David Hewston Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Worcester

Worcester

19:20

David Hewston Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-06-15

Distance 2m7f

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,809

Winning Time 5m 33.10s (slow by 8.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Scarpia (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	5/2	Won
2nd	Polish (GB) Liam Harrison · Fergal O'Brien	15/2	0.2
3rd	Shantou Express (IRE) David Bass · Kim Bailey	15/8F	2.5
4th	Hell Red (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	7/2	26
5th	Butler's Brief (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Alastair Ralph	11/2	16

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Shantou Express Chestnut J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	166	—	5P0-91	128	135	102	12d	—	—	0	27.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Back on song when comfortably made all in four-runner Stratford race (3m2f) 12 days ago
3	Scarpia Chestnut J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	160	t	P349-2	122	132	129	23d	—	—	+4	31.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Has a patchy record, with only one win (January 2022) from ten attempts in handicaps
2	Hell Red Grey J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	tp	1121-4	123	130	101	32d	—	—	+6	23.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Five chase wins in last 13 months in very small fields; not so good over hurdles latest
4	Butlers Brief Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Alastair Ralph	J:Nick Scholfield T:Alastair Ralph	158	—	F16P8-	120	132	91	49d	—	—	+11	22.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Should be a lot more interesting today than he was seven weeks ago after 186 days off
5	Polish Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Fergal Obrien	J:Liam Harrison T:Fergal Obrien	156	—	60466/	118	-	-	—	—	—	+10	19.7	2.25/1	10 10%
Back with Fergal O'Brien and well handicapped with any sort of a revival; one to consider

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Shantou Express	2	2	2	15/8	2
Scarpia	9/4	9/4	9/4	15/8	9/4
Hell Red	4	4	4	7/2	7/2
Butlers Brief	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Polish	10	8	15/2	7	9

Predictor

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

1st

Scarpia

31.4

OR: 18 Form: 5 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Shantou Express

27.9

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

15/8

3rd

Hell Red

23.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Butlers Brief

22.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 1.7 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Polish

19.7

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shantou Express	128	135	102
Hell Red	123	130	101
Scarpia	122	132	129
Butlers Brief	120	132	91
Polish	118	—	—

Last Run