Pershore Hire Centre Handicap Chase – Worcester

Worcester

1:10

Pershore Hire Centre Handicap Chase

Date 2025-07-24

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9	Dexter b J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	156	t	/43P-2	93	111	93	16d	—	—	-14	30.8	5/4 44%
Went close over 2m on recent stable debut and will be suited by this move back up in trip
4	Fat Sam ch J:James Davies T:Chris Down	J:James Davies T:Chris Down	168	t	523-32	105	111	80	17d	—	—	+4	17.8	13/2 13%
Not the force of old but kept on well for clear second over C&D this month
10	Zacony Rebel b J:James Bowen T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:James Bowen T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	153	tb	57-559	90	94	69	22d	—	—	+2	13.3	8/1 11%
Generally very disappointing (mostly over hurdles) for current stable since the autumn
2	Byzantine Empire b J:Jack Tudor T:John & Rhys Flint	J:Jack Tudor T:John & Rhys Flint	168	t	33P-65	105	84	49	41d	—	—	+5	17.4	7/1 13%
Safely held on both outings this spring but refitted tongue-tie may aid a revival today
7	Pride Of Paris b J:Sean Bowen T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:Sean Bowen T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	159	p	55-2P7	96	110	104	29d	—	—	+5	14.2	11/1 8%
Expensive to follow for Harry Derham this year and safely held on stable debut; too risky
3	Isocrate b J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	168	p	8P-314	105	110	96	16d	—	—	+7	16.3	10/1 9%
Won small-field chase last month; held since; needs to respond well to new cheekpieces
6	Just A Memory b J:Jack Andrews(3) T:T Ellis	J:Jack Andrews(3) T:T Ellis	162	—	625P-5	99	89	61	27d	—	—	+7	14.2	16/1 6%
Pulled up on handicap hurdle debut but recent stable/chase debut not without promise
5	Honneur d'Ajonc b J:James Turner(5) T:Alexander Gibbons	J:James Turner(5) T:Alexander Gibbons	166	—	3-2677	103	-	-	25d	—	—	+12	16.6	25/1 4%
Safely held in two handicap hurdles for new stable in June; first chase since early 2024
8	Jobesgreen Lad b J:Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt(7) T:Tracey Barfoot-Saunt	J:Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt(7) T:Tracey Barfoot-Saunt	158	tb	2-33PP	95	-	-	25d	—	—	+14	15	150/1 1%
Pulled up twice since return to racing under rules last month; headgear swapped here
1	Chilinlikeavillain b J:Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt T:Tracey Barfoot-Saunt	J:Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt T:Tracey Barfoot-Saunt	168	tp	FPP-2P	105	-	-	20d	—	—	+13	14	150/1 1%
Pulled up on recent stable debut and has too much to prove

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dexter	6/5	5/4	6/5	6/5	6/5
Fat Sam	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2	6/1
Zacony Rebel	13/2	13/2	6/1	11/2	8/1
Byzantine Empire	13/2	7/1	7/1	6/1	7/1
Pride Of Paris	9/1	17/2	9/1	11/1	17/2
Isocrate	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Just A Memory	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	10/1
Honneur d'Ajonc	22/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	25/1
Jobesgreen Lad	150/1	125/1	125/1	80/1	125/1
Chilinlikeavillain	150/1	150/1	150/1	80/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dexter

30.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 5 Odds: 15

5/4

2nd

Fat Sam

17.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

3rd

Byzantine Empire

17.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Honneur d'Ajonc

16.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Isocrate

16.3

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Jobesgreen Lad

OR: 11.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Pride Of Paris

14.2

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

11/1

Just A Memory

14.2

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Chilinlikeavillain

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Zacony Rebel

13.3

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fat Sam Top Rated	105	111	80
Byzantine Empire	105	84	49
Isocrate	105	110	96
Chilinlikeavillain	105	—	—
Honneur d'Ajonc	103	—	—
Just A Memory	99	89	61
Pride Of Paris	96	110	104
Jobesgreen Lad	95	—	—
Dexter	93	111	93
Zacony Rebel	90	94	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dexter	16d ago	Fit
Isocrate	16d ago	Fit
Fat Sam	17d ago	Fit
Chilinlikeavillain	20d ago	Fit
Zacony Rebel	22d ago	Fit
Honneur d'Ajonc	25d ago	Fit
Jobesgreen Lad	25d ago	Fit
Just A Memory	27d ago	Fit
Pride Of Paris	29d ago	Fit
Byzantine Empire	41d ago	Fit