Racecards
16:55 Uttoxeter
City Of Stoke On Trent Celebration Plate Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy (Hurdle: Soft, Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Form 5833-42
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Christian Williams
led, headed 4th, driven 8th, weakened 3 out
- Form 87-6221
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
led 4th, ridden 3 out, hung left, fading after last, headed flat
- Form 3436-U1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 117
held up in touch, keen, ridden 8th, ran on to lead flat
- Form 212P2-4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey D Elsworth
held up tracking leaders, ridden 3 out to chase leader, weakened approaching last
- Form 3F4/3-25
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Tjade Collier
close up, blundered 5 out, soon dropped rear
Idealko (FR)
21- Form 553/08P
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey J Mogford
in rear and raced wide, closer order 5th, ridden 4 out, plugged on for poor 4th
In depth
Verdict
Kety Star is 9lb higher than when taking this last year but still looks good enough to win it again, with Mange Tout and Silvergino looking best of the rest. The selection just held off Flahive's First a year ago from a mark of 111, and he now comes back for a repeat after a narrow win at Newton Abbot last month. He is consistent and jumps well and provided the ground does not get soft then he can probably raise his game to score. Mange Tout is 7lb higher than when taking a Stratford chase last time and he is no more certain than our selection to defy that rise. Generally his form is not as good as Kety Star and we oppose here. Eae The Way may be a bigger danger. He gets a 5lb pull from Mange Tout for less than two lengths last time and looks capable of reversing the placings, but Kety Star looks capable of beating them both and can follow up last year's victory.
Formwatch
Ease The Way 7-1 (10-12) Led to 3rd, chased leader after, led just after 4 out, soon ridden, headed last, not quicken, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Mange Tout (10-1) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Jun.
Kety Star (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, ridden after 7th, led approaching 2 out, driven out, won at N Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Jun beating Albarino (10-5) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Mange Tout (IRE) 18-1 (10-1) Prominent, lost place 3rd, progress again 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, hung left before 2 out, led last, driven out, won at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Jun beating Ease The Way (10-12) by 2l, 7 ran.
Wenger (FR) 8-1 (11-2) Held up, never a factor, 4th of 7, 36l behind Jam Packed (10-10) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-120 (3) sft in Jun.
Silvergino (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Held up, headway 12th, weakened 2 out, 5th of 13, 18l behind Beehawk (9-12) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in May.
Idealko (FR) 33-1 (10-8) Mid-division, reminders after 4th, behind from next, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Silverhay (12-0) at Stratford 2m amt hcp hdl (4) gf in Jun, 12 ran.