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Class 3, 2m4f, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, £6,786, 13 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Soft in places (GoingStick: 5.1)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Dry & Cloudy
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Idalko Bihoue No. 7
Toby McCain-Mitchell · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
✓ Top rated ✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Back from a 645-day break
Idalko Bihoue is the pick of this 14-runner Worcester contest over 20 furlongs on good to soft, and our ratings put him on 138, a full 8 lb clear of his nearest rivals, which is a decent margin in a competitive Class 3. That edge gives him the strongest claim on merit, and he only needs to run to his level to be hard to peg back. The principal dangers are Onewaywest, Saracen Beau and Happy And Fine, who share a rating of 130 and are the likeliest to make it a contest. Idalko Bihoue is the selection.
Runners
Kielan Woods
Dan Skelton 17/80
Saracen Beau won two starts back and was placed in the two runs before that, a second four starts back and a third three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The risk is a pulled-up effort last time and a 176-day absence under 166 lb.
- Sire
- Mount Nelson (GB)
- Dam
- Caroline Fontenail (IRE) by Kaldounevees
- Owner
- Anthony Peter Fowler
- Foaled
- 17 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 17 wins from 80 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 63%
- Ratings
- Perf 130
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Elliott England (7)
Ben Pauling 1/27
Onewaywest has run over today's trip and on this going, and he showed his ability with a second three starts back and a win five starts back, while our rating of 130 ranks him second of 14. The main risk is a 185-day layoff after being pulled up last time, with his yard also out of form.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Onewayortheother (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- The Parallel Lines Partnership
- Foaled
- 14 May 2019
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 27 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 130
Toby Wynne
Sam Allwood 0/2
Irandando Has won twice in his last four starts, including two starts back, and has run on today's going, but he was pulled up last time out and returns after 200 days off. Carrying 163 lb off an official mark of 124, he looks a midfield sort, with our rating of 123 ranking him tenth of fourteen.
- Sire
- No Risk At All (FR)
- Dam
- Irostare (FR) by Astarabad
- Owner
- The Late John Hales And Miss L Hales
- Foaled
- 12 May 2019
- Stable
- Whitchurch, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 123
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 7/28
Kings Champion has solid recent figures, a third last time out, a second two starts back and a win three starts back, but he returns after 194 days off and carries 163 lb, which makes him hard to fancy, ranked 12 of 14 on our figures. He has run over today's trip and going, and the yard is in form.
- Sire
- Jeu St Eloi (FR)
- Dam
- Joly Nelsa (FR) by Brier Creek
- Owner
- Neil Smith Alfie Smith
- Foaled
- 29 May 2020
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 28 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 121
Freddie Gordon
Chris Gordon 2/11
Winless in his last four, Captain Bellamy was second last time out, but that came 226 days ago and he's ranked only 11th of 14 on our figures, so he's hard to fancy under 163 lb. He has run over today's trip and going, which is a small positive.
- Sire
- Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)
- Dam
- Himitas (FR) by Lomitas
- Owner
- Mrs Johnny De La Hey
- Foaled
- 14 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Morestead, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 11 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 122
Freddie Mitchell (3)
Max Comley 0/6
Clodders Dream returns after 310 days off, and his recent form is poor: unplaced last time, then three pulled-up runs and a fall before that. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 127 sits above his official 122, though 161 lb is a big burden.
- Sire
- Martaline (GB)
- Dam
- Theatre Girl (GB) by King's Theatre
- Owner
- Ed Mulligan
- Foaled
- 28 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Warminster, Wiltshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 127
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Idalko Bihoue Tip CD
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J: Toby McCain-Mitchell (3) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Toby McCain-Mitchell (3)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 2/19
Idalko Bihoue has been winless in his last five, though a fifth two starts back was his best recent effort, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our top-rated runner at 138 against an official 122, he looks the one to beat, though 645 days off is a reservation.
- Sire
- Balko (FR)
- Dam
- Vann Bihouee (FR) by Robin Des Champs
- Owner
- Anne Marie Jamie Shepperd
- Foaled
- 25 May 2018
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 19 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 138
Jack Andrews
Tom Ellis 1/7
The Dog Thief arrives in cracking form, a winner last time out and two starts back, with a second three starts back and another win four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. A 191-day absence and 161 lb to carry temper enthusiasm, while our rating of 126 ranks him seventh of 14.
- Sire
- Califet (FR)
- Dam
- Joint Reaction (IRE) by King's Theatre
- Owner
- Mrs Mary Devine
- Foaled
- 19 May 2020
- Stable
- Rugby, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 65%
- Ratings
- Perf 126
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls 3/15
Mon Champion has won twice in his last five starts, a first two starts back and another five back, and has run over today's trip and going, but a seventh last time out and a 219-day absence temper enthusiasm, while 161 lb is a big burden.
- Sire
- Bathyrhon (GER)
- Dam
- Promets Moi (FR) by Satri
- Owner
- Ferguson Geoghegan Mason Mcneill
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Ditcheat, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 15 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Oscar Palmer (7)
Richard Hobson 0/4
Pulled up last time out and returns from a 200-day break, though he was second two starts back and again three starts back, and has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 160 lb off a mark of 121, he's a midfield sort, with our rating of 129 ranking him fifth of 14.
- Sire
- Telescope (IRE)
- Dam
- Rosygo (IRE) by Oscar
- Owner
- Mark Scott And Nigel Horler
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Little Rissington, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 129
Bryan Carver
Alex Hales 2/6
Happy And Fine showed signs of revival with a fourth last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 130 ranks him fourth of 14. The risk is a 204-day absence, plus 159 lb and a patchy record of unseated, pulled up and unseated before that.
- Sire
- Balko (FR)
- Dam
- Richona (FR) by Lando
- Owner
- L Cross S Cross J Fitzpatrick
- Foaled
- 10 May 2017
- Stable
- Edgcote, Northamptonshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 6 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 130
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton 17/80
Broomfield Aderra won two starts back and five starts back, and has run over today's trip and going, but she was only fifth last time out, 20 days ago. Carrying 158 lb off 119, she looks a midfield type, with our rating of 123 putting her ninth of 14.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Back To Loughadera (IRE) by Bob Back
- Owner
- Raymond P Fitzgerald
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 17 wins from 80 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 63%
- Ratings
- Perf 123
Ciaran Gethings
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 2/10
High Tea looks hard to fancy after 278 days off, having finished sixth last time out and fallen the run before, and he carries 156 lb. On the plus side, he has run over today's trip and going, and he won three starts back.
- Sire
- Mount Nelson (GB)
- Dam
- Thanks For Tea (IRE) by Shantou
- Owner
- Park View
- Foaled
- 31 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham 2/17
The Burren Man looks hard to fancy after 288 days off, and our figures rank him 13th of 14, though a fourth last time out, a win two starts back and a second three starts back show he was in good heart before the break. He has run over today's trip, but 156 lb is a big burden.
- Sire
- Maxios (GB)
- Dam
- Ryme Bere (FR) by Until Sundown
- Owner
- Smash Racing
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 17 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 119
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.