Full Result 4.50 Worcester | 2 July 2025

Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-100, 3yo+) 2m Good 9 hurdles

1st £3,247.81 2nd £1,494.44 3rd £747.23 4th £373.92 5th £186.35

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Scintillante 15/8F Jonathan Burke Alastair Ralph	Jonathan Burke Alastair Ralph	5	120	97	99	111	–
gr g Roaring Lion (USA) - Freesia (IRE) (Dansili)
Held up in rear, headway 4th, chased clear leader after 4 out, challenging going easily 2 out, led and shaken up last, cosily (op 13/8 tchd 6/4)

2 ½	9. Sixty Plus (IRE) 4/1 Sam Twiston-Davies James Owen	Sam Twiston-Davies James Owen	5	106 v¹	75	77	86	–
bl g Diamond Boy (FR) - Dam Royale (FR) (Balko)
Taken down early, kept away from others at start, jumped right, led, clear 5th, reduced lead 3 out, faced challenge 2 out, headed last, kept on but no match for winner (op 5/1)

3 28 [28½]	6. Choirmaster 10/1 Theo Gillard Donald McCain	Theo Gillard Donald McCain	6	116 tp	89	57	73	–
ch g Iffraaj - Lamentation (Singspiel)
Prominent, lost second after 4 out, no chance from 3 out (op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

4 4¼ [32¾]	4. City Of Ruins 22/1 Mr Huw Edwards ⁷ Simon Edwards	Mr Huw Edwards ⁷ Simon Edwards	5	115	95	58	75	–
b g Nathaniel (IRE) - Social Media (New Approach)
Midfield, not fluent 4th, hit 4 out, soon no chance, went modest fourth run-in (op 33/1 tchd 40/1)

5 5½ [38¼]	7. Leopolds Rock (IRE) 20/1 Sean Quinlan Stuart Coltherd	Sean Quinlan Stuart Coltherd	9	113	86	42	61	–
ch g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Trianon (Nayef)
In rear, awkward jump 1st, some headway 4 out, weakened from 3 out, lost fourth run-in (op 18/1 tchd 22/1)

6 31 [69¼]	10. Sweet Serene 150/1 Tabitha Worsley ³ Georgie Howell	Tabitha Worsley ³ Georgie Howell	5	913 5 t	71	–	18	–
b m Cityscape - Malindi Bay (FR) (Malinas)
Always behind, tailed off (op 80/1)

7 14 [83¼]	1. Ascension Day (IRE) 18/1 Kevin Brogan Ben Haslam	Kevin Brogan Ben Haslam	8	120 tp¹	97	–	32	–
b g Imperial Monarch (IRE) - Toulon Breeze (IRE) (Toulon)
Prominent, not fluent 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 16/1)

PU	8. Cawthorne Banker (IRE) 7/1 Richie McLernon Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Richie McLernon Jonjo & A J O'Neill	7	1010 v¹	79	–	–	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Shees A Dante (IRE) (Westerner)
Midfield, lost position after 3rd, soon dropped to last, pulled up 5th (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

UR	3. Play Pretend (IRE) 100/30 Lee Edwards Dave Roberts	Lee Edwards Dave Roberts	4	1112	99	–	–	–
b g Make Believe - Pride Celebre (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Midfield, bad mistake and unseated 3rd (op 3/1 tchd 7/2)

9 ran Off time: 4:52:20 Winning time: 3m 48.67s (slow by 8.67s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Al Mootamarid (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Alastair & Pippa McLeish (Scintillante) 1st breeder: Grundy Bloodstock Srl
2nd owner: Terrahawks (Sixty Plus)
3rd owner: The Shinton Family (Choirmaster)
Tote win: £2.88 PL: £1.10 £1.80 £2 Ex: £10.20 CSF: £9.83 Tricast: £57.40 Trifecta: £50.10

4:50 Worcester 2 Jul 2025

Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Hurdle