Racecards
14:40 Uttoxeter
Marston's Brewery 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 168y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £4,357
- 2nd: £2,007
- 3rd: £1,003
- 4th: £502
- Form 43-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Fergus Gregory
in rear, pushed along and stayed on from 3 out, not fluent 2 out, never in contention
Dee Day Landing
100- Form 05/54UP-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer M Weatherer
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
rear mid-division, ridden after 4th and no response, well behind when pulled up before 3 out
- Form PP641/5-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Mr Ben Sutton
towards rear, ridden 2 out, no real progress
Gold Link (FR)
709- Form 238222/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
chased leaders, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and pressed leader 2 out, soon ridden and held, kept on, no match for winner
- Form 5378-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
mid-division, lost touch and tailed off before 3 out
- Form 7-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Bridget Andrews
front mid-division, pushed along and weakened before 3 out
- Form 111/346-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey J M Quinlan
led, headed and tracked leader after 4th, led again next, faced challenge 2 out and pushed along, drew clear approaching last, ran on well
Poppop (FR)
158- Form 9/6-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer J T Stimpson
- Jockey Joe Anderson
handy, led after 4th, headed next, lost position before 3 out and dropped away
- Form 362-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey S Bowen
prominent, not fluent 1st, ridden before 2 out and outpaced by front pair, plugged on
- Form 6-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T R Gretton
- Jockey Mitchell Bastyan
mid-division, pushed along home turn, soon lost touch
- Form 209-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
rear mid-division, not fluent 1st, ridden after 5th, tailed off and pulled up before last
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Gold Link placed three times in the spring of 2021 but hasn’t raced since so a watching brief is advised. LOOKAWAY (NAP) has only placed once in three hurdle starts so far but his latest run came in a Grade 2 at Kelso and he was far from disgraced. He was a winner at that level in bumpers and looks the type to run up a sequence if kept going this summer. Damarta was third in a Hereford bumper latest but Redbridge Rambler boasts stronger form in that sphere.
Formwatch
Damarta (FR) 7-1 (11-2) Keen, held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 10 1/2l behind Spirits Bay (11-9) at Hereford 2m (5) gs in Mar.
Dee Day Landing 200-1 (11-2) Not fluent in rear, well behind before 3 out, soon pulled up, at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Flashy Boy (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) In rear, never a factor, 5th of 7, 32 1/4l behind Western Zephyr (12-0) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Apr.
Gold Link (FR) 11-2 (11-6) In touch, headway 3 out, effort between horses to lead approaching last, driven and headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Asockastar (11-13) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Invictus Allen (FR) 50-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, took closer order before 3 out, made no impression, 8th of 13, 22 3/4l behind Young Buster (11-7) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Mar.
Irlandais (FR) 10-3 (11-7) Held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, headway out wide turning in, hung left and weakened final 2f, 7th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Killarney Mountain (11-7) at Kempton 2m mdn (5) gs in Feb.
Lookaway (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Midfield in touch, not fluent 4th, ridden 2 out, outpaced approaching last, weakened run-in, 6th of 11, 14 3/4l behind Nemean Lion (11-5) at Kelso 2m 2f (1) gs in Mar.
Poppop (FR) 100-1 (11-0) Towards rear of mid-division, ridden over 3f out, one paced from over 1f out, 6th of 10, 11l behind Guard Duty (11-0) at Southwell 2m (5) gd in Nov.
Redbridge Rambler (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Prominent, led with a circuit to go, pushed along and headed 1f out, stayed on, no extra, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Mikimoto (10-4) at Hereford 2m (4) gd in Feb.
Jumbo Veste Verte (FR) 150-1 (11-0) In touch towards rear, pushed along 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 8, 35 1/4l behind Bella Civena (10-7) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) sft in Mar.
Amarbelle's Dream 28-1 (10-4) Towards rear, midfield when pushed along over 4f out, soon beaten, 9th of 13, 32 1/2l behind Miss Goldfire (10-4) at Wetherby 2m (5) sft in Mar.