Racecards
14:32 Uttoxeter
Excloosive Event Hire Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,130 added
- Winner: £2,989
- 2nd: £878
- 3rd: £439
- 4th: £350
- Form 414P44
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Max Kendrick
always prominent, pecked 11th, reminder after 12th, soon outpaced, ridden after 3 out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
- Form 65/8P9-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer R Hobson
- Jockey W T Kennedy
always well placed, mistake 4 out, led going well 3 out, clear 2 out, unchallenged
- Form 3UP-2P3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Page Fuller
held up and behind, headway after 5th, every chance 4 out, soon ridden, 5th and weakening when fell 2 out
- Form 4P-2335
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 88
always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 453413
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey Henry Brooke
always in rear, tailed off when pulled up after 12th
- Form 33F-634
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Ross Chapman
held up in touch, pushed along after 12th, ridden before 3 out, 3rd and beaten when blundered and unseated rider 2 out
- Form 2P-44P3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey L Treadwell
never going well, in rear until pulled up before 9th
- Form 80545-7
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Mrs R Gasson
- Jockey R T Dunne
behind until fell 11th
- Form P332/6-3
- Age 13
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 81
held up, behind when hit 8th and reminders, tailed off when pulled up before 11th
- Form 766354
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer C T Pogson
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
disputed lead to 10th, soon pushed along, weakened after 12th
- Form 7P-F826
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Danny Cook
disputed lead until definite advantage 10th, pushed along and headed 3 out, soon beaten, lost 2nd near finish
- Form PP32-45
- Age 8
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Katy Price
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
held up, behind from 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Echo Watt made a promising start over fences with a second at Lingfield though has something to prove over this far judged on earlier attempts over hurdles. TIMCODA (NAP) was also placed over 2m4f at Lingfield last month but Jamie Snowden’s charge was beaten less than a length over course and distance back in October and he gets the vote on that form. Sigurd ran well again at Wetherby last time having scored at the same track before that and is preferred to Misty Mai and Big Meadow while the veteran General Girling returned from a lengthy lay-off to place at Chepstow on his first outing for a new yard.
Formwatch
Big Meadow (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Jumped right, led, soon clear, reduced lead after 6th, driven and headed before 2 out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Alminar (12-0) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Echo Watt (FR) 3-1 (11-0) Got warn beforehand, jumped left, prominent, wandered into 5th, not fluent 7th, lost place before 9th, closed last bend, led 3 out, headed last, switched left and held flat, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Moromac (11-1) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Timcoda (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Led, went left 5th, headed run-in, edged left and weakened soon after, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Inspireus (10-8) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Misty Mai (IRE) 3-1 (11-4) Towards rear, in rear from 8th, tailed off, 5th of 11, dist behind Ballybreen (10-4) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Sigurd (GER) 4-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, outpaced 6 out, rallied 2 out, stayed on into 3rd after last, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 4 3/4l behind Itsamanslife (11-11) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Arthur's Reuben 8-1 (10-9) Prominent, ridden and one pace 4th 2 out, weakened last, 4th of 13, 11 3/4l behind Thomas Shelby (11-10) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Megaboost (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Mistakes in rear, pushed along 12th, ridden 4 out, headway after 2 out, kept on to go 3rd flat, 3rd of 7, 23l behind Bennys Girl (10-1) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Bignorm (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) Always towards rear, 7th of 16, dist behind Sign Of War (10-8) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
General Girling 33-1 (10-7) Led before 2nd, slow 4 out, soon headed, every chance after last, no impression on winner final 150 yards, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 12, 4 3/4l behind Kingston Mimosa (10-2) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Rollerball Rocco (IRE) 6-1 (10-3) Led, slow 2nd, headed before 4 out, soon rallied, no extra closing stages, 4th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Itsamanslife (11-11) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Ector (FR) 8-1 (10-0) Towards rear, headway after 13th, hit 5 out, weakened 4 out, 6th of 16, dist behind Sign Of War (10-8) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Hollow Park (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, pushed along leaving back straight, ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 15, 10 1/4l behind Great Tempo (11-2) at Taunton 3m 2f hcp (5) sft in Dec.