Keith Bennett Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Worcester

Worcester

19:50

Keith Bennett Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-07-17

Distance 2m7f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 5m 59.10s (slow by 34.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Palm Beach (IRE) Elliott England · Ben Pauling	5/1	Won
2nd	The Flying Poet (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	100/30F	4.75
3rd	Hammer Dan (IRE) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	4/1	9.5
4th	Stripe Of Honour (IRE) Harriet Tucker · Anthony Day	12/1	1.75
5th	Indian Sunbird (IRE) Harry Bannister · Sara Ender	6/1	9
6th	Kaproyale (GB) Mr James King · Max Comley	20/1	6.5
7th	Getaways Gift (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Anthony Honeyball	9/1	.75
8th	Zuul (GB) Nathan Moscrop · Rebecca Menzies	10/1	2.25
9th	Ballyvaughan Bay (IRE) Tom Bellamy · D J Jeffreys	16/1	3.25
10th	School Days Over (IRE) Sean Grantham · Jake Thomas Coulson	40/1	23

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Shandancer (IRE) Harry Cobden · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	11/1

Runners (12)

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
3	The Flying Poet Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	165	—	428-25	97	101	72	39d	—	—	-3	17.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Second on handicap debut and did not have race run to suit last time; still has potential
7	Hammer Dan Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	156	t	/11-22	88	99	94	15d	—	—	-4	15.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Good second over C&D a fortnight ago and not yet fully exposed; obvious contender
6	Indian Sunbird Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Sara Ender	J:Harry Bannister T:Sara Ender	158	—	55P-51	90	100	88	58d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
C&D winner last summer and back in prime form at Southwell in May; respected
11	Palm Beach Bay J:Elliott England(10) T:Ben Pauling	J:Elliott England(10) T:Ben Pauling	143	—	P086-7	75	99	96	14d	—	—	-3	9.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Flopped badly when warm favourite for stable debut but remains very well handicapped
4	Shandancer Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Harry Cobden T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	165	tp	373/2-	97	98	-	425d	—	—	+11	19.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
In good form when last seen last spring and Harry Cobden is an interesting booking
8	Zuul Chestnut J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	149	tp	32845-	81	99	78	267d	—	—	+4	12	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Not at best when last seen in the autumn; had wind op last month; cheekpieces added today
9	Getaways Gift Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	149	tb	/540-4	81	71	33	63d	—	—	+1	10.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
No significant promise in her qualifying runs but is hiked up in trip for handicap debut
12	Stripe Of Honour Bay J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Anthony Day	J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Anthony Day	142	t	P0-533	74	97	84	10d	—	—	+2	7.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Placed twice (once over C&D) in recent weeks but younger rivals look much more interesting
2	Ballyvaughan Bay Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	167	t	5542-P	99	100	84	66d	—	—	+9	13.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Disappointed on chasing debut in May but ran big race on latest hurdling start in April
5	Kaproyale Grey J:Mr James King(3) T:Max Comley	J:Mr James King(3) T:Max Comley	164	t	/164-6	96	101	78	16d	—	—	+8	12.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ran well on latest hurdling start but safely held in a recent chase; others appeal more
1	School Days Over Brown J:Sean Grantham(10) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	J:Sean Grantham(10) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	168	p	33P6-P	100	101	96	53d	—	—	+10	13.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Well handicapped on last summer's C&D form but pulled up on stable debut in May
NR	Illico De Montave Grey J:NON-RUNNER T:Rosemary Gasson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Rosemary Gasson	148	—	/5770-	80	94	78	129d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
Unplaced all seven hurdling starts and difficult to enthuse over

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
The Flying Poet	11/4	3/1	11/4	10/3	10/3
Hammer Dan	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Indian Sunbird	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	5/1
Palm Beach	7/1	13/2	13/2	6/1	5/1
Shandancer	9/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Zuul	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Getaways Gift	9/1	9/1	9/1	12/1	15/2
Stripe Of Honour	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1	14/1
Ballyvaughan Bay	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Kaproyale	25/1	22/1	22/1	16/1	16/1
School Days Over	40/1	33/1	33/1	18/1	25/1
Illico De Montave	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Shandancer

19.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

2nd

The Flying Poet

17.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Hammer Dan

15.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Indian Sunbird

13.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

School Days Over

13.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

40/1

Ballyvaughan Bay

13.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Kaproyale

12.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Zuul

OR: 7.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Getaways Gift

10.3

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

12/1

Palm Beach

9.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Stripe Of Honour

7.6

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Illico De Montave

7.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
School Days Over	100	101	96
Ballyvaughan Bay	99	100	84
The Flying Poet	97	101	72
Shandancer	97	98	—
Kaproyale	96	101	78
Indian Sunbird	90	100	88
Hammer Dan	88	99	94
Zuul	81	99	78
Getaways Gift	81	71	33
Illico De Montave	80	94	78
Palm Beach	75	99	96
Stripe Of Honour	74	97	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Stripe Of Honour	10d ago	Quick return
Palm Beach	14d ago	Fit
Hammer Dan	15d ago	Fit
Kaproyale	16d ago	Fit
The Flying Poet	39d ago	Fit
School Days Over	53d ago	Fresh
Indian Sunbird	58d ago	Fresh
Getaways Gift	63d ago	Fresh
Ballyvaughan Bay	66d ago	Fresh
Illico De Montave	129d ago	Long break
Zuul	267d ago	Long break
Shandancer	425d ago	Long break