GBWorcester Races

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Worcester
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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle
Worcester Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2021 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £6 Place: £2.30 £2.20 £2.90 Exacta: £34.40 Tricast: £295.77 Trifecta: £275.50
Non-Runners: Daybreak Boy (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Rakhine State (IRE) 7 G AVG
D J Jeffreys 146 lbs 6/1 Won Held up in rear - headway home turn - led just after 3 out - ridden and hung right from 2 out - 3 lengths ahead when jumped right last - stayed on (trainer could offer no explanation for gelding's improved performance)(op 15/2)
2nd 4 Asockastar (IRE) N/A Good
Daniel Bourne 152 lbs 11/2 4.25 Tracked leader - led and pushed along home turn - blundered 3 out - soon headed and ridden - 3 lengths down last - no extra run-in(op 5/1)
3rd 7 Umndeni (FR) 9 G Poor
Philip Hobbs 153 lbs 9/1 1.75 Held up in behind leaders - ridden when hampered and lost ground 3 out - rallied last - kept on run-in(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)
4th 6 Beach Break (GB) 6 G AVG
Donald McCain 150 lbs 20/1 1.5 Tracked leaders - ridden 3 out - hung right 2 out - held run-in(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
5th 8 Your Band (GB) 8 G Poor
Alastair Ralph 146 lbs 3/1F 2.5 Chased leaders - mistake 4th - lost position and reminder 5th - ridden and headway before 3 out - not fluent last - weakened gradually run-in(op 9/4)
6th 5 Cotton End (IRE) 9 M AVG
Sheila Lewis 153 lbs 11/2 0.1 Took keen hold - towards rear - mistake 6th - blundered and lost ground 4 out - in touch with leaders and ridden 3 out - beaten 2 out - jumped left last (vet said mare was treated for post-race ataxia and had lost its right-hind shoe)(op 7/1 tchd 5/1)
7th 3 Thebannerkingrebel (IRE) N/A AVG
Jamie Snowden 164 lbs 17/2 0.05 In rear - not fluent 1st - soon became detached - nudged along before 3 out - shaken up and some headway from 2 out - never on terms (jockey said - regarding running and riding - his instructions were to ride gelding patiently and get the gelding to switch off. he explained that it was his intention to keep gelding on the bridle for as long as possible as he only has one run once asked. after making a mistake at the first hurdle becoming detached - the gelding never travelled and made a noise thereafter; all facts he reported at scales. he added that the strong early gallop made it difficult to make up ground so therefore attempted to kid gelding along for the duration of the back straight to keep him interested - believing the field may have come back to him. on this occasion however - the rider reported that the gelding continued to make a noise up the home straight - making little ground up on the field and on pulling up - gelding was very tired. trainer's representative confirmed the instructions and stated that she was satisfied that the ride accorded with those instructions)(op 13/2)
8th 1 Oscar Rose (IRE) N/A Poor
Fergal O'Brien 161 lbs 4/1 27 Jumped right - led - headed and pushed along home turn - weakened before 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for mare's poor performance; post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)