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16:07 Uttoxeter
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- 3 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 214y
- Going: Good (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £3,594
- 2nd: £1,656
- 3rd: £828
- 4th: £414
- Form 242124-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 146
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Bryony Frost
led 1st, headed next, led again briefly after 4th, headed before 5th, pressed leader approaching 4 out, led 4 out, not fluent 2 out, ran on well from last
- Form 0/512P5-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
tracked front pair, not fluent 7th, went 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden before last where not fluent, kept on but no match for winner
- Form 112P/4-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
led 2nd, blundered 4th, soon headed briefly, led again before 5th, headed 4 out, weakened quickly before next, pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
FRIEND OR FOE just edges Highly Prized and I Can't Explain on hurdle ratings and has also been in action more recently than his two rivals. He is sure to have had plenty of schooling so can make a winning start over the larger obstacles.
Formwatch
Friend Or Foe (FR) 11-2 (11-2) Held up in rear, closed 3rd, outpaced in 3rd after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 6, dist behind Goshen (11-2) at Wincanton 1m 7f (1) hvy in Feb.
Highly Prized 28-1 (11-0) Led, headed 3rd, tracked leader until ridden approaching 3 out, weakened between last two, 5th of 6, 15 3/4l behind Silver Streak (11-4) at Kempton 2m lst (1) gd in Oct.
I Can't Explain (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th until next, outpaced 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 5, dist behind Antunes (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (4) sft in Nov.