Full Result 4.35 Worcester | 18 September 2017

Worcester News Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) 2m7f Good 12 hurdles

1st £7,507.20 2nd £2,217.60 3rd £1,108.80 4th £554.40 5th £277.20 6th £139.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Holly Bush Henry (IRE) 25/1 Jamie Moore Phil Middleton	Jamie Moore Phil Middleton	6	114 b¹	122	89	128	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Maslam (IRE) (Robellino)
Held up, headway 3 out, led after 2 out, driven out

2 2¾	7. Luccombe Down 10/1 Jonathan Burke Fergal O'Brien	Jonathan Burke Fergal O'Brien	7	115	123	88	126	–
b g Primo Valentino (IRE) - Flaming Rose (IRE) (Roselier)
Chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, headed after 2 out, stayed on same pace flat (tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1)

3 2½ [5¼]	1. Nautical Nitwit (IRE) 14/1 Thomas Dowson ⁵ Philip Kirby	Thomas Dowson ⁵ Philip Kirby	8	119	132	95	133	–
b g Let The Lion Roar - Mrs Pugwash (IRE) (Un Desperado)
Held up, headway 9th, ridden approaching last, stayed on same pace flat (op 20/1)

4 5 [10¼]	6. Verygoodverygood (FR) 25/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	116 t	124	83	119	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Rose D'Or (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
Held up, not fluent and pushed along 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, headway next, stayed on to go 4th near finish, not trouble leaders (op 20/1)

5 ½ [10¾]	4. Mr McGuiness (IRE) 12/1 Ben Poste ³ Rosemary Gasson	Ben Poste ³ Rosemary Gasson	7	115	126	84	124	–
b g Kalanisi (IRE) - Maig Mandy (IRE) (Mandalus)
Held up, hampered bend after 9th, headway 2 out, not trouble leaders (vet said gelding suffered from post-race ataxia) (op 14/1)

6 2¼ [13]	3. Forza Milan (IRE) 4/1F Killian Moore ³ Jonjo O'Neill	Killian Moore ³ Jonjo O'Neill	5	117	128	85	122	–
b g Milan - Nonnetia (FR) (Trempolino)
Held up in touch, raced keenly, every chance approaching 2 out, weakened last (op 3/1 tchd 9/2)

7 1 [14]	13. Lime Street (IRE) 9/2 Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	6	106 t	110	66	102	–
b g Presenting - Specifiedrisk (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Held up, pushed along after 7th, headway approaching 3 out, ridden, hung left and weakened next (op 5/1)

8 2½ [16½]	12. Robert's Star (IRE) 7/1 Nico de Boinville Mark Bradstock	Nico de Boinville Mark Bradstock	7	108	112	66	102	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Halona (Pollerton)
Led, jumped right 8th, headed approaching 2 out, weakened before last (op 10/1)

9 16 [32½]	5. Mr Shantu (IRE) 25/1 Richie McLernon Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McLernon Jonjo O'Neill	8	117 tp	125	65	100	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Close To Shore (IRE) (Bob Back)
Chased leader until ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened (op 20/1)

10 1½ [34]	9. Desert Sensation (IRE) 8/1 Charlie Hammond ⁷ Dr Richard Newland	Charlie Hammond ⁷ Dr Richard Newland	5	1011 tp	122	61	96	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Awwal Malika (USA) (Kingmambo)
Held up, always in rear, weakened 9th (op 7/1)

11 4 [38]	2. Mister Fizz 50/1 Tommy Dowling ⁷ Miss Imogen Pickard	Tommy Dowling ⁷ Miss Imogen Pickard	9	115	130	65	100	–
b g Sulamani (IRE) - Court Champagne (Batshoof)
Held up in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before next, blundered last (tchd 66/1)

PU	10. Werenearlyoutofit (IRE) 10/1 Kielan Woods Graeme McPherson	Kielan Woods Graeme McPherson	9	109	113	–	–	–
b g Asian Heights - Ballerina Laura (IRE) (Riot Helmet)
Held up, pulled up after 4th (vet said gelding bled from nose) (op 14/1)

PU	11. Altesse De Guye (FR) 10/1 Andrew Tinkler Martin Keighley	Andrew Tinkler Martin Keighley	7	109	113	–	–	–
ch m Dom Alco (FR) - Mascotte De Guye (FR) (Video Rock)
Chased leaders, hampered and lost place bend after 9th, pulled up before next (vet said mare was lame on right fore) (op 11/1)

13 ran Off time: 4:35:37 Winning time: 5m 32.70s (slow by 7.70s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: P Middleton, M Lowther (Holly Bush Henry) 1st breeder: John Connolly
2nd owner: Paul & Clare Rooney (Luccombe Down)
3rd owner: Birrafun 2 (Nautical Nitwit)
Tote win: £25 PL: £8.50 £4.40 £4.40 Ex: £369.10 CSF: £243.83 Tricast: £3,624.75 Trifecta: £1,848.90

4:35 Worcester 18 Sep 2017

Worcester News Handicap Hurdle