Worcester Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Classic Concorde (IRE) | 12 G | AVG | David Brace | 159 lbs | 7/2J | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Best Mate Dave (GB) | 7 G | Poor | D J Jeffreys | 153 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | 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) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Woodie Flash (IRE) | 6 G | Good |
Lewis Stones
(3)lbs
|
Olly Murphy | 165 lbs | 12/1 | 12 | 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) | |
| 4th | 12 | Inspector Lynley (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 144 lbs | 10/1 | .75 | Midfield - headway 8th - briefly disputed lead and bumped 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened last(op 12/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Red Happy (FR) | 7 G | AVG |
Gearoid Harney
(7)lbs
|
David Pipe | 160 lbs | 7/1 | 3 | Prominent - disputed lead and bumped 3 out - lost position 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 8/1 tchd 10/1) | |
| 6th | 4 | Judge Earle (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Peter Bowen | 165 lbs | 7/2J | 24 | Prominent - weakened before 3 out (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the return to hurdles)(op 3/1 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 7th | 11 | Off The Planet (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Joe Tickle | 152 lbs | 25/1 | 1.5 | Held up in rear - weakened before 3 out(op 18/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Aki Bomaye (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Jack Jones | 164 lbs | 7/1 | - | Towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear 8th - lost touch after 4 out - tailed off when pulled up 3 out(op 9/2) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Lighthouse Mill (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | David Dennis | 164 lbs | 12/1 | - | Led - headed but prominent after 3rd - lost position 8th - weakened 4 out - tailed off when pulled up 3 out(op 14/1) |