Worcester
15:25
Charles Church South Midlands Handicap Hurdle
Worcester Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £2.60 £1.50 Exacta: £19.20 Trifecta: £89.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Fanfaron Dino (FR) 8 G Good Anthony Honeyball 166 lbs 13/2 Won Held up in rear - headway and joined leaders 2 out (usual 3 out) - going easily when led last - hung right and ridden run-in - ran on (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(tchd 6/1 and tchd 17/2)
2nd 7 Alioski (GB) 8 G Poor Gary Brown 146 lbs 11/8F 5 Slowly away - in rear - headway 3rd - mistake 4th - not fluent 3 out (usual 4 out) - prominent when hampered before 2 out (usual 3 out) where mistake - soon led - headed last - no match for winner (vet said gelding lost right-hind shoe)(op 15/8)
3rd 5 Fandabidozi (IRE) 7 G Poor Gary Hanmer 161 lbs 15/2 2.5 Towards rear of midfield - headway and slightly hampered 2 out (usual 3 out) - bumped approaching last - outpaced run-in (vet said gelding lost right-fore shoe)(op 5/1)
4th 2 Mix Of Clover (GB) 10 G AVG Alastair Ralph 167 lbs 12/1 8 In touch with leaders - lost position 3rd - headway 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened last(op 9/1)
5th 4 State Of Bliss (IRE) 4 G AVG Neil King 164 lbs 100/30 .75 Disputed lead - wandered on approach and led clearly 3rd - edged right before 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon headed - outpaced before last - weakened run-in(op 7/2 tchd 16/5)
6th 1 Peace Of Rome (GER) 7 G Poor Danni O'Neill 167 lbs 6/1 8.5 Disputed lead - lost position 3rd - lost second 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened(op 7/1 tchd 11/2)
7th 6 Chasamax (IRE) 8 G AVG Sarah-Jayne Davies 152 lbs 40/1 28 Prominent - lost position before 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the soft ground on this occasion and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 28/1)