Wednesday 7 October · GB · Chase · Class 3
1:05 Worcester
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2m7f · Going: Good · 6 runners · £7,922
Verdict — our pick: Snipe
Snipe is our selection at Worcester, and he looks the right horse to side with over this extended trip on good ground. He sits just 4 lb behind Dartan on our figures, but a fitness edge and a progressive profile are enough to put him ahead of the top-rated runner here. Dartan is the chief danger given his superior figure, while King Roly and Karnaval Point are the next most likely to make it a race, though both are some way adrift of Snipe on our numbers. Snipe is the call.
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1. Dartan(0)Form: 20329-
J: Sean Bowen · T: Sarah Humphrey · 9yo · 12st 0lb · OR 130 · trainer 0% (14d)
By Reliable Man out of Desabina (Big Shuffle) · Owner: The Yhf Cherry Pickers
Dartan arrives off a 175-day break after a ninth last time out, but he was second two starts back and third three starts back, has run over today's trip and going, and our rating has him top of six. The risk is rustiness under 168 lb.
2. Snipe(0)Form: 16-242
J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton · 9yo · 11st 10lb · OR 126 · trainer 12% (14d)
By Soldier Of Fortune out of Pisces (Halling) · Owner: Foxtrot Racing Snipe
Snipe was second last time out and sits two places better in a run of three straight top-four finishes, a profile that suits a gelding back after just 15 days and who has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 164 lb is the one reservation, but our figures rate him second of six.
3. King Roly(0)Form: -P2912
J: James Bowen · T: Mickey Bowen · 7yo · 11st 9lb · OR 125 · trainer 6% (14d)
By Scorpion out of Roll On Ruby (Definite Article) · Owner: Kit And Roly Partnership
King Roly bounced back from a ninth with a win two starts back, then finished second last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating has him third of six, but 163 lb is a hefty burden and the main risk after 37 days off.
4. Karnaval Point(0)Form: 316356
J: Rian Corcoran(5) · T: David Pipe · 6yo · 11st 6lb · OR 122 · trainer 0% (14d)
By Great Pretender out of Meralda (Baby Turk) · Owner: David Pipe Racing Club
Karnaval Point is fit after just 12 days off and has run on today's going, while a win five starts back and a third three starts back show he can step up; our 126 puts him in the mix, though a sixth last time out and 160 lb are the main worries.
5. Awaythelad(0)Form: 4/P7P-
J: Ben Jones · T: Ben Pauling · 9yo · 10st 13lb · OR 115 · trainer 17% (14d)
By Getaway out of Jennys Joy (Oscar) · Owner: Geri And The Pacemakers
Awaythelad is hard to fancy, pulled up last time out and again three starts back, with a seventh two starts back and a fourth four starts back, and he returns after 266 days off under 153 lb. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 124 ranks him fifth of six.
6. Badbury Rings(0)Form: 63211/
J: Conor O'Farrell · T: Neil Mulholland · 7yo · 10st 8lb · OR 110 · trainer 0% (14d)
By Black Sam Bellamy out of Barton Heather (Midnight Legend) · Owner: Chris Tory
Badbury Rings won last time out and two starts back, which is a strong recent run, but that came 587 days ago and he returns carrying 148 lb off an official rating of 110. He has run over today's trip and going, yet our figures rank him sixth of six.
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