Worcester Races
Worcester
16:25
Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Chase
Worcester
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2025
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £7
Place: £2.20 £1.20
Exacta: £10
Trifecta: £48.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Hobie (FR) | 8 G | AVG | David Dennis | 162 lbs | 6/1 | Won | Prominent - lost position 5 out - rallied going easily 3 out - pushed along 2 out - went second last - ridden and led run-in - reduced lead towards finish - just did enough(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Traveling Soldier (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Olly Murphy | 161 lbs | 5/4F | .5 | Towards rear - dropped to last when mistake 1st - pushed along from 5 out - ridden 3 out - headway 2 out - stayed on and went second final 110yds - just held(op 6/4 tchd 13/8) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Gerard Mentor (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls | 153 lbs | 8/1 | 2 | Towards rear - not fluent 1st - headway and prominent 3rd - carried right 7th - went second 4 out - led but mistake 3 out - wandered on approach 2 out - hung left from last - headed then hit rail run-in - lost second and no extra final 110yds(tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Lord Maher (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Karen Jewell | 163 lbs | 9/2 | 8 | Prominent - weakened from 3 out - went fourth run-in(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Mo Zola (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Belinda Clarke | 142 lbs | 28/1 | 1 | Towards rear and in touch with leaders - headway 5 out - led 4 out - headed 3 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Auntie Maggie (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Alastair Ralph | 168 lbs | 100/30 | 17 | Led - jumped right 7th - lost two places and mistake 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 5/2) |