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Worcester

13:15

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Date 2023-05-08

Distance 2m7f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,406

Winning Time 6m 3.80s (slow by 33.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pottlerath (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	7/2F	Won
2nd	Puddlesinthepark (IRE) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	9/2	1.75
3rd	Present Storm (IRE) Brian Hughes · Charlie Longsdon	15/2	9
4th	Rostello (FR) Cillin Leonard · Dr Richard Newland	10/1	2
5th	Fine Theatre (IRE) Finn Lambert · Richard Phillips	125/1	2.25
6th	Boagrius (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Tom George	16/1	11
7th	Dan's Chosen (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	11/1	14
8th	Glance From Clover (GB) Alex Edwards · Alastair Ralph	7/1	7

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Gastara (GB) Robert Dunne · Richard Hawker	13/2
P.U.	Milanford (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Syd Hosie	13/2

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
7	Pottlerath Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	158	tp	2P453-	98	111	96	11d	—	—	+3	20.6	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Initially disappointing over fences but his recent Warwick third was much better
9	Puddlesinthepark Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	157	—	76150-	97	-	-	17d	—	—	+6	21.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Made promising Irish point debut last year and won over hurdles in March; chase debut
11	Gastara Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Richard Hawker	J:Robert Dunne T:Richard Hawker	156	—	2/F66-	96	119	59	23d	—	—	+7	18.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
0-17 but ran okay over hurdles last month, after a layoff, and is on a workable mark
5	Glance From Clover Bay J:Alex Edwards T:Alastair Ralph	J:Alex Edwards T:Alastair Ralph	163	p	/4614-	103	-	-	39d	—	—	+13	23.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
In good form over hurdles with cheekpieces added in March; contender if he takes to fences
10	Present Storm Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Brian Hughes T:Charlie Longsdon	157	tp	712P7-	97	112	81	193d	—	—	+9	19.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Out of form over hurdles when last seen last autumn and is yet to convince over fences
6	Milanford Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Syd Hosie	J:Nick Scholfield T:Syd Hosie	162	tp	37782-	102	119	113	25d	—	—	+12	21.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ran well for a long way at Taunton last month but has become very unreliable
4	Dans Chosen Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	164	p	432FP-	104	114	104	28d	—	—	+9	16.5	2.25/1	10 10%
Mostly in good form last season but things have gone awry of late; cheekpieces now added
2	Rostello Chestnut J:Cillin Leonard(5) T:Dr Richard Newland	J:Cillin Leonard(5) T:Dr Richard Newland	165	tb	P431P-	105	119	107	38d	—	—	+16	22.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won off reduced mark two starts ago but well beaten since; hard to predict
8	Boagrius Chestnut J:Ciaran Gethings T:Tom George	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Tom George	158	tb	21522-	98	115	106	152d	—	—	+20	26.1	3.25/1	14 7%
C&D winner in October and ended 2022 with two decent seconds; back from break today
NR	Ballycross Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:D J Jeffreys	J:NON-RUNNER T:D J Jeffreys	165	b	2/946-	105	112	48	47d	—	—	+15	18.1	6.00/1	25 4%
Regressive 12yo who struggled on all three starts for new stable last season
3	Fine Theatre Bay J:Finn Lambert(5) T:Richard Phillips	J:Finn Lambert(5) T:Richard Phillips	165	tp	0P/PP-	105	-	-	28d	—	—	+13	14.1	31.00/1	125 1%
Ex-Irish teenager; pulled up on all three outings for current stable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Pottlerath	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Puddlesinthepark	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4
Gastara	11/2	11/2	11/2	6	6
Glance From Clover	7	7	13/2	7	15/2
Present Storm	15/2	15/2	13/2	15/2	15/2
Milanford	15/2	7	7	7	7
Dans Chosen	10	10	9	10	10
Rostello	11	12	11	12/1	11
Boagrius	14	12	12	14	12
Ballycross	25	25	22	25	25
Fine Theatre	125	125	100	125	125

Predictor

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

1st

Boagrius

26.1

OR: 12 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.6

2nd

Glance From Clover

23.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

15/2

3rd

Rostello

22.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 6.7 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Milanford

21.3

OR: 13 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Puddlesinthepark

21.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Pottlerath

20.6

OR: 12 Form: 3.6 Odds: 5

7/2

Present Storm

19.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Gastara

18.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Ballycross

18.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.9

Dans Chosen

16.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.1

Fine Theatre

14.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rostello	105	119	107
Ballycross	105	112	48
Fine Theatre	105	—	—
Dans Chosen	104	114	104
Glance From Clover	103	—	—
Milanford	102	119	113
Pottlerath	98	111	96
Boagrius	98	115	106
Puddlesinthepark	97	—	—
Present Storm	97	112	81
Gastara	96	119	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pottlerath	11d ago	Quick return
Puddlesinthepark	17d ago	Fit
Gastara	23d ago	Fit
Milanford	25d ago	Fit
Dans Chosen	28d ago	Fit
Fine Theatre	28d ago	Fit
Rostello	38d ago	Fit
Glance From Clover	39d ago	Fit
Ballycross	47d ago	Fresh
Boagrius	152d ago	Long break
Present Storm	193d ago	Long break