7lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Billy Aprahamian

Can make mistakes but mainly consistent over fences for this yard; pulled up at Warwick after an error last time but 2m and ground that was likely faster than good were probably not ideal; that brought his record to 0-18 but he's not ruled out in first-time blinkers back up in trip.

7/1

8

23rd Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

16:00 Warwick

Lunar Ocean

10st 6lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Billy Aprahamian

Held up and was never that threatening when beaten just over 7l into fourth at Ffos Las (2m3f, good to soft); that's two pleasing enough runs since the visor went on and this 17-race maiden has each-way claims.

7/1

Form: 4775-7 BF

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
0-9 over hurdles; back from a break when beaten nearly 20l at Taunton (good to firm) in April then attracted support before flopping at Stratford (also about 2m, good) at the end of May; worrying that her previous best had come at that track and stamina needs to be proved back at 2m4f.
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5

17th Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 5

17:00 Fakenham

Jos Rainbow

10st 12lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

Hampered early last time, but unlikely judged on this year's struggles for both her former and current handlers that this would have cost her significantly better; cheekpieces hurriedly replace the visor.

25/1

9

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

14:07 Sedgefield

Jos Rainbow

10st 6lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

Safely held on both recent starts for new stable (2m2f) and now 0-12 over hurdles; faced fairly tough assignment when third of five from out of the weights last time but still needs a boost from the new visor here.

20/1

5

6th Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

16:12 Stratford

Jos Rainbow

10st 2lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

Left Dan Skelton after some below-par efforts this spring/summer and was tailed off on stable debut at Market Rasen (2m2f, good) three weeks ago; 12lb out of the weights and has a lot to prove.

25/1

Form: 39P2-8

Last run: 49 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Offered something to work on when runner-up at Hereford in April (his second handicap) but he was tailed off at Perth (also 2m4f, good) in May; still early days but he's risky after that.
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4th

8

29th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

17:35 Taunton

Golden Moonshake

10st 4lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Nigel Hawke

Flat-bred 4yo who never raced for Tom Dascombe and was sold on for 3,500gns; now gelded, had wind op and tries a tongue-tie; best watched.

25/1

Non-runners

Gms Prince, Circle Of Hope

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £12.90
Straight Forecast £18.69
Tricast £262.87
Trifecta £183.90

Selections

POSTDATA:

Gone In Sixty

RP RATINGS:

Mr Le Philosophe

SPOTLIGHT:

Noble Recall

The Star:

Noble Recall

The Times:

Mr Le Philosophe

Daily Mail:

Mr Le Philosophe

Daily Record:

Mr Le Philosophe

Telegraph:

Gone In Sixty

The Guardian:

Gone In Sixty

D Express:

Gone In Sixty

Daily Mirror:

Gone In Sixty

The Sun:

Gone In Sixty