Richard Wright Memorial Handicap Chase – Worcester

Worcester

14:50

Richard Wright Memorial Handicap Chase

Date 2023-09-29

Distance 2m110y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,859

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
NR	Iron Heart Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Peter Bowen	J:NON-RUNNER T:Peter Bowen	161	tb	U491-2	105	111	-	17d	—	—	-31	38.8	—
Out of sorts on the Flat this summer but ran well over fences on recent stable debut
9	Mutual Respect Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Harry Bannister T:Billy Aprahamian	154	tp	-25612	98	122	107	17d	—	—	-3	38.3	6/5 45%
Followed his small-field win with good second behind revitalised opponent here this month
5	Chestnut Pete Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sophie Leech	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sophie Leech	161	t	P2U-22	105	118	107	138d	—	—	+2	18.8	7/2 22%
0-17 under all codes but was second in two chases and a novice hurdle in the spring
4	Dr T J Eckleburg Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	163	—	8-0673	107	115	71	38d	—	—	+3	18.7	11/2 15%
Latest run was probably a step back in the right direction but others have less to prove
NR	Master Malachy Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Donald Mccain	J:NON-RUNNER T:Donald Mccain	168	t	13P-53	112	115	68	30d	—	—	+8	18.3	17/2 11%
Disappointing on both appearances this year; needs wind op to have made a difference
8	Herecomeshogan Bay J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	158	p	167-FP	102	-	-	30d	—	—	+7	15.5	8 13%
Dual hurdle winner in 2022 but fell on chase debut in May and pulled up over hurdles since
7	Mix Of Clover Bay J:Alex Edwards T:Alastair Ralph	J:Alex Edwards T:Alastair Ralph	160	p	-44535	104	118	60	17d	—	—	+10	17.7	10 10%
Ran well in first-time cheekpieces last month but well beaten here since; too unreliable
3	Vinnie The Hoddie Bay J:Ben Ffrench Davis(7) T:Gail Haywood	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(7) T:Gail Haywood	163	—	57-38P	107	121	93	17d	—	—	+9	16.4	12 8%
Ran well over C&D in July, after a layoff, but two poor performance have followed
NR	Chess Player Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER(5) T:Ben Pauling	J:NON-RUNNER(5) T:Ben Pauling	168	p	V-1321	112	121	89	29d	—	—	-9	26.9	7/4 36%
C&D winner last summer and took form to new level at Stratford last month; respected

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Iron Heart	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Mutual Respect	6/5	6/5	6/5	11/10	6/5
Chestnut Pete	4	7/2	4	7/2	7/2
Dr T J Eckleburg	9/2	9/2	5	9/2	11/2
Master Malachy	8	17/2	17/2	8	17/2
Herecomeshogan	8	8	8	8	8
Mix Of Clover	10	10	9	10	9
Vinnie The Hoddie	12	10	9	10	11
Chess Player	7/4	6/4	5/4	11/8	11/8

Predictor

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

1st

Iron Heart

38.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 5 Odds: 20

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2nd

Mutual Respect

38.3

OR: 12 Form: 13 Odds: 13.3

6/5

3rd

Chess Player

26.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

7/4

Chestnut Pete

18.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Dr T J Eckleburg

18.7

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Master Malachy

18.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.8

17/2

Mix Of Clover

17.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1

Vinnie The Hoddie

16.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Herecomeshogan

15.5

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Master Malachy	112	115	68
Chess Player	112	121	89
Dr T J Eckleburg	107	115	71
Vinnie The Hoddie	107	121	93
Iron Heart	105	111	—
Chestnut Pete	105	118	107
Mix Of Clover	104	118	60
Herecomeshogan	102	—	—
Mutual Respect	98	122	107

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Iron Heart	17d ago	Fit
Mutual Respect	17d ago	Fit
Mix Of Clover	17d ago	Fit
Vinnie The Hoddie	17d ago	Fit
Chess Player	29d ago	Fit
Master Malachy	30d ago	Fit
Herecomeshogan	30d ago	Fit
Dr T J Eckleburg	38d ago	Fit
Chestnut Pete	138d ago	Long break