Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls Ssangyong Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Worcester

3:00

Date 2023-09-12

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,225

Runners 7

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Police Academy b Mr Ben Sutton(7) · Fergal Obrien	Mr Ben Sutton(7) · Fergal Obrien	167	—	22-P11	107	110	90	22d	—	—	-9	24.9	13/8 38%
2-2 for this yard and good value for her 2l margin at Bangor last time; 5lb rise isn't bad
1	Izayte b Jack Quinlan · Neil King	Jack Quinlan · Neil King	168	—	-18223	108	104	62	14d	—	—	+10	32.2	7/2 22%
Positively ridden returned to 2m4f here two weeks ago (good to soft) and didn't see it out
4	Painless Potter b Kielan Woods · Shaun Lycett	Kielan Woods · Shaun Lycett	158	—	-22533	98	109	76	21d	—	—	+9	24	5 20%
0-8 as a hurdler but placed a few times and this longer trip might bring him on
6	Nickelforce b Harry Bannister · Ben Case	Harry Bannister · Ben Case	149	—	465-	92	103	50	138d	—	—	+2	13.8	13/2 13%
Absent since April but brings an unexposed profile into handicaps
3	Ben Lilly b Jack Tudor · David Pipe	Jack Tudor · David Pipe	162	tp	22434-	102	107	91	351d	—	—	+12	19.7	11 9%
Seven-time Flat winner; 0-9 over hurdles and returning from a year out in new headgear
5	Abraaj b David Noonan · Simon Pearce	David Noonan · Simon Pearce	155	v	47-24	95	107	74	5d	—	—	+6	13.2	12 8%
French Flat winner in 2021; beaten 9l on his handicap debut at Southwell (2m, good)
7	Claude Almighty br Tabitha Worsley(3) · Jo Davis	Tabitha Worsley(3) · Jo Davis	144	b	/79P-6	84	105	73	21d	—	—	+6	9.6	25 4%
Always a chance that blinkers will trigger something now into handicaps

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Police Academy	13/8	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
Izayte	10/3	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3
Painless Potter	5	5	5	5	5
Nickelforce	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Ben Lilly	10	10	11	10	10
Abraaj	12	11	12	12	11
Claude Almighty	18	25	25	25	25

Predictor

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

1st

Izayte

32.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 11 Odds: 6.7

7/2

2nd

Police Academy

24.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

13/8

3rd

Painless Potter

OR: 12 Form: 7.6 Odds: 4.4

Ben Lilly

19.7

OR: 13 Form: 4.6 Odds: 2.1

Nickelforce

13.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Abraaj

13.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Claude Almighty

9.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Izayte Top Rated	108	104	62
Police Academy	107	110	90
Ben Lilly	102	107	91
Painless Potter	98	109	76
Abraaj	95	107	74
Nickelforce	92	103	50
Claude Almighty	84	105	73

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Police Academy	22d ago	Fit
Izayte	14d ago	Fit
Painless Potter	21d ago	Fit
Nickelforce	138d ago	Long break
Ben Lilly	351d ago	Long break
Abraaj	5d ago	Quick return
Claude Almighty	21d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Soft

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