Worcester Races
Worcester
18:20
Ann Hitchings Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Worcester
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.32
Place: £1.10 £3 £1.40
Exacta: £16.90
Tricast: £46.35
Trifecta: £51.20
Non-Runners: Oslo (unsuitable ground), Toronto (withdrawn; unruly beforehand, refused to line up)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Sea The Clouds (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 167 lbs | 11/8F | Won | Midfield - reminder when not fluent 2nd - lost position 4th - rallied and prominent when not fluent 6th - went second but jockey dropped whip 3 out - soon pushed along - hit 2 out - led final 110yds - kept on(tchd 5/4) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Ragamuffin (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 163 lbs | 14/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - went third after 2 out - switched left and pressed leaders last - kept on run-in - went second final strides(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Izayte (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Neil King | 164 lbs | 100/30 | 0.2 | Prominent - went second after 4th - led home turn - 2 lengths ahead last - headed final 110yds - lost second final strides(op 3/1) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Whiskey And Water (GB) | N/A | AVG | Brian Ellison | 159 lbs | 11/2 | 15 | Towards rear - headway 4th - went third before 3 out - lost position after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Aviewtosea (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | David Killahena & Graeme McPherson | 165 lbs | 11/2 | 41 | Took keen hold - disputed lead - lost position after 2nd - lost second after 4th - weakening when mistake 3 out(op 13/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Chasamax (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Cillin Leonard
(5)lbs
|
Sarah-Jayne Davies | 146 lbs | 100/1 | - | Reluctant to line up - in rear - struggling 5th - lost touch after 4 out - pulled up 3 out(op 66/1) | |
| 99th | 8 | Sholsang (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Ryan Potter | 161 lbs | 100/1 | - | Joined main group - midfield - weakened quickly and pulled up 4 out(op 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Esperti (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | David Rees | 168 lbs | 28/1 | - | Took keen hold - disputed lead - led clearly before 2nd where jumped right - headed home turn - soon weakened - pulled up 3 out(op 16/1) |