Blackmores Building Contractors Handicap Hurdle – Worcester

Worcester

18:48

Blackmores Building Contractors Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-05-06

Distance 2m7f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Ebony Warrior Brown J:Kielan Woods T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Kielan Woods T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	165	t	22231-	117	121	106	40d	—	—	+5	48	Evens 50%
Record of 3122231 over hurdles, the first four occasions at Worcester; solid
4	Earth King Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Neil Mulholland	J:Harry Cobden T:Neil Mulholland	164	p	14581-	116	119	91	196d	—	—	+16	33.5	9/2 18%
Record of 2-5 since wearing cheekpieces and gained the wins under Harry Cobden
2	Party Business Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	165	p	3PP57-	117	123	113	38d	—	—	+8	20.4	13/2 13%
Good chance off current mark provided this is one of his better days
6	Shantou Express Chestnut J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	162	—	P6243-	114	120	113	24d	—	—	+14	24.1	11/1 8%
Not the force of old but two of his last three efforts offer some optimism
7	Rockadenn Bay J:David Bass T:Max Comley	J:David Bass T:Max Comley	161	tp	8/652-	113	120	112	40d	—	—	+11	17.7	14/1 7%
Ran encouragingly in first-time cheekpieces at Southwell most recently
5	Ernest Gray Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	164	p	/652P-	116	123	57	143d	—	—	+14	20.4	16/1 6%
Possibilities if aided by physical tweak (wind surgery) and new headgear
8	Butler's Brief Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	158	p	731P9-	110	120	115	39d	—	—	+16	21.5	18/1 5%
Successful in a division of this race in 2021; ran poorly the last twice
1	Icare Allen Bay J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	170	t	17290-	122	122	103	25d	—	—	+19	23.7	25/1 4%
Won well in November; lacks consistency but this drop back in grade may suit
10	Slip Of The Tongue Bay J:Toby Wynne T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:Toby Wynne T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	152	tb	PPP48-	104	106	61	22d	—	—	+13	13.7	125/1 1%
Poor claims on his form for current stable
NR	Halifax Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Grace Harris	J:NON-RUNNER T:Grace Harris	157	tp	23554-	109	122	107	215d	—	—	—	16.7	—
Won off a similar mark last May but lacks recent match practice

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ebony Warrior	evn	evn	evn	10/11	Evens
Earth King	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Party Business	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2
Shantou Express	9/1	17/2	9/1	17/2	11/1
Rockadenn	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Ernest Gray	14/1	14/1	12/1	16/1	11/1
Butler's Brief	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
Icare Allen	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Slip Of The Tongue	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	125/1
Halifax	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Ebony Warrior

OR: 16.8 Form: 17.1 Odds: 14.2

Evens

2nd

Earth King

33.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 12 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Shantou Express

24.1

OR: 16 Form: 5.2 Odds: 2.9

11/1

Icare Allen

23.7

OR: 18 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Butler's Brief

21.5

OR: 15 Form: 4.9 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Party Business

20.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Ernest Gray

20.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 2 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Rockadenn

17.7

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Halifax

16.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 1.9 Odds: 0

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Slip Of The Tongue

13.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Icare Allen	122	122	103
Ebony Warrior	117	121	106
Party Business	117	123	113
Earth King	116	119	91
Ernest Gray	116	123	57
Shantou Express	114	120	113
Rockadenn	113	120	112
Butler's Brief	110	120	115
Halifax	109	122	107
Slip Of The Tongue	104	106	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Slip Of The Tongue	22d ago	Fit
Shantou Express	24d ago	Fit
Icare Allen	25d ago	Fit
Party Business	38d ago	Fit
Butler's Brief	39d ago	Fit
Ebony Warrior	40d ago	Fit
Rockadenn	40d ago	Fit
Ernest Gray	143d ago	Long break
Earth King	196d ago	Long break
Halifax	215d ago	Long break