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Worcester · Thursday, 28 May · 18:30
· 2m
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:30
Off time
6
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.25
5/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
21
20/1
07 · —
41
40/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | — |
Fidendum (G)
[HT]
Not straightforward but chased home now-useful Wellington Arch in a Market Rasen novice in March 2025. Ran out on return at Hereford but to his credit knuckled down well to land a maiden at aforementioned track (17f) earlier in the month. …
|
432/R-13 | Nick Slatter | D Killahena & G McPherson | 7 | 76.2 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 2nd | 2 | — |
Siam Park (G)
[T]
Enthusiastic front runner with 3 wins to his name over fences, the latest at Plumpton (17f) in November. Has failed to complete on his last 3 starts in that sphere but gave a good account in a 19f Taunton handicap hurdle in March, losing o…
|
F42F-U2 | Rian Corcoran | J Tizzard | 7 | 76.2 kg |
5
4/1
|
| — | 2 | — | Not So Sobers (G) | 247/50-1 | — | D Killahena & G McPherson | 7 | 76.2 kg | — |
| 6th | 3 | — |
Scintillante (G)
In top form at Worcester last summer, winning twice and runner-up 3 times. Stepped up on recent run when fourth of 7 at Warwick last week but seems to have lost some of his zip.
|
12286-4 | J J Burke | A Ralph | 6 | 75.7 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 4th | 4 | — |
Charging Thunder (G)
FAV
[P]
Arrives fit from the Flat and effective on a sound surface, having gained both hurdle wins on good ground in 2024. Interesting.
|
6-75027 | S Bowen | James Owen | 8 | 75.7 kg |
2.25
5/4
|
| — | 5 | — |
Get The Value (G)
Pair of wins last spring but little to shout about since, showing only minor signs of a revival at Ffos Las on most recent outing.
|
408P7-7 | Kielan Woods | J G M O'Shea | 8 | 69.9 kg |
21
20/1
Paddy… 9
Betfa… 9
Sky B… 8.50
|
| 1st | 6 | — |
Crown Of India (G)
Landed a C&D maiden in June 2025 but has found it tough going in handicaps subsequently, acknowledging he possibly needed the run after 5 months off at Uttoxeter on latest start.
|
17P56-9 | Bryan Carver | A M Hales | 5 | 66.7 kg |
8
7/1
|
| — | 6 | — | Inedit D'amour (G) | 301540- | — | D McCain Jnr | 5 | 73.9 kg | — |
| 5th | 7 | — |
Cawthorne Banker (G)
[P]
Won twice last year but took little interest following a further 11 weeks off at Wetherby in March and shaped like one with problems at Market Rasen subsequently.
|
31D70P- | K Brogan | J & A O'Neill | 8 | 65.3 kg |
41
40/1
|
| — | 8 | — | Playful Fox (G) | 345-U24 | Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 4 | 67.1 kg | — |
| — | 10 | — | Aquifolia (M) | 7246B-4 | — | N P Mulholland | 5 | 65.3 kg | — |
Betting forecast: Charging Thunder (5/4), Siam Park (4/1), Fidendum (4/1), Scintillante (6/1), Crown Of India (7/1), Get The Value (20/1), Cawthorne Banker (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4066.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1871.0 GBP |
| P3 | 936.0 GBP |
| P4 | 468.0 GBP |
| P5 | 233.0 GBP |