Racecards
14:10 Uttoxeter
Friends Of The Queen's Hospital Cancer Appeal Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Form 1F0
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
led and soon clear, hit last, soon ridden, headed and no extra final 100 yards
- Form 62
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey N D Fehily
jumped right, took keen hold mid-division, headway 7th, ridden approaching last, stayed on flat
Fantasmic
25- Form 40-P30
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer A Hales
- Jockey J P McNamara
held up in rear, headway approaching 6th, ridden and hit last, stayed on to lead final 100 yards
- Form PR
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
mid-division, ridden after 7th, soon weakened
Gingko
18- Form 0P3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey T Doyle
prominent, chased leader 6th, ridden approaching last, one pace flat
Martin Ossie
24- Form 00060
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey J Mogford
always behind
Zaleem (IRE)
447- Form 034-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey James Davies
blundered 2nd, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 7th
Not To Be Missed
104- Form 000
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey B Hitchcott
mid-division, headway 6th, ridden approaching last, one pace flat
Sister Anna
25- Form 20
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey R Walford
pulled hard, soon chasing leaders, ridden after 7th, soon weakened
Mazury (USA)
16- Form 005
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Miss J Davis
- Jockey O McPhail
mid-division, ridden approaching 6th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last
In depth
Verdict
A race that isn't as competitive as the sheer volume of runners may indicate. If he has recovered from his fall in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham, Prince Dimitri is confidently anticipated to take the opener for Martin Pipe. The horse is yet to race on fast ground over hurdles but he handled it on the flat so there should be few realistic doubts about his ability to do so here. Calatigan looks the potential fly-in-the-ointment. He too was a previous race faller but this occurred at Newcastle before the end of last year. Malcolm Jefferson¿s four-year-old did win a weak contest at Catterick convincingly on his hurdling bow and could literally be anything. The Last Mohican was outclassed by the useful French Mannequin at Folkestone and looks booked for a place. Of the remainder, Don't Sioux me makes plenty of appeal. Although he is still a maiden over hurdles, Conor Dore's charge has shown glimpses of ability in his two races at Huntingdon and was much superior to a number of these on the flat. Gingko has had plenty of chances to break his duck whilst Heathyards Friend's sole win came in a very modest Doncaster seller.