03 Jun 2017 13:45 Worcester
Winner: £6,400 (Penalty: £4,159); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Watered).
John Burke Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | David John (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 38/1PP7- / 9 | Jump (194) | R T Dunne | T Lacey Mr K Hunter | 9/4 | |
| tracked leaders, pecked slightly 1st, jumped left and not fluent 7th, hampered 8th, led 4 out, not fluent 2 out, went left to rail flat, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Cry Fury (GB) (colt, bay, 10 5) | 63777-0 / 9 | Flat (264), Jump (18) | Stan Sheppard | M Sheppard Lost In The Summer… | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, bumped 4th, hampered 8th, soon closed, mistake 3 out, went 2nd next, not much room briefly against rail flat, no impression on winner final 75 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 16 L | Antiphony (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 29421-5 / 6 | Jump (34) | S Bowen | T H Weston The Troubled Pink… | 7/1 | |
| led, jumped left at times, headed 4th, soon led again, headed 4 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 9 L | The Way You Dance (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 81143-P / 7 | Flat (70), Jump (17) | T Scudamore | N P Mulholland BG Racing Partnership | 5/1 | |
| in rear, not always fluent, struggling 8th, closed 4 out, left modest 4th 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 16 L | Sarpech (IRE) (colt, bay, 12 0) | 8585-U4 / 8 | Flat (697), Jump (17) | Sam Twiston-Davies | C E Longsdon Miss Louise Davis | 9/4 | |
| held up, not fluent 3rd, jumped left and not fluent next, headway 8th, soon ridden, well held from 4 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 5 |   | - | Indian Rupee (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | P339P-P / 8 | Jump (23) | Dave Crosse | D L Williams Mr F Michael | 16/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, left 2nd 8th, not much room 4 out, 2 lengths off leader when fell 3 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 7 |   | - | Oh Dear Oh Dear (GB) (filly, bay, 10 0) | 70475/8 / 10 | Jump (18) | H Cobden | R J Hodges Mr J M Dare | 16/1 | |
| prominent, led 4th, soon headed, close up when fell 8th | ||||||||||
