Worcester

Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m7f
Going: Good
Prize: £4,700
Runners: 8
Winning time: 5m 55.44s (slow by 25.44s)
Age: 5yo+
Class: Class 4
1
Age: 6
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 110
SP: 9/2
Prominent - hampered 1st - went second before 4 out - led before 2 out - ridden and kept on well run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefited from the application of the first-time visor)
2 3
Age: 6
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 110
SP: 11/10F
Prominent on outer - slightly hampered 7th - pressed leaders before 10th - pressed winner before 2 out - switched left approaching last - kept on run-in - no match for winner(op 4/5)
3 10½
Age: 11
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 97
SP: 50/1
Led but pestered - went further clear before 4 out - reduced lead before 3 out - headed before 2 out - rallied and went modest third run-in
4 6 16½
Age: 7
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 110
SP: 28/1
Towards rear - headway before 4 out - went third approaching last - no extra and lost third run-in(op 25/1)
5 ¾ 17¼
Age: 10
Weight: 12st 1lbs
OR: 111
SP: 16/1
Towards rear - overjumped 1st - kept on run-in - never near to challenge(op 20/1)
6 22¾
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 11lbs
OR: 107
SP: 4/1
In rear - mistake 2nd - headway on outer before 10th - ridden before 3 out - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 11/2)
7 26 48¾
Age: 10
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 98
SP: 17/2
Pressed leader - slow jump 1st - slow jump 8th - outpaced and lost second before 4 out - weakened before 3 out (vet said gelding finished lame on his right-fore leg)(op 8/1)
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Age: 8
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 100
SP: 12/1
Towards rear - bad mistake and unseated 3rd(op 16/1 tchd 11/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5.90
Tote place: £1.80 £1.10 £8.40
Exacta: £11.90
Trifecta: £260
Tricast: £212.93
CSF: £10.51