Worcester
14:33
John & Hazel 65th Wedding Anniversary Handicap Chase
Worcester Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 Distance: 2m7f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £26.70 Place: £6.40 £1.80 £2.10 Exacta: £157.60 Tricast: £396.68 Trifecta: £918.30
Non-Runners: Invictus Allen (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 School For Scandal (FR) 10 G AVG Joe Tickle 147 lbs 22/1 Won Taken down early - prominent - led 2nd - joined 7th - led clearly 11th - pushed along 3 out - jumped right 2 out - faced challenges and ridden run-in - kept on gamely (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was able to get into a good rhythm at the front on a more galloping track)(op 20/1)
2nd 9 Mcgregors Charge (GB) 7 G Poor Ella Pickard 148 lbs 7/2F .75 Taken down early - in touch with leaders - went third just after 5 out - disputing second last - soon bit short of room but challenging - kept on and just held (jockey said gelding suffered interference after final fence)(op 3/1)
3rd 3 Carriglux (IRE) 9 G Poor Ruth Jefferson 161 lbs 4/1 1.5 Prominent - mistake 3 out - disputing second last - challenging run-in - no extra towards finish(op 15/2 and tchd 17/2)
4th 14 Deadly Missile (IRE) 8 G Poor Rosemary Gasson 142 lbs 14/1 4.25 Midfield - not fluent 7th - headway 2 out - no impression run-in(op 17/2 tchd 16/1)
5th 8 Noble Cave (IRE) 6 G Poor Jonjo & A J O'Neill 151 lbs 6/1 9.5 Led - headed and prominent 2nd - disputed lead 7th - lost position 11th - pecked on landing 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 11/2)
6th 5 Calvic (IRE) 8 G AVG Stuart Edmunds 159 lbs 15/2 5 In rear - hampered 1st - some headway 2 out - soon no impression(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
7th 1 Pride Of Paris (IRE) 7 G Poor Sarah-Jayne Davies 168 lbs 16/1 0.3 In rear - hampered by faller 1st - slow jump 3rd - no chance when mistake 4 out (vet said gelding bled from nose)
8th 12 Watchoutitscookie (IRE) 6 G Poor Nigel Hawke 144 lbs 14/1 27 Prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders 4th - weakened 4 out(op 11/1)
99th 13 Mistertommyshelby (IRE) 9 G Poor Ryan Potter 142 lbs 17/2 - Towards rear - fell 1st - fatally injured(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)
99th 2 Micronormous (IRE) 6 M AVG David Pipe 167 lbs 22/1 - Midfield - fell 1st(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
99th 7 Prince Cleni (FR) 7 G Poor Christian Williams 154 lbs 12/1 - In rear - headway into midfield 5th - 6 lengths down and ridden when fell 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
99th 4 Mozzaro (IRE) 10 G Poor Martin Keighley 161 lbs 20/1 - Sweating - towards rear - mistake 2nd - lost touch after 5 out - soon pulled up (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 25/1 and tchd 33/1)
99th 11 Emberscombe (IRE) 8 M Poor Joe Tickle 144 lbs 12/1 - In touch with leaders - lost position 10th - mistake 11th - lost touch 5 out - tailed off when pulled up 4 out(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
99th 15 Illico Du Breuil (FR) 7 G Poor David Rees 142 lbs 40/1 - Prominent - slow jump 3rd - bad mistake and lost position 5th - hit 7th - in rear 8th - tailed off when pulled up 10th (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 50/1)