Worcester

Pershore Hire Centre Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m4f
Going: Good
Prize: £3,248
Runners: 10
Winning time: 5m 5.78s (slow by 21.78s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 10
Weight: 10st 13lbs
OR: 90
SP: 13/2
In touch with leaders - headway and went second 4 out - challenging going easily last - soon led - ridden out (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from the application of first time blinkers)(op 8/1 tchd 11/2)
2 4
Age: 7
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 105
SP: 17/2
Led - joined last - soon headed - kept on(op 10/1)
3 17 21
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 93
SP: 6/5F
Held up in rear - slow jump 2nd - headway 5 out - went third 2 out - weakened last(op 5/4)
4 25½
Age: 11
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 105
SP: 15/2
Prominent - lost position 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 6/1)
5 27
Age: 8
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 105
SP: 7/1
Towards rear - headway 7th - disputing third 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 6/1)
6 31½
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 103
SP: 14/1
Held up in rear - weakened from 3 out(op 25/1)
7 4 35½
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 8lbs
OR: 99
SP: 14/1
Prominent - mistake and lost position 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
8 39
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 5lbs
OR: 96
SP: 9/1
Midfield - lost position 8th - weakened after 5 out(op 8/1)
9 52 91
Age: 8
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 105
SP: 150/1
Always behind - weakened 4 out - tailed off(op 80/1)
PU
Age: 10
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 95
SP: 150/1
Prominent - mistake 5 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the fifth last fence lost his action therefore he felt it prudent to pull the gelding up)(op 80/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £7.50
Tote place: £2.30 £2.50 £1.10
Exacta: £67.50
Trifecta: £248.50
Tricast: £110.74
CSF: £61.08