Richard Hitchings Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Worcester

Worcester

7:55

Richard Hitchings Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-08-29

Distance 2m7f

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,406

Runners 12

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Judge Earle b Sean Bowen · Peter Bowen	Sean Bowen · Peter Bowen	165	p	265112	100	111	38	10d	—	—	+17	34.5	7/2 22%
Near miss at Perth was off a 20lb higher chase mark; won't be far away
5	Aki Bomaye gr Harry Cobden · Jack Jones	Harry Cobden · Jack Jones	164	—	/4PFP-	99	-	-	201d	—	—	+1	17	9/2 18%
0-9 under rules but some positives over hurdles and fences; now with new yard
8	Classic Concorde b Connor Brace · David Brace	Connor Brace · David Brace	159	p	41P232	94	103	98	7d	—	—	+11	26.6	9/2 18%
Gave it everything here last week but did endure a hard race
10	Best Mate Dave b Kielan Woods · D J Jeffreys	Kielan Woods · D J Jeffreys	153	—	/050-1	88	103	98	69d	—	—	+11	22.8	7/1 13%
Much improved on handicap debut here and could easily cope with the 7lb rise
NR	Blue Sans b NON-RUNNER(7) · Fergal Obrien	NON-RUNNER(7) · Fergal Obrien	168	—	62-411	103	105	77	57d	—	—	+4	17	17/2 11%
On a hat-trick after back-to-back wins in 3m handicaps at Southwell; mark still okay
NR	Masterdream b Sam Twiston-Davies · Neil Mulholland	Sam Twiston-Davies · Neil Mulholland	162	tp	1531-4	97	105	87	—	—	—	+5	14.3	9 11%
Dual course winner at 2m4f and recently won a handicap on the Flat
3	Red Happy ch Gearoid Harney(7) · David Pipe	Gearoid Harney(7) · David Pipe	167	tb	640-36	102	108	58	10d	—	—	+7	15.5	17/2 11%
His recent third was remote and he's been struggling for a while
1	Woodie Flash b Lewis Stones(3) · Olly Murphy	Lewis Stones(3) · Olly Murphy	168	p	41-221	103	105	85	40d	—	—	+8	15.2	14 7%
C&D maiden winner but this initial mark asks a question of him
12	Inspector Lynley b James Best · Neil Mulholland	James Best · Neil Mulholland	144	—	P0-U43	79	104	65	40d	—	—	+3	9	14 7%
Beaten under 10l in his two completed handicaps but handicap mark hasn't really moved
6	Lighthouse Mill ch Tom Bellamy · David Dennis	Tom Bellamy · David Dennis	164	—	321224	99	102	89	25d	—	—	+18	23.9	16 6%
Consistent run of form in recent weeks and returning to further won't harm
11	Off The Planet ch Micheal Nolan · Joe Tickle	Micheal Nolan · Joe Tickle	152	t	-2O073	87	100	94	33d	—	—	+9	15	25 4%
0-12 under rules; latest 11l third over C&D on soft ground was mildly encouraging
NR	Getthepot b NON-RUNNER · David Killahena & Graeme Mcpherson	NON-RUNNER · David Killahena & Graeme Mcpherson	155	tp	1R-5P6	90	101	85	25d	—	—	+8	10.8	28 4%
Left Fergal O'Brien after modest efforts and he produced another one at Bangor 25 days ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Judge Earle	4	7/2	4	7/2	7/2
Aki Bomaye	4	9/2	9/2	4	4
Classic Concorde	4	9/2	9/2	4	4
Best Mate Dave	13/2	13/2	7/1	6	6
Blue Sans	9	17/2	9	8	17/2
Masterdream	15/2	9	9	8	8/1
Red Happy	9	9	9	8	17/2
Woodie Flash	14	12	12	12	12
Inspector Lynley	14	14	12	14	14
Lighthouse Mill	14	16	16	16	16
Off The Planet	25	22/1	18	11	20
Getthepot	25	28	28	28	28

Predictor

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

1st

Judge Earle

34.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 17 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Classic Concorde

26.6

OR: 11 Form: 11.2 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Lighthouse Mill

23.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

Best Mate Dave

22.8

OR: 9.5 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Aki Bomaye

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Blue Sans

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

17/2

Red Happy

15.5

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Woodie Flash

15.2

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Off The Planet

OR: 9.3 Form: 4 Odds: 1.7

Masterdream

14.3

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

Getthepot

10.8

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Inspector Lynley

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Blue Sans Top Rated	103	105	77
Woodie Flash	103	105	85
Red Happy	102	108	58
Judge Earle	100	111	38
Aki Bomaye	99	—	—
Lighthouse Mill	99	102	89
Masterdream	97	105	87
Classic Concorde	94	103	98
Getthepot	90	101	85
Best Mate Dave	88	103	98
Off The Planet	87	100	94
Inspector Lynley	79	104	65

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Judge Earle	10d ago	Quick return
Aki Bomaye	201d ago	Long break
Classic Concorde	7d ago	Quick return
Best Mate Dave	69d ago	Fresh
Blue Sans	57d ago	Fresh
Masterdream	—	—
Red Happy	10d ago	Quick return
Woodie Flash	40d ago	Fit
Inspector Lynley	40d ago	Fit
Lighthouse Mill	25d ago	Fit
Off The Planet	33d ago	Fit
Getthepot	25d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Soft

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