Worcester
13:35
Play With The Finest Bookmaker Fitzdares Handicap Chase
Worcester Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2 Place: £1.10 £3.30 Exacta: £9.30 Trifecta: £26.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Courtland (IRE) 10 G Good Peter Bowen 163 lbs EvensF Won Prominent - lost third 7th - hit 8th - jumped right 9th - headway and went second before 4 out - pecked on landing but led 3 out - soon pushed along - 4 lengths ahead last - kept on well(tchd 11/10)
2nd 1 Bagheera Ginge (GB) 6 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 165 lbs 8/1 7.5 Held up in last but in touch with leaders - not fluent 6th - went third before 4 out - pecked on landing 3 out - went second 2 out - 4 lengths down last - no match for winner(op 13/2 tchd 17/2)
3rd 2 Herewegohoney (IRE) 9 M AVG Fergal O'Brien 164 lbs 4/1 17 Led - hit 6th - mistake and joined 7th - led clearly after 5 out - faced challenge 4 out - mistake and headed 3 out - soon lost second and weakened(tchd 9/2)
4th 5 Friary Rock (FR) 10 G AVG L J Morgan 156 lbs 4/1 28 In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - went third 7th - weakened quickly before 4 out - tailed off(tchd 7/2)
99th 4 Somekindofstar (IRE) 10 G Poor Charlie Longsdon 159 lbs 11/1 - Prominent - disputed lead and mistake 7th - lost position after 5 out - weakening when mistake 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the fourth last)(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)