Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Hurdle.
Worcester · Thursday, 11 Jun · 22:17
· 2m
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
19:17
Off time
10
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4.50
7/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
6
5/1
06 · —
6.50
11/2
07 · —
10
9/1
08 · —
11
10/1
09 · —
17
16/1
10 · —
19
18/1
11 · —
34
33/1
12 · —
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 | — |
Play Pretend (G)
FAV
Went close to bagging a second course victory here last October but has looked out of sorts in a pair of starts this year.
|
13225-8 | Lee Edwards | Dave Roberts | 5 | 76.2 kg |
5
4/1
|
| — | 1 | — | Ask A Sainte (G) | 9945-41 | S Bowen | O Murphy | 6 | 77.6 kg | — |
| 9th | 2 | — |
Bobbarelli (G)
[HT]
Dual point winner who ran his best race over fences second of 5 at Stratford latest. Likely to get his own way in front back over hurdles and could well make a bold bid.
|
622-329 | Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell | N & W Twiston-Davies | 9 | 76.2 kg |
6
5/1
|
| — | 2 | — | Lively Citizen (G) | 12PP5-5 | — | D J Jeffreys | 11 | 76.2 kg | — |
| 7th | 3 | — |
Son Of Hypnos (G)
[T]
Versatile performer in Ireland for Kevin Michael Smith, but he's without a win since 2024 and his form has been patchy since joining current yard.
|
656P37- | Jack Stenhouse | R Chapman | 9 | 76.2 kg |
6
5/1
|
| — | 3 | — | Jet Of Dreams (G) | 41394-F | James Bowen | W Greatrex | 8 | 74.8 kg | — |
| — | 4 | — |
Belcamo (G)
Split a pair of improvers when runner-up in a Huntingdon maiden last November and having bounced back to that sort of form when opening his hurdles account at Fakenham in mid-January, he now returns in a stronger race off 3 lb higher.
|
262601- | Harry Bannister | A M Hales | 5 | 75.3 kg |
4.50
7/2
Betfa… 6.50
Paddy… 6
Sky B… 6
|
| 1st | 5 | — |
Emerald Time (G)
FAV
[T1]
Bumper runner-up who shaped well off a steady pace when fifth of 8 on handicap bow at Aintree, and with hope that a bigger field/first-time tongue strap will help him settle better, he should have a bigger performance in him.
|
2F76-51 | Thomas Bellamy | Dom Elsworth & Ryan Hatch | 5 | 75.3 kg |
5
4/1
|
| — | 6 | — |
Privilege (G)
Finished runner-up in a pair of novice handicaps at Newton Abbot this time last year but ended the summer on a low note on the Flat and has a bit to prove reverting to hurdles after 9 months off.
|
P4/5226- | Charlie Price | J L Flint | 8 | 72.1 kg |
17
16/1
Sky B… 13
Betfa… 13
Paddy… 12
|
| 5th | 7 | — |
Western Soldier (G)
Landed his first handicap success in this sphere at Wincanton in November and heading back in the right direction on his previous 2 starts, with some merit to the form of his latest fourth at Hexham.
|
209U-45 | Callum Pritchard | J W Mullins | 8 | 72.1 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 2nd | 8 | — |
Katana (G)
Went the wrong way after finishing runner-up in a C&D maiden on stable debut last June, shaping like a non-stayer on his latest start at Hereford (3¼m), and is now back down markedly in trip for his first run in over 7 months.
|
P6635-2 | C Gethings | R Stephens | 6 | 71.7 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 4th | 9 | — |
Raffles Nobu (G)
[BT]
Hasn't recaptured his best since joining capable new yard, extending a long losing streak in the process, though he did at least run better than on his previous start when a well-held third of 5 back over a longer trip at Huntingdon last t…
|
4364-P3 | J M Quinlan | Nick Scholfield | 6 | 70.8 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 8th | 10 | — |
Barafundle Bay (M)
Modest 11f Flat winner who needed the experience in a pair of hurdle starts last November but offered little on handicap debut/reappearance at Ffos Las (2½m). At least worth a market check with Jack Tudor taking over on second start for ne…
|
44-78 | Jack Tudor | Christian Williams | 5 | 69.4 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 10th | 11 | — |
Strong As Steel (G)
Fair form in bumpers but hasn't made much of an impact over hurdles and returns from 5½ months off having pulled up (following a stumble) on second start for current yard.
|
5P4/P5P- | Charlie Deutsch | A W Carroll | 7 | 67.1 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 6th | 12 | — |
Alex The Great (G)
[T]
Regressive Flat winner who has finished well held in a trio of hurdle starts. Tongue strap goes on for the first time in this sphere but it's hard to be confident now switched to a handicap.
|
0-88705 | R T Dunne | A W Carroll | 6 | 64.4 kg |
34
33/1
|
| — | 12 | — | Linden Lane (G) | 7334-53 | — | Mrs C Williams | 6 | 69.4 kg | — |
| — | 15 | — | Adaay Dancing (M) | 3U43P-4 | David Bass | M Comley | 5 | 66.2 kg | — |
Betting forecast: Belcamo (7/2), Emerald Time (4/1), Play Pretend (4/1), Son Of Hypnos (5/1), Bobbarelli (5/1), Western Soldier (11/2), Raffles Nobu (9/1), Strong As Steel (10/1), Privilege (16/1), Katana (18/1), Alex The Great (33/1), Barafundle Bay (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3248.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1494.0 GBP |
| P3 | 747.0 GBP |
| P4 | 374.0 GBP |
| P5 | 186.0 GBP |