Full Result 7.41 Worcester | 22 May 2026

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(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) 2m7f Good 12 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	9. Dexperts Opinion (IRE) 12/1 Paul O'Brien Mickey Bowen	Paul O'Brien Mickey Bowen	6	1111 p	107	–	–	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Anotherlady (IRE) (Gamut)
Made all, pushed along 2 out, ridden run-in, stayed on (op 16/1)

2 ¾	4. I'm A Starman 14/1 Sean Bowen Mark Rimell	Sean Bowen Mark Rimell	13	120	110	–	–	–
ch g Schiaparelli (GER) - Strathtay (Pivotal)
Midfield, headway 8th, went second 9th, pressed winner run-in, just held (op 12/1)

3 5½ [6¼]	8. Twist Of Fatecatch (FR) 3/1F Dylan Johnston Neil Mulholland	Dylan Johnston Neil Mulholland	6	1111 p	107	–	–	–
b g No Risk At All (FR) - Gardagua (FR) (Kapgarde)
Took keen hold, prominent, disputing second 2 out, weakened gradually run-in (tchd 10/3)

4 12 [18¼]	12. Herbygoesbananas 17/2 Brendan Powell Henrietta C Knight	Brendan Powell Henrietta C Knight	5	111	97	–	–	–
gr g El Kabeir (USA) - Tiegs (IRE) (Desert Prince)
Towards rear, headway 3 out, outpaced from 2 out, went fourth towards finish (op 6/1)

5 ¾ [19]	7. Snowy Evening (IRE) 8/1 Toby Wynne Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Toby Wynne Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	9	1111 p	107	–	–	–
b g Snow Sky - Sherwolf (IRE) (Loup Sauvage)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway before 3 out where not fluent, weakened last, lost fourth towards finish (op 9/1)

6 5 [24]	5. Noble Blue (FR) 11/2 Mr Joshua Newman ⁵ Kayley Woollacott	Mr Joshua Newman ⁵ Kayley Woollacott	8	118	109	–	–	–
b g Brave Mansonnien (FR) - Noble City (GER) (Next Desert)
Held up in rear, headway 8th, weakened 2 out (op 15/2 tchd 5/1)

7 21 [45]	6. Betty's Tiara 12/1 Ben Jones Ben Pauling	Ben Jones Ben Pauling	8	1111	107	–	–	–
b m Kayf Tara - Burgundy Betty (IRE) (Presenting)
Always behind, struggling from 7th (op 9/1)

8 ½ [45½]	1. Gasmani (IRE) 12/1 Jonathan Burke David Dennis	Jonathan Burke David Dennis	7	122	112	–	–	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Tasmani (FR) (Turgeon)
In rear, not fluent 1st, headway 9th, weakened 3 out (op 9/1)

PU	3. Prince Imperial (USA) 100/1 Beau Morgan ⁵ Jake Thomas Coulson	Beau Morgan ⁵ Jake Thomas Coulson	9	119 tp	110	–	–	–
b g Frankel - Proportional (Beat Hollow)
Prominent, weakened quickly after 9th, pulled up 3 out (op 66/1)

PU	10. Dearkeithandkaty (FR) 5/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	5	1110 p	106	–	–	–
b g Walzertakt (GER) - Astraye (FR) (Astarabad)
Prominent, weakened and pulled up before 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report) (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

PU	2. Lightfingered Jack 6/1 Tom Bellamy Alan King	Tom Bellamy Alan King	7	121	111	–	–	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Polly Peachum (IRE) (Shantou)
Midfield, headway and prominent 2nd, mistake 6th, not fluent 7th, weakened after 9th, in rear when pulled up 3 out (vet said gelding finished lame on his right-hind) (op 8/1)

11 ran Off time: 7:41:10 Winning time: 5m 45.10s (slow by 18.10s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Blue In The West (self certificate, bruised foot)
1st owner: Miss Jayne Brace (Dexperts Opinion) 1st breeder: Philip Dempsey
2nd owner: Mark Rimell (I'm A Starman)
3rd owner: BG Racing Partnership (Twist Of Fatecatch)
Tote win: £20.50 PL: £5.50 £4.30 £1.50 Ex: £195 CSF: £171.81 Tricast: £644.83 Trifecta: £1,281.90

7:41 Worcester 22 May 2026

Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Hurdle