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Worcester
19:55
Richard Hitchings Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Worcester Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m7f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.60 £2 £3.50 Exacta: £20.20 Tricast: £169.36 Trifecta: £138.70
Non-Runners: Blue Sans (unsuitable ground), Getthepot (unsuitable ground), Masterdream (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 2m7f 2m7f 2m7½f 2m7f
1st
Raced in second - led after 3rd - pushed along and joined 3 out - lost position 2 out - carried left and 1 length down last - soon ridden - stayed on and led again towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 16/5)
12 G AVG
David Brace 159 lbs 7/2J Won
2m7f 2m7f 3m1½f 3m 2m7½f
2m½f 2m4f 3m1½f 2m5f 2m4f
2nd
Held up in rear - not fluent 3rd - headway 8th - joined leaders 3 out - led 2 out - 1 length ahead when jumped left last - kept on but headed towards finish(op 11/2)
7 G Poor
D J Jeffreys 153 lbs 9/2 0.3
2m4f 2m7f 2m4f 2m4f 2m7f
2m4½f 2m5½f 2m7f
3rd
Towards rear - not fluent 6th - struggling 7th - rallied and in touch with leaders after 4 out - outpaced 3 out - stayed on and went third run-in(tchd 14/1)
6 G Good
Olly Murphy 165 lbs 12/1 12
2m4f 2m7f 2m7f 2m6½f 3m
2m½f 2m 2m2½f 2m4f 2m4f
4th
Midfield - headway 8th - briefly disputed lead and bumped 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened last(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)
7 G Poor
Neil Mulholland 144 lbs 10/1 .75
2m5½f 2m5½f 2m6f 2m4f 2m6f
3m 3m 2m4f 3m4½f 3m
5th
Prominent - disputed lead and bumped 3 out - lost position 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
7 G AVG
David Pipe 160 lbs 7/1 3
3m2f 2m3f 2m5½f 2m5f 2m7½f
3m 2m7f 2m7f 3m½f 2m4f
6th
Prominent - weakened before 3 out (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the return to hurdles)(op 3/1 tchd 11/4)
10 G AVG
Peter Bowen 165 lbs 7/2J 24
2m5f 3m3½f 2m4f 2m7f
3m½f 3m 3m1f 2m1f 2m7f
7th
Held up in rear - weakened before 3 out(op 18/1 tchd 28/1)
6 G Poor
Joe Tickle 152 lbs 25/1 1.5
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2m4f 3m 2m7½f 2m4f
99th
Towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear 8th - lost touch after 4 out - tailed off when pulled up 3 out(op 9/2)
7 G Poor
Jack Jones 164 lbs 7/1 -
2m7½f
2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m3½f
99th
Led - headed but prominent after 3rd - lost position 8th - weakened 4 out - tailed off when pulled up 3 out(op 14/1)
6 G Poor
David Dennis 164 lbs 12/1 -
2m7½f 2m3½f