19:15 Worcester

Tuesday 30 July 2019

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Angel Hotel, Pershore, Pensham Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 5m 14.2s

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Selected odds by:

Dr Time³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 110

25/1

Placed in a soft ground novice hurdle over an extended 2m5f at Wetherby in December. Well held twice subsequently however and market support would be notable on handicap debut.

Form: 737-8

Pulp Fiction^h,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: C Gethings| T: B I Case| OR: 108| BF

16/1

Well beaten when falling at the last in a handicap hurdle over this trip on good ground a month ago. Worth a check in the market on this occasion.

Form: 33235/F

Ballyellis¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 107

6/1

Ran well to finish a close third in a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Ffos Las (good) earlier this month. Raised 1lb for that effort and likely to run well once more.

Form: 7669-63

Jesse Jude¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J Kington| T: S G West| OR: 103

14/1

Returned to hurdles with a promising 8¾L third in a handicap event over an extended 2m4f at Southwell (good) last time out. Sent off a big price that day and market support would be notable.

Form: 82/369-3

Blue N Yellow⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 102| C

9/2

Victorious over an extended 2m2f at Exeter (good) in May. Decent efforts off this 5lb higher mark in two subsequent starts including when 9¼L eighth over this trip at Ffos Las (good) last month.

Form: 243-138

Do You Know What²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 98

7/4

Point-to-point winner in May last year and registered a couple of decent efforts in two starts since joining this yard. Beaten 15½L over 2m on good ground here last time out and is interesting stepping up in distance.

Form: 1286-45

Commander Miller²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 96

10/1

Beaten when falling in a C&D handicap hurdle on good ground at the start of this month. Well held at Market Rasen (good) prior to that but hails from a stable with a 56% strike-rate (5/9) in recent weeks.

Form: P75-66F

Parisian Affair⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King| OR: 97

25/1

Placed in a bumper on the AW at Lingfield in February and recorded her best hurdles effort when 19L fourth over 2m at Uttoxeter (good-to-soft) last month. Interesting to see how she performs switched to handicaps.

Form: 024-574

Dora's Field^t,v⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: David Noonan| T: W S Kittow| OR: 87

7/2

Impressive 9L winner of a handicap hurdle over an extended 2m2f at Stratford (good) last week. Carries a 7lb penalty for that victory and is a leading player with visor worn for the first time that day retained.

Form: 31-5231

Non-Runners

Paddy A²⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: T J O'Brien

Volturnus¹⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: O Sherwood J: L P Aspell

Forecasts

Do You Know What (7/4), Dora's Field (7/2), Blue N Yellow (9/2), Ballyellis (6/1), Paddy A (8/1), Commander Miller (10/1), Volturnus (10/1), Jesse Jude (14/1), Pulp Fiction (16/1), Dr Time (25/1), Parisian Affair (25/1)

DORA'S FIELD impressed in winning recently and she is taken to defy a penalty to follow-up that victory with a success in this competitive looking handicap. The selection has the forecast ground to suit and she can see off her rivals here with Ballyellis capable of finishing runner-up. Third place can go to Paddy A who is making his handicap debut.