Worcester
13:50
FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Chase
Worcester Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75 Place: £1.20 £1.60 £1.30 Exacta: £10.90 Tricast: £27.81 Trifecta: £36.10
Non-Runners: Getaman (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway into midfield 7th - shaken up and went fourth 2 out - pushed along to lead just after last - soon clear(tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8)
7 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 142 lbs 7/4F Won
2nd
Midfield - headway after 5 out - pecked on landing 4 out - went second just after last - kept on but no match for winner(op 13/2 tchd 8/1)
8 G Poor Billy Aprahamian 168 lbs 5/1 4.75
3rd
Midfield - headway and went second 2nd - disputed lead 3 out - led clearly and wandered on approach last - soon headed and lost second - no extra run-in(op 4/1)
7 G Poor Alex Hales 152 lbs 7/2 3.25
4th
Jumped left - led - joined 3 out - lost position approaching last - weakened run-in(tchd 11/1 and tchd 16/1)
8 G Poor Peter Bowen 165 lbs 14/1 11
5th
Prominent - hampered 2nd - mistake 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
7 G Poor Mel Rowley 147 lbs 10/1 2.25
6th
Prominent - lost position when hampered and mistake 1st - bad mistake and dropped to rear 3rd - niggled along 5th - lost touch 4 out(op 10/1)
8 G Poor Matt Sheppard 150 lbs 12/1 17
7th
Towards rear - bumped 3rd - weakening when not fluent 3 out(tchd 25/1)
6 G Poor Alexandra Dunn 146 lbs 18/1 1.5
99th
Prominent - not fluent 1st - bad mistake and lost position 6th - dropped to last 5 out - soon lost touch - pulled up 4 out (jockey said gelding made a significant jumping error at the sixth fence and was pulled up rounding the home turn; vet had nothing to report)(op 5/1 tchd 15/2)
8 G Poor Clare Hobson 163 lbs 7/1 -