Richard Davis Memorial Beginners' Chase (GBB Race)

Worcester

13:00

Date 2025-10-22

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,535

Winning Time 5m 8.00s (slow by 20.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Wade Out (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	2/1	Won
2nd	Wendigo (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	5/4F	0.2
3rd	Pony Soprano (IRE) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	33/1	12
4th	Excelero (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	14/1	3.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Pic Roc (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	11/4

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Wendigo Brown J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	159	—	21215-	143	-	-	222d	—	—	+6	52.1	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Quality novice hurdler last season and has the potential to be high class over fences
4	Wade Out Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	159	—	21716-	127	-	-	201d	—	—	+11	38.7	0.53/1	85/40 32%
Did well to win three novice hurdles last season; should have a bright future over fences
2	Pic Roc Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	159	—	220P6-	134	150	134	179d	—	—	+11	27.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Some smart chase form last season despite failing to win in six attempts
1	Excelero Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	159	—	39116-	122	-	-	184d	—	—	+28	31.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Reached a useful standard over hurdles but others in here achieved plenty more
3	Pony Soprano Bay J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	159	—	/1358-	121	-	-	189d	—	—	+20	23	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Inferior hurdler to most of these and making chase debut in a warm race

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Wendigo	evn	10/11	10/11	evn	10/11
Wade Out	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	85/40
Pic Roc	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Excelero	25/1	25/1	25/1	20/1	25/1
Pony Soprano	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Wendigo

52.1

OR: 23.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 15.4

10/11

2nd

Wade Out

38.7

OR: 19.3 Form: 11 Odds: 8.4

85/40

3rd

Excelero

31.7

OR: 18 Form: 12.6 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Pic Roc

27.1

OR: 21 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Pony Soprano

OR: 17.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wendigo	143	—	—
Pic Roc	134	150	134
Wade Out	127	—	—
Excelero	122	—	—
Pony Soprano	121	—	—

Last Run