Give Us A Cheer Handicap Hurdle – Worcester

Worcester

17:25

Give Us A Cheer Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-06-07

Distance 2m7f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 5m 56.00s (slow by 31.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	I'm A Starman (GB) Sean Bowen · Mark Rimell	7/4F	Won
2nd	Spitalfield (IRE) Richie McLernon · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	13/2	3.25
3rd	Sporty Jim (IRE) Robert Dunne · Rob Summers	7/1	12
4th	Faded Fantasy (IRE) Adam Wedge · Christian Williams	7/1	14
5th	Zacony Rebel (IRE) James Best · Sarah-Jayne Davies	28/1	20
6th	Gentleman Jacques (IRE) Harry Cobden · Emma Lavelle	5/1	9
7th	Shantou Express (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	11/2	46

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	And Still I Rise (IRE) Liam Harrison · Max Comley	28/1
P.U.	Captain's Pick (IRE) David Noonan · Christian Williams	28/1

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
2	I'm A Starman Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Mark Rimell	J:Sean Bowen T:Mark Rimell	168	—	401-11	110	112	86	15d	—	—	-2	22.3	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Beaten in 2023 and 2024 renewals of this, but on a four-timer and confidence sky high.
3	Gentleman Jacques Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	167	tv	44217-	109	114	90	90d	—	—	+10	30.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Easy Wincanton winner in January (2m4f, heavy) off 11lb lower; may have rivalry for lead.
4	Spitalfield Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	162	—	17F74-	104	114	92	134d	—	—	+5	18.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Inconsistent since May 2024 Ffos Las win (3m, good); didn't jump well in this last year.
9	Faded Fantasy Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Christian Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Christian Williams	152	t	40481-	94	115	103	72d	—	—	+10	25.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Dual 2m4f Southwell winner, and went close over that trip at this fixture last season.
1	Shantou Express Chestnut J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	170	—	6243-5	112	112	105	32d	—	—	+7	18.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Drops down to just his second ever 0-110; possibilities if given peace out in front.
11	Sporty Jim Chestnut J:Robert Dunne T:Rob Summers	J:Robert Dunne T:Rob Summers	145	p	3590-4	87	114	94	33d	—	—	+2	12.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
No wins in over three years now; beaten 31l by I'm A Starman in an easier race latest.
8	Captain's Pick Bay J:David Noonan T:Christian Williams	J:David Noonan T:Christian Williams	155	t	/5717-	97	111	75	321d	—	—	+15	20.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Perth winner last July (3m) and possible excuse after; longest absence to defy in line-up.
10	And Still I Rise Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Max Comley	J:Liam Harrison T:Max Comley	149	—	64543-	91	106	76	—	—	—	+10	14.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
One of his better point efforts latest; well held over hurdles in Ireland last summer.
7	Zacony Rebel Bay J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	156	tp	5857-5	98	112	107	25d	—	—	+10	12.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Winless since autumn 2022; unconvincing over stayers' trips latterly (C&D latest).
NR	Climate Precedent Chestnut J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	160	—	/1308-	102	106	87	233d	—	—	—	17.5	—	—
Soon went backwards after last June's Stratford win; new trip not an obvious plus.
NR	Tropical Speed Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	157	p	36P1-3	99	110	88	32d	—	—	—	15.3	—	—
Still a player if able to put lesser Ffos Las effort behind him; cheekpieces can help.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
I'm A Starman	5/2	3/1	11/4	10/3	3/1
Gentleman Jacques	10/3	7/2	7/2	4/1	4/1
Spitalfield	11/2	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2
Faded Fantasy	6/1	5/1	11/2	9/2	9/2
Shantou Express	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	7/1
Sporty Jim	9/1	17/2	17/2	13/2	15/2
Captain's Pick	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
And Still I Rise	25/1	22/1	25/1	20/1	20/1
Zacony Rebel	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Climate Precedent	-	-	-	-	-
Tropical Speed	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Gentleman Jacques

30.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 6.2

4/1

2nd

Faded Fantasy

25.4

OR: 11 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

6/1

3rd

I'm A Starman

22.3

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

10/3

Captain's Pick

20.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Spitalfield

18.8

OR: 13.5 Form: 1.3 Odds: 4

6/1

Shantou Express

18.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Climate Precedent

17.5

OR: 13 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

—

Tropical Speed

15.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

And Still I Rise

14.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Zacony Rebel

12.9

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Sporty Jim

12.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shantou Express	112	112	105
I'm A Starman	110	112	86
Gentleman Jacques	109	114	90
Spitalfield	104	114	92
Climate Precedent	102	106	87
Tropical Speed	99	110	88
Zacony Rebel	98	112	107
Captain's Pick	97	111	75
Faded Fantasy	94	115	103
And Still I Rise	91	106	76
Sporty Jim	87	114	94

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
I'm A Starman	15d ago	Fit
Zacony Rebel	25d ago	Fit
Shantou Express	32d ago	Fit
Tropical Speed	32d ago	Fit
Sporty Jim	33d ago	Fit
Faded Fantasy	72d ago	Fresh
Gentleman Jacques	90d ago	Fresh
Spitalfield	134d ago	Long break
Climate Precedent	233d ago	Long break
Captain's Pick	321d ago	Long break
And Still I Rise	—	—