Racecards
15:00 Uttoxeter
Margaret Douglas Birthday Memorial Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class G) (Class G)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Form 63P00-3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer G F Bridgwater
- Jockey R Johnson
prominent, mistake 7th, ridden 3 out, weakened last
Johnny Reb
15- Form 0R36-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey P Madden
always behind, tailed off from pulled up before 3 out
- Form 00/P-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer A Price
- Jockey R Thornton
held up and keen, mistake 1st, headway 7th, ridden after 9th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form UP001F-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
always towards rear
- Form 1/0PPPP-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer K Wingrove
- Jockey Mr D Mansell
mid-division, ridden 8th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form P/PPP0-0
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer P Clinton
- Jockey Dave Crosse
in touch, lost place 7th, tailed off from pulled up before 4 out
Binny Bay
66- Form 14PP05-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up in rear, headway 8th, ridden after next, weakened last
Times Past (IRE)
141- Form P2/4540-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J Unett
- Jockey J M Maguire
mid-division, ridden 9th, soon weakened
- Form 50003-6
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey A O'keeffe
jumped right, made all, clear 9th, hit last, easily
Tsunami
8- Form 2000P-0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer B Leavy
- Jockey Mr D R Cook
in touch, ridden 8th, kept on to go 2nd last, no chance with winner
Anguilla
18- Form P02/U0P-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer P Dalton
- Jockey A Honeyball
towards rear, hit 3rd and 6th, headway 7th, ridden after 9th, weakened 2 out
- Form P/4FPP-P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P Pritchard
- Jockey R Greene
always towards rear, tailed off from pulled up before 2 out
- Form P0540-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M Gingell
- Jockey James Davies
behind from 6th, tailed off from pulled up before 7th
In depth
Verdict
Oro Street is given the narrow vote here at the main expense of Escort, Lone Soldier and Saddler's Quest. The selection has not got a great winning strike-rate but he ran well last time at Ludlow behind Diamond Orchid and if he could reproduce that effort here he would not be far away. Escort won well when defeating Pink Harbour at Bangor last time in a moderate contest, but this is not much better so he has got to have claims and should be capable of running on into a place. Lone Soldier was favourite when he fell in a similar race to this at Market Rasen last time, and if he puts in a clear round he will have a great chance as he had previously won well in a better race than this at Catterick. Saddler's Quest is the other that catches the eye but he may struggle to see out this trip in these conditions, so for the winner we return to Oro Street.