Purple Granite Handicap Chase – Worcester

Worcester

13:45

Purple Granite Handicap Chase

Date 2023-05-08

Distance 2m110y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £6,337

Winning Time 4m 11.50s (slow by 19.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Raffle Ticket (GB) Alex Edwards · Mel Rowley	7/1	Won
2nd	Noahthirtytwored (IRE) Lee Edwards · Adam West	11/2	1.25
3rd	The Big Lense (IRE) Mr Alex Chadwick · James Owen	10/1	4.5
4th	Give Me A Moment (IRE) Harry Bannister · Richard J Bandey	6/1	.5
5th	Swaffham Bulbeck (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Stuart Edmunds	16/5F	1.5
6th	Bun Doran (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Tom George	25/1	11
7th	Glajou (FR) Harry Cobden · Neil Mulholland	7/1	0.2
8th	Zacony Rebel (IRE) Kevin Brogan · Toby Lawes	11/1	4
9th	Arthur's Quay (IRE) Richie McLernon · Ben Haslam	10/1	.75
10th	Kauto The King (FR) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	16/1	15

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Earth Company (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	25/1

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Swaffham Bulbeck Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	163	—	32521-	125	141	-	28d	—	—	+21	39.8	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Six-time hurdle winner; not seen over fences since 2021 but current mark is workable
10	Noahthirtytwored Bay J:Lee Edwards T:Adam West	J:Lee Edwards T:Adam West	157	t	11714-	119	148	117	—	—	—	+17	34.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Made good start to chasing career in the autumn and could be very well handicapped
1	Give Me A Moment Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	170	—	211P7-	132	134	113	65d	—	—	+19	32.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Did very well in 2022 (five wins) and is a contender if there's not too much rain about
3	Raffle Ticket Bay J:Alex Edwards T:Mel Rowley	J:Alex Edwards T:Mel Rowley	164	—	13/31-	126	131	106	115d	—	—	+11	22.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Gamely fended off a next-time-out winner last time and remains lightly raced
11	Glajou Brown J:Harry Cobden T:Neil Mulholland	J:Harry Cobden T:Neil Mulholland	148	tp	21P44-	110	138	130	28d	—	—	+11	21.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Back from break with two respectable efforts but doesn't tend to find much when it matters
4	Zacony Rebel Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Toby Lawes	J:Kevin Brogan T:Toby Lawes	164	—	/1364-	126	133	113	118d	—	—	+19	25.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Won in good style on chase debut in October but had lost his form by the winter
6	Arthurs Quay Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	163	t	11232-	125	137	110	23d	—	—	+29	35.1	2.75/1	12 8%
Won three in a row in the winter and is seemingly still in good form; in the mix again
9	Kauto The King Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	161	t	2P53F-	123	138	128	79d	—	—	+16	20.8	3.75/1	16 6%
Has very good strike-rate over fences but seems to have lost his way; wants good ground
7	The Big Lense Bay J:Mr Alex Chadwick(7) T:James Owen	J:Mr Alex Chadwick(7) T:James Owen	163	tp	07264-	125	138	119	64d	—	—	+18	22.5	5.25/1	22 5%
Posted two good efforts over 2m4f for new stable in Febraury/March; back in trip here
2	Bun Doran Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Tom George	J:Tom Bellamy T:Tom George	167	tp	2413P-	129	138	124	14d	—	—	+24	27.2	6.00/1	25 4%
Still useful as a 12yo but very inconsistent now; looked lacklustre a fortnight ago
8	Earth Company b/br J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	162	—	/6F2P-	124	133	102	28d	—	—	+17	20.6	6.75/1	28 4%
Seemed to be getting act together when second in January but has since performed poorly

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Swaffham Bulbeck	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Noahthirtytwored	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Give Me A Moment	13/2	13/2	5	13/2	7
Raffle Ticket	11/2	6	11/2	11/2	11/2
Glajou	8	7	13/2	7	15/2
Zacony Rebel	12	11	11	11	11
Arthurs Quay	12	12	11	12	11
Kauto The King	16	14	14	14	14
The Big Lense	22	20	18	20	20
Bun Doran	25	25	25	25	25
Earth Company	28	28	25	28	28

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Swaffham Bulbeck

39.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 15.6 Odds: 5.4

10/3

2nd

Arthurs Quay

35.1

OR: 18.8 Form: 14.6 Odds: 1.7

3rd

Noahthirtytwored

34.5

OR: 17.3 Form: 12 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Give Me A Moment

32.1

OR: 20.5 Form: 8 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Bun Doran

27.2

OR: 19.8 Form: 6.6 Odds: 0.9

Zacony Rebel

25.2

OR: 19 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.7

The Big Lense

22.5

OR: 18.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.2

Raffle Ticket

22.3

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Glajou

21.1

OR: 15 Form: 3.3 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Kauto The King

20.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 1.2 Odds: 1.4

Earth Company

20.6

OR: 18.5 Form: 1.3 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Give Me A Moment	132	134	113
Bun Doran	129	138	124
Raffle Ticket	126	131	106
Zacony Rebel	126	133	113
Swaffham Bulbeck	125	141	—
Arthurs Quay	125	137	110
The Big Lense	125	138	119
Earth Company	124	133	102
Kauto The King	123	138	128
Noahthirtytwored	119	148	117
Glajou	110	138	130

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bun Doran	14d ago	Fit
Arthurs Quay	23d ago	Fit
Swaffham Bulbeck	28d ago	Fit
Glajou	28d ago	Fit
Earth Company	28d ago	Fit
The Big Lense	64d ago	Fresh
Give Me A Moment	65d ago	Fresh
Kauto The King	79d ago	Fresh
Raffle Ticket	115d ago	Long break
Zacony Rebel	118d ago	Long break
Noahthirtytwored	—	—