Full Result 3.45 Worcester | 22 October 2025

Vellacotts & Smiths Go Racing Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-110, 3yo+) 2m Good 9 hurdles

1st £4,066.37 2nd £1,871.10 3rd £935.55 4th £468.16 5th £233.31

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. French Emperor (FR) 4/1 James Bowen Nicky Martin	James Bowen Nicky Martin	5	120	108	93	113	–
b g Clovis Du Berlais (FR) - Modigliana (FR) (Fuisse)
Travelled strongly, in touch with leaders, headway before 3 out, led narrowly approaching last, hit last, ridden and hung left then jockey dropped rein briefly run-in, kept on (op 9/2)

2 1¾	5. King Ulanda (IRE) 4/5F Ben Smith ⁷ Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Ben Smith ⁷ Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	5	113 w² t	104	87	107	–
b g Kingston Hill - Ulanda (IRE) (Le Cadre Noir)
Midfield, headway before 5th, pressed leader when not fluent last, carried left run-in, no extra inside final 110yds (tchd 8/11)

3 1 [2¾]	4. Lucky Bere (FR) 10/1 Harry Cobden Kayley Woollacott	Harry Cobden Kayley Woollacott	4	1113 w¹	108	89	107	–
b g Seahenge (USA) - Niska (USA) (Smart Strike)
Midfield, headway after 4 out, hit last, soon rallied, went third inside final 110yds (op 17/2 tchd 8/1)

4 ¾ [3½]	11. Secret Vino 50/1 Jack Andrews ³ T Ellis	Jack Andrews ³ T Ellis	5	1010 h¹	93	74	92	–
b g Schiaparelli (GER) - Bonnet's Vino (Grape Tree Road)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway after 4th, not fluent last, stayed on and went fourth inside final 110yds (op 40/1)

5 2 [5½]	2. Stroll On By (IRE) 9/1 Lilly Pinchin Charlie Longsdon	Lilly Pinchin Charlie Longsdon	8	120	108	86	104	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Liss Croga (IRE) (Kalanisi)
Prominent, led on turn before 3 out, headed approaching last, weakened run-in (op 10/1)

6 1½ [7]	14. Aquifolia 25/1 Conor O'Farrell Neil Mulholland	Conor O'Farrell Neil Mulholland	4	107	88	63	82	–
b f Belardo (IRE) - Spangle (Galileo)
Towards rear, reminder after 4th, some headway after 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, never dangerous (tchd 22/1)

7 5½ [12½]	3. Douglas Dc (IRE) 10/1 Freddie Gordon ³ Tony Carroll	Freddie Gordon ³ Tony Carroll	7	1110 p	107	76	97	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Hollie Point (Dubawi)
Prominent, weakened after 2 out (op 11/1)

8 8½ [21]	13. Amazing Cleni (FR) 40/1 Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	5	1012 t	92	50	74	–
gr g Balko (FR) - Cleni River (FR) (Turgeon)
Never better than midfield (op 66/1 tchd 33/1)

9 3½ [24½]	12. L'Empire Vert (FR) 40/1 Sean Houlihan Sheila Lewis	Sean Houlihan Sheila Lewis	5	1012 t	92	46	72	–
b g Blue Bresil (FR) - Femme En Or (FR) (Astarabad)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway before 5th, weakened before 3 out (op 50/1)

10 ¾ [25¼]	9. Farhh Echo (IRE) 25/1 Beau Morgan ⁵ D J Jeffreys	Beau Morgan ⁵ D J Jeffreys	4	111	101	53	81	–
b g Farhh - Dulcet (IRE) (Halling)
Always behind (op 28/1)

11 2¼ [27½]	10. Quinn's Reward (GER) 50/1 Ben Poste Tom Symonds	Ben Poste Tom Symonds	5	115	99	49	76	–
b g Maxios - Quirigua (Intikhab)
Took keen hold, midfield, not fluent 3rd, soon towards rear, struggling before 3 out

12 11 [38½]	8. Our Dylan (IRE) 33/1 Ben Godfrey Kayley Woollacott	Ben Godfrey Kayley Woollacott	9	118	102	37	69	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Starrystarrysky (IRE) (Milan)
Never better than midfield (op 25/1)

PU	6. Hidol Du Livet (FR) 50/1 Lee Edwards Dave Roberts	Lee Edwards Dave Roberts	8	119	103	–	–	–
br g Maresca Sorrento (FR) - Queen Las (FR) (Kaldou Star)
Took keen hold, led, clear before 2nd, bad mistake 4th, soon reduced lead, headed on turn before 3 out, soon weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out (op 40/1)

PU	7. El Gavilan (FR) 33/1 Richard Patrick Clive Boultbee-Brooks	Richard Patrick Clive Boultbee-Brooks	4	118 t	103	–	–	–
b g Guignol (GER) - La Jalousie (FR) (Muhtathir)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 3rd, weakened after 4 out, soon pulled up

14 ran Off time: 3:45:18 Winning time: 4m 3.00s (slow by 24.00s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Bradley Partnership (French Emperor) 1st breeder: E A R L Haras Du Mondant
2nd owner: The Happy Monarchs (King Ulanda)
3rd owner: B Marsh (Lucky Bere)
Tote win: £5 PL: £1.80 £1.10 £2.50 Ex: £11.40 CSF: £7.73 Tricast: £32.51 Trifecta: £61.40

3:45 Worcester 22 Oct 2025

Vellacotts & Smiths Go Racing Handicap Hurdle