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  3. Wed, 17th Aug, 2016
  4. Worcester
  5. 5.30
Going: Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered). 
Placepot: Pool £50559.84  | Units £943.61  | Dividend £39.1
Quadpot: Pool £4309.62  | Units £171.6 £18.5  |  Place Six: £35.22  |  Place Five: £27.4
Summary
1st
silks
Ballyknock Lad (IRE) 7, b g 10-12 (Mrs Julie Martin and David R Martin)
ts9 Rated 125
Bach (IRE) - Ballyknock Lass (IRE)(Electric)
Breeder - B Higgins

(Ring price: 4/1 7/2) SP 7/2

K C Bailey
David Bass
Tote Win £3.80 Place £1.50
loading past form
tracked leader until 4th, 2nd again next until 7th, led 3 out, edged left flat, held on
2nd
shd
silks
Shuil Royale (IRE) 11, b g 11-12 (Mr Phil Fry)
ts+cp4 Rated 139
King's Theatre (IRE) - Shuil Na Lee (IRE)(Phardante (FR))

(Ring price: 10/1 9/1 10/1) SP 10/1

H Fry
N D Fehily
Place £2.40
loading past form
held up, towards rear, headway 4 out, went 2nd flat, edged right, stayed on, just failed
3rd
3.75L
silks
Gone Too Far (GB) 8, b g 11-7 (Mr John P McManus)
Rated 134
Kayf Tara (GB) - Major Hoolihan (GB)(Soldier Rose)

SP 14/1

Alan King
W Hutchinson
Place £4.00
loading past form
chased leaders, challenged 2 out, hampered flat, 3rd and stayed on same pace final 75 yards
4th
2.75L
silks
Pacha Du Polder (FR) 9, b g 11-6 (The Stewart Family)
cp5 Rated 138
Muhtathir (GB) - Ambri Piotta (FR)(Caerwent)
Breeder - Mr Hubert Honore, & Mr Pierrick Rouxel

(Ring price: 11/4 3/1 11/4) SP 11/4fav

Paul Nicholls
Jack Sherwood(5)
loading past form
chased leaders, on outside, 2nd, 4th until 5th, 2nd again, 7th, led 11th, headed 3 out, every chance flat, not much room flat, no extra final 75 yards
5th
5L
silks
Optimistic Bias (IRE) 7, b g 10-11 (Optimistic Four)
Rated 124
Sayarshan (FR) - Dashers Folly (IRE)(Dr Massini (IRE))
Breeder - Mr David Foy

(Ring price: 9/1 17/2 8/1 7/1) SP 7/1

Jonjo O'Neill
R P McLernon
loading past form
mid-division, not fluent 1st, hit 9th, closed next, no impression from 3 out, blundered last
6th
0.75L
silks
Wings Of Smoke (IRE) 11, gr g 11-0 (Pearn's Pharmacies Ltd)
ts+ Rated 132
King's Theatre (IRE) - Grey Mo (IRE)(Roselier (FR))
Breeder - Fred Mackey

(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1) SP 22/1

Tim Vaughan
Alan Johns(5)
loading past form
held up, in rear, not fluent 12th, never involved
7th
2L
silks
On The Bridge (IRE) 11, b g 11-0 (Mr Kit James)
ts+cp+ Rated 127
Milan (GB) - Bay Dove (GB)(Alderbrook (GB))
Breeder - J & D Melody

(Ring price: 14/1 12/1 14/1) SP 14/1

Jeremy Scott
Nick Scholfield
loading past form
in rear, jumped left, not fluent 12th, never dangerous
p.u.
silks
Amigo (FR) 9, b g 11-3 (Willsford Racing & Andrew L Cohen)
ts+bl+ Rated 130
Ballingarry (IRE) - Allez Y (FR)(Pistolet Bleu (IRE))

(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1

David Pipe
T Scudamore
loading past form
led, headed and driven 11th, weakened after next, pulled up before 3 out
p.u.
silks
Bincombe (GB) 8, gr g 10-12 (Mr Martin Short)
Rated 125
Indian Danehill (IRE) - Siroyalta (FR)(Royal Charter (FR))

SP 5/1

Philip Hobbs
R Johnson
loading past form
tracked leaders, on inside, mistake 10th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before last
Off 5.30
Time 5m. 36.20 secs, which is 15.16 secs faster than the course average on today's going
CSF- £37.26
Tricast- £434.79.

Non runner Forever My Friend

2015 Buachaill Alainn 8 10-3 Sean Bowen (3) 7/2 (Peter Bowen)
2014 Barton Stacey 9 11-9 A P McCoy 10/3 (David Pipe)
2013 Whistling Senator 6 10-2 R P McLernon 11/4 (Jonjo O'Neill)

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