Worcester
14:30
Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls Ssangyong Handicap Chase
Worcester Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2023 Distance: 2m7f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £12 Place: £3.10 £2.20 £2.30 Exacta: £110.90 Tricast: £631.53 Trifecta: £646.20
Non-Runners: Debden Bank (self certificate), Galop Du Bosc (self certificate), Milanese Rose (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 Meechlands Magic (GB) 7 G Poor Debra Hamer 142 lbs 11/1 Won Prominent - briefly led 11th - ridden and led again approaching last - kept on well and went clear run-in (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was suited by a return to fences)(Mkt1: op 14/1; Mkt2 op 14/1 tchd 10/1)
2nd 1 Bolintlea (IRE) 10 M Poor Dr Richard Newland 168 lbs 8/1 10 Disputed lead - prominent 4th - led 5 out - headed approaching last - soon no extra(Mkt1: op 17/2 tchd 9/1; Mkt2 op 17/2)
3rd 5 Faitque de L'Isle (FR) 10 G AVG Michael Scudamore 154 lbs 13/2 6.5 In rear - mistake 10th - headway 4 out - went third 2 out - kept on but no match for first two(Mkt1: op 15/2; Mkt2 op 7/1)
4th 2 Prince De Juilley (FR) 8 G AVG Alastair Ralph 165 lbs 9/2 10 Midfield - headway and went third 4 out - lost third 2 out - weakened approaching last(Mkt1: op 11/2)
5th 10 Newtonian (GB) 8 G Poor Matt Sheppard 142 lbs 28/1 16 Didn't jump with fluency - never better than midfield(Mkt1: op 20/1 tchd 25/1; Mkt2 op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
6th 8 Methusalar (IRE) 8 G Poor Peter Bowen 153 lbs 100/30F 48 Towards rear - jumped left 1st - headway 11th - disputing third when not fluent 4 out - weakened after 3 out(Mkt1: op 9/2 tchd 4/1; Mkt2 tchd 3/1)
99th 9 Kapitaliste (FR) 6 G Poor Alexandra Dunn 145 lbs 11/2 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - lost position and in rear when mistake 4 out - pulled up just before 2 out(Mkt1: tchd 6/1; Mkt2 tchd 5/1)
99th 6 Freethinker (IRE) N/A AVG Charlie Longsdon 150 lbs 11/1 - Took keen hold - disputed lead - not fluent 2nd - led clearly 4th - mistake 9th - headed 11th - weakening when mistake 4 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the fourth last fence)(Mkt1: op 12/1 tchd 14/1; Mkt2 op 14/1)
99th 7 Thistlebuffs (IRE) 6 G Poor David Pipe 153 lbs 4/1 - Always behind - slow jump 6th - struggling when not fluent 4 out - soon pulled up(Mkt1: op 9/2)