Summer Anthems Pitchcroft Family Event 13th July Handicap Chase

Worcester

14:53

Date 2024-06-26

Distance 2m7f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,248

Runners (14)

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
8	Malinas Island Chestnut J:James Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	J:James Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	161	t	24/4P-	88	97	68	76d	—	—	+1	12.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Didn't run badly on chase debut in November; not seen again until pulled up in April
6	Gallow Ford Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Katy Price	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Katy Price	163	—	4/476-	90	99	84	193d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Lightly raced since hurdle win in 2021 and yet to convince over fences
10	Dirk Gently Chestnut J:Nick Slatter(5) T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Nick Slatter(5) T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	155	tv	32P-04	82	104	82	20d	—	—	0	11.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Second over 2m4f here last summer and also ran well when upped to 3m this month
11	Bells Of Stamford Bay J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	153	tp	7PP-82	80	105	92	27d	—	—	-1	10.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Not easy to predict but ran well in defeat when cheekpieces were added last month
4	Head On Brown J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	163	v	P65P-5	90	107	97	27d	—	—	+2	13.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ran okay last month but has been very inconsistent since the autumn
5	Getthepot Bay J:Kielan Woods T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Kielan Woods T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	163	tp	P276-8	90	101	71	25d	—	—	+3	12.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Tailed off over C&D last month, after a break, and has basically become disappointing
13	Eightytwo Team Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Clare Ellam	J:Brendan Powell T:Clare Ellam	151	tp	135-33	78	98	73	15d	—	—	+1	9.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Comes here after two good efforts on good ground this spring; in the mix
14	Kooky Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	148	tp	07PP-6	75	80	63	25d	—	—	0	8.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Well beaten in all five handicaps (the last twice over fences); needs a huge leap forward
2	Gouazec Bay J:Jay Tidball(5) T:David Rees	J:Jay Tidball(5) T:David Rees	167	tp	/56-56	94	-	-	15d	—	—	+7	12.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Triple point winner; yet to make a splash under rules; may do so now switched to chasing
1	Easkey Lad Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Harry Cobden T:Rebecca Curtis	168	tb	43P-8P	95	105	20	25d	—	—	+8	12.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Looked out of sorts on both outings this spring; headgear switched today
9	Sinister Minister Grey J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	160	tb	3216-F	87	100	88	39d	—	—	+6	10.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Consistent in early part of last season; fell on last month's reappearance outing
3	Methodtothemagic Bay J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Richard Phillips	J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Richard Phillips	165	—	4130-0	92	99	47	39d	—	—	+8	11.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Back chasing on good mark but was pulled up in last two hurdle races, having bled
12	Pattern Cutter Bay J:James Davies T:Jo Davis	J:James Davies T:Jo Davis	153	—	U30-00	80	-	-	27d	—	—	+6	8.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Soundly beaten at big odds in three maiden hurdles this spring; chase/handicap debut today
7	Pawpaw Bay J:Richie McLernon T:D J Jeffreys	J:Richie McLernon T:D J Jeffreys	161	t	4PPP-8	88	-	105	—	—	—	+8	10.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Badly out of sorts under all codes since the winter

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Malinas Island	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
Gallow Ford	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Dirk Gently	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2
Bells Of Stamford	13/2	7/1	7/1	6/1	7/1
Head On	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	15/2
Getthepot	17/2	8/1	15/2	17/2	8/1
Eightytwo Team	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	17/2
Kooky	11/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1
Gouazec	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Easkey Lad	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
Sinister Minister	18/1	20/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Methodtothemagic	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1
Pattern Cutter	40/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	50/1
Pawpaw	40/1	40/1	28/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Gallow Ford

13.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Head On

13.1

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Malinas Island

12.8

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Getthepot

12.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Gouazec

12.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Easkey Lad

12.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Dirk Gently

11.3

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Methodtothemagic

11.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Bells Of Stamford

10.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Sinister Minister

10.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Pawpaw

10.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Eightytwo Team

9.5

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Kooky

8.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Pattern Cutter

8.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Easkey Lad	95	105	20
Gouazec	94	—	—
Methodtothemagic	92	99	47
Gallow Ford	90	99	84
Head On	90	107	97
Getthepot	90	101	71
Malinas Island	88	97	68
Pawpaw	88	—	105
Sinister Minister	87	100	88
Dirk Gently	82	104	82
Bells Of Stamford	80	105	92
Pattern Cutter	80	—	—
Eightytwo Team	78	98	73
Kooky	75	80	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Eightytwo Team	15d ago	Fit
Gouazec	15d ago	Fit
Dirk Gently	20d ago	Fit
Getthepot	25d ago	Fit
Kooky	25d ago	Fit
Easkey Lad	25d ago	Fit
Bells Of Stamford	27d ago	Fit
Head On	27d ago	Fit
Pattern Cutter	27d ago	Fit
Sinister Minister	39d ago	Fit
Methodtothemagic	39d ago	Fit
Malinas Island	76d ago	Fresh
Gallow Ford	193d ago	Long break
Pawpaw	—	—